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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Caribou Plan
28/10/2018 Duration: 08minCarolyn Campbell of the Alberta Wilderness Association speaks about plans to save the wood caribou herds of northern Alberta.
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Algae Research
28/10/2018 Duration: 08minTrying to address the challenges of algae in our waters. There's a big prize for the company that can find the answers.
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Helping Seniors
28/10/2018 Duration: 08minUniversity of Alberta computer researcher, Irene Cheng, speaks about the application of artificial intelligence technology to help monitor seniors' safety.
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Indigenous Child Welfare
27/10/2018 Duration: 08minAlex Scheiber of BC Child Services speaks about a national conference on indigenous child welfare taking place this weekend in Calgary.
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Springbank Dam
27/10/2018 Duration: 09minSpringbank resident, Lee Drewry, speaks about the ongoing argument over a proposed Springbank dam and alternatives that those affected want the province to consider.
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Autism & Airports
27/10/2018 Duration: 07minPeggy Blacklock of the Calgary Airport Authority speaks about a program that helps families with autistic members feel more comfortable in airports and with flying.
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Prentice Corridor
27/10/2018 Duration: 07minLarry Simpson of the Nature Conservancy of Canada speaks about a new project in the Crowsnest Pass area of southern Alberta that will honour the late Jim Prentice.
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STARS Refit
27/10/2018 Duration: 08minSTARS President & CEO, Andrea Roberton, speaks about the retrofit of the STARS air ambulance fleet serving Alberta.
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Agriculture Lobby
27/10/2018 Duration: 08minAlberta Barley vice-chair, Dave Bishop, comments on a week of lobbying of parliamentarians and bureaucrats in Ottawa on behalf of agriculture producers.
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Alberta Party
21/10/2018 Duration: 08minParty leader, Stephen Mandel, comments on Saturday's policy conference which brought together more than 500 delegates in Edmonton.
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IPSOS Election Poll
21/10/2018 Duration: 09minIPSOS CEO, Darrell Bricker comments on the latest polling a year and a day before the next federal election.
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Medicinal Cannabis
21/10/2018 Duration: 08minLaura Tamblyn Watts of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons speaks about the challenges presented by the use of medicinal cannabis.
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Teachers & Math Scores
21/10/2018 Duration: 07minGreg Jeffrey, President of Alberta Teachers, speaks to this week's findings by the province on provincial testing scores in mathematics.
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Exercise & Pregnancy
21/10/2018 Duration: 07minUniversity of Alberta researcher, Margie Davenport, has helped develop new guidelines for exercise during pregnancy.
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Travel Alberta
21/10/2018 Duration: 08minTravel Alberta CEO, Royce Chwin, speaks about an industry gathering in Banff which gets underway today.
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Safe Places
20/10/2018 Duration: 07minJenny Kain of Edmonton speaks about a UN-sponsored conference held this week to talk about safe places for women.
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Diabetes Pump
20/10/2018 Duration: 07minPat Tohill of Juvenile Diabetes Canada Foundation speaks about a new tool that is going to help Type 1 diabetics deal with their disease and with their treatment.
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SAIT Drones
20/10/2018 Duration: 07minRick Tofani of SAIT talks about the development of a new testing area for drones in SE Calgary.
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Victims Services Funding
20/10/2018 Duration: 06minAlf Rudd, head of the Alberta Police Based Victims Services Association, speaks about what its members do and how additional funding from the province can be put to good use.