Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
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Alberta lifts ban on paid plasma; 60th anniversary of Alberta's last execution; mayoral candidate Brad Field
34 mins; November 18, 2020
Cameron Ortis developments, AB TraceTogether problems; the fight over "Canadian" ketchup
38 mins; November 17, 2020
The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
16 mins; November 16, 2020
Why it shouldn't be a choice between protecting the economy and protecting public health
14 mins; November 16, 2020
How Canada can help Hong Kong
13 mins; November 12, 2020
Field Notes from a Pandemic
15 mins; November 10, 2020
Trump lost - now what?
12 mins; November 09, 2020
Promising news on the coronavirus vaccine front
12 mins; November 09, 2020
Coronavirus mutation concerns in Denmark / How Manitoba became Canada's COVID hotspot
15 mins; November 05, 2020
Reallocating a portion of the police budget / Woolley 'not apologizing' for comments
15 mins; November 05, 2020
A tale of two COVID apps; vaccine hesitancy; responsible partying; the case for exonerating Louis Riel
51 mins; November 03, 2020
Rising Alberta COVID-19 cases; Keith Raniere sentenced; vaccine tracker; Tech sector calls for "prosperity plan"
50 mins; October 28, 2020
Ron James
21 mins; October 27, 2020
Showdown over Conservative motion; airline refunds; residential parking fees; "Behind the Enigma"
45 mins; October 22, 2020
Controversial curriculum proposals; rising COVID-19 cases; addressing prolonged joblessness
34 mins; October 21, 2020
Why a herd immunity strategy is so dangerous
14 mins; October 19, 2020
More than 35 years later, police say they have solved the murder of Christine Jessop
17 mins; October 16, 2020
The October Crisis - 50 years later
14 mins; October 08, 2020
Remembering Eddie Van Halen
12 mins; October 07, 2020
The AFL wants a boycott of pro-UCP businesses
17 mins; October 07, 2020
Rapid testing & airline travel; Canada's pandemic intelligence failure; sentencing for high-profile NXIVM member
41 mins; October 01, 2020
The bizarre case of the alleged ISIS hoaxer
12 mins; September 30, 2020
Harnarayan Singh: "One Game at a Time"
18 mins; September 29, 2020
What Trump's tax returns reveal about him
11 mins; September 29, 2020
The prime minister's bizarre, unnecessary address to the nation
13 mins; September 25, 2020
Alan Cross on what makes a great album - and whether albums have a future
14 mins; September 23, 2020
John Manley on the Speech from the Throne and the state of Ottawa's finances
12 mins; September 23, 2020
Comedian & actor Jeremy Hotz
16 mins; September 23, 2020
The state of the world is much better than you think
14 mins; September 18, 2020
Possible alien life detected in the atmosphere above Venus
10 mins; September 16, 2020
What killed Energy East and might it be revived in the future?
17 mins; September 16, 2020
Thomas Homer-Dixon: "Commanding Hope"
15 mins; September 09, 2020
AstraZeneca hits pause on its vaccine trial
16 mins; September 09, 2020
Tim Cook: The Fight for History
15 mins; September 02, 2020
Billy Jensen on the Golden State Killer, "Chase Darkness With Me"
18 mins; September 02, 2020
Systemic racism & policing; COVID rapid testing; WestJet's mask mandate
36 mins; August 31, 2020
Crisis in broadcasting; public health v. civil liberties; merging municipalities; the science of procrastination
49 mins; August 26, 2020
Erin O'Toole prevails in Conservative leadership race
17 mins; August 24, 2020
Where Alberta's curriculum plans miss the mark
20 mins; August 07, 2020
U.S. imposes aluminum tariffs on Canada - what should Canada do in response?
15 mins; August 07, 2020
COVID Alert app; hospitalization data; rapid testing; drinking outdoors; police & masks
55 mins; August 05, 2020
End of Spring Session of the Legislature - the Opposition's assessment
17 mins; July 30, 2020
Time to ask some hard questions about the Canadian Energy Centre
14 mins; July 30, 2020
Why Canada's pandemic alert failed; the return of pro sports; Trudeau's poll numbers down; cloud seeding in Alberta
53 mins; July 27, 2020
Province pulls funding for Lethbridge's supervised consumption site
8 mins; July 16, 2020
University of Calgary's wearable technology citizen science project
9 mins; July 16, 2020
AFL responds to province's Bill 32
15 mins; July 10, 2020
Bill 204 and possible changes to plasma donation in Alberta
13 mins; July 09, 2020
Keystone XL pipeline runs into yet another roadblock
15 mins; July 07, 2020
How worried should we be about "airborne" transmission of the novel coronavirus?
13 mins; July 07, 2020
Get Cronk: The revival of a popular drink from over a century ago
10 mins; July 07, 2020
Vaccine update; Calgary to Banff train?; Comedian Trent McClellan
36 mins; July 02, 2020
Is this the end for Hong Kong's autonomy?
