Synopsis
Every Saturday and Sunday Morning join Peter Watts for the Alberta Morning News. Peter has a look at whats happening in our city, province and country with a variety of guests. Its informative, entertaining and maybe a laugh along the way. The news center helps round out this show with all the news, sports, weather and traffic. The topics are stimulating and will help you get your day started on the weekend.
Episodes
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Cyber Security
09/12/2018 Duration: 08minTom Keenan, author of Technocreep, speaks about cyber security and the potential for outsiders to disrupt accurate information flows.
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JTF - Ukraine
09/12/2018 Duration: 08minLt. Cpl. Pierre Leroux, head of Joint Task Force Ukraine, speaks about the Canadian military mission to that country.
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First Ministers Conference
08/12/2018 Duration: 10minGlobal News chief political correspondent, David Akin, summarizes Friday's first ministers conference in Montreal.
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Game Farms
08/12/2018 Duration: 08minAlberta Liberal MLA, Dr. David Swann, speaks about a resolution passed by the Assembly of First Nations aimed at getting rid of game farms in Canada.
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HMCS Edmonton
08/12/2018 Duration: 07minPutting a dent in the international drug trafficking network has been the recent assignment for HMCS Edmonton, the Canadian frigate commanded by Lt. Commander Kristina Gray.
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amn podcast - dec. 2nd
02/12/2018 Duration: 27minJody Wachowich of AgSafe Alberta, Mike Walls on moving crude oil by rail, Amber Ruddy of the CFIB on the need for small business owners to plan for their retirement, and Jim Baker of the Banff Centre on the latest tour of offerings from the Banff Mountain Film Festival are this week's highlights.
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Banff Festival Films
02/12/2018 Duration: 07minJim Baker of the Banff Centre has assembled this year's world tour of films drawn from the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival.
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New Provincial Parks
02/12/2018 Duration: 08minBill Wells of Alberta Recreation & Parks Association, speaks about the province's proposal to build eight new provincial parks in west central Alberta.
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Digital & Youth
02/12/2018 Duration: 08minUniversity of Alberta researcher, Jeff Daniels, wants to know how much digital is too much digital for young people.
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Small Business Retirees
02/12/2018 Duration: 07minAmber Ruddy of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business speaks about the need for small business owners to prepare for retirement.
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Oil by Rail
01/12/2018 Duration: 07minMike Walls, senior crude oil analyst at Genscape, talks about the complexities of moving crude oil by rail.
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Virtual Gym
01/12/2018 Duration: 08minComputing science researcher, Eleni Stroulia, speaks about an idea for a virtual gym being developed at the University of Alberta.
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Ponoka Problem
01/12/2018 Duration: 08minPonoka Mayor, Rick Bonnett, speaks about an argument his council is having with the province over how to pay for a much needed multi-purpose field house.
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EPCOR Project
01/12/2018 Duration: 08minCraig Bonneville of EPCOR speaks about the company's venture into solar power and battery storage.
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Fentanyl Crisis
01/12/2018 Duration: 08minGlobal News reporter, Sam Cooper, on his weeklong series on the fentanyl crisis in Canada and what needs to be done about it.
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Safety in Agriculture
01/12/2018 Duration: 08minJody Wachowich, executive director of AgSafety Alberta, speaks to new regulations on occupational health and safety which take effect today in the provincial agriculture sector.
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amn podcast - nov 25th
25/11/2018 Duration: 27minAlberta environment & parks minister, Shannon Phillips, Avalanche Canada's Karl Klassen, Dennie Hycha of the College of Alberta Nurses Association, and Jerry Bigma of Alberta Food Processors Association are today's guests.
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Voting Systems
25/11/2018 Duration: 08minSeth Klein of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives speaks about the referendum underway in BC to decide if voters should move away from the "first past the post" electoral system.
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Feds & Alberta Business
25/11/2018 Duration: 08minKen Kobly of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce speaks about the past week's federal financial statement and its potential impacts on Alberta businesses.