14 mins; June 30, 2020
Boosting Alberta's economy; keeping COVID-19 in check; preventing nursing home deaths
35 mins; June 29, 2020
Serological testing; paid plasma; calls to release Meng Wanzhou; Alberta's Bill 29
45 mins; June 25, 2020
U.S. visa restrictions; constitutional challenge against Bill 1; more evidence of masks' benefits
34 mins; June 23, 2020
New revelations about the NS gunman
13 mins; June 22, 2020
China's escalation; hockey hazing lawsuit; pro sports & virus transmission
45 mins; June 19, 2020
Trudeau's UN Security Council failure; police reform; Alberta's push for a "fair deal"
39 mins; June 18, 2020
Canada needs to allow compensation for plasma donors
18 mins; June 15, 2020
Why Canada needs a functioning Parliament
15 mins; June 15, 2020
Avenue Innovation Event: How innovation can drive Alberta's economy
39 mins; June 10, 2020
COVID-19: testing concerns, confusion over asymptomatic spread
15 mins; June 10, 2020
Alberta's new impaired driving penalties; analyzing the latest jobless numbers; "rehabilitating" the economy
34 mins; June 05, 2020
Sweden's COVID gamble
18 mins; June 05, 2020
HCQ - new questions & evidence; COVID risk assessment; protecting journalists covering protests; Alberta's new vaping regulations
39 mins; June 03, 2020
Protests in the US: Can the president calm the situation?
14 mins; June 01, 2020
Meng Wanzhou decision & fallout; Hydroxychloroquine studies; COVID-19's impact on kids
39 mins; May 28, 2020
Why testing is such a valuable tool in targeting the virus
14 mins; May 21, 2020
Ethics of human challenge vaccine trials; restaurants vs delivery apps; men's mental health
35 mins; May 20, 2020
Keystone XL uncertainty; questions about RCMP; Fair Deal Panel report delayed; future of the CF Snowbirds
55 mins; May 19, 2020
Joe Biden on the Keystone XL Pipeline
13 mins; May 19, 2020
CHL settles class action lawsuit over minimum wage for players
15 mins; May 15, 2020
Anastasia Lin on how Chinese-Canadians are targeted by "United Front" groups
15 mins; May 14, 2020
Why Canada needs more testing; Senator Paula Simons; Should mask-wearing be mandatory?
44 mins; May 14, 2020
Vince Guzzo on how movie theatres can make a comeback
16 mins; May 13, 2020
Calgary City Council approves plan for shops and restaurants to expand business onto sidewalks
7 mins; May 11, 2020
The importance of data in understanding COVID-19's impact
13 mins; May 11, 2020
State of the auto industry; "immunity passports"; improving elder care; Saudi-Russia price war
56 mins; May 07, 2020
Reopening schools; how minor hockey might change; benefits of being outdoors; bold action on the economy needed
43 mins; May 06, 2020
Cargill outbreak concerns; how restaurants are preparing for re-launch; the future for the airline industry; making vaccine development a priority
56 mins; May 05, 2020
Liberals set to reveal details of their "assault weapons" ban
19 mins; April 30, 2020
Should Ottawa provide a financial lifeline to the CFL?
15 mins; April 29, 2020
Confronting antisemitism in Canada
12 mins; April 28, 2020
Why governments need to be cautious when it comes to "bailouts"
12 mins; April 28, 2020
The important of Canada's Parliament finding ways to function during the pandemic
13 mins; April 23, 2020
How "human challenge" trials for vaccines can speed up development
16 mins; April 23, 2020
Oil prices dip into negative territory
10 mins; April 20, 2020
How Alberta became a leader in COVID-19 testing
13 mins; April 20, 2020
Promising new trial drug for COVID-19
12 mins; April 20, 2020
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine; contact tracing technology; China's "Chernobyl moment"; debate around "porch portraits
48 mins; April 14, 2020
Encouraging signs regarding Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalization rates
15 mins; April 14, 2020
Health Canada approves new rapid COVID-19 test
11 mins; April 14, 2020
Bleak unemployment forecast for Alberta; allowing Canadians to access RRSPs; help for oil & gas sector; fairness for cannabis retailers
46 mins; April 08, 2020
Alberta students help with COVID-19 contact tracing
7 mins; April 07, 2020
COVID-19: How food prices are being affected; China's attempts to expand its influence; the evidence on wearing masks; testing & tracing
43 mins; April 07, 2020
How all of this isolation and distancing is affecting Canadians
12 mins; April 06, 2020
Canada to suffer record job losses in March & April
10 mins; April 06, 2020
The challenges in developing - and explaining - COVID-19 models
16 mins; April 04, 2020
Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not
12 mins; April 02, 2020