Is it possible to find love during the month of December, even with all the chaos of holidays, events, and of course, Christmas shopping? Krystal Walter, Krystal Walter Matchmaking explains to Sarah the trends she's seeing this holiday season.
How much does it cost Santa to bring his sleigh to Calgary? Moshe Lander, economist at Concordia University, runs through the numbers for us. The Economics of Santa!
How do stores get you to shop NOW? What is the balance between all of this spending - but increase in the buy now, pay later? Bruce Winder, Retail analyst and author joins Sarah to discuss.
Conductor Francis Choinière my not be conducting the Lord of the Rings performance that coming to the Jubilee Theatre in Januaray, but he has done many cine-concerts. Francis Choinière is a Conductor and president of GFN Productions.
Lisa Blackburn, Journalist and former Halifax city councillor joins Sarah to explain the Boston-Halifax Christmas tree story and how the tradition came to be.
Calgary girls "nudified" by Calgary teen using AI. How do you protect yourself from this? Hank the Hacker on 3 things parents - and children should know. Hank Fordham (AKA Hank the Hacker) is a cybersecurity specialist and ethical hacker X10 Technologies.
A new study from the University of Alberta shows that doctors, trained professionals, still outperform AI in clinical reasoning. Dr. Liam McCoy, a resident physician at the University of Alberta and research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explains to Sarah how A.I. is used in healthcare settings, and why we shouldn't reply on A.I. in this kind of situation.
Emma Perry , Family Support Counsellor at William Taylor Learning Centre at Woods Homes shares with Sarah that many of their clients don't get the opportunity to go home for the holidays, Woods Homes for the Holidays means the community to get involved and give back to a child/young person who otherwise wouldn't get to experience a typical Christmas.
Kevin Conniff, Founder of Sweet Bella Chocolates, a local chocolatier in Calgary can now add contestant on Food Network's Bake Master Battle to his resume! He joins Sarah to chat about his experience on the show.
Let's say Alberta finally gets the pipeline the provincial government has been pushing for...how does this effect taxpayers? Is it too soon to ask? Kris Sims, the Alberta Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins Sarah to explain.
Why is it so much easier for us to donate toys over underwear for someone who is homeless? Chaz Smith, Founder of BE THECHANGEYYC chats with Sarah about how mitts, hats and clothing go a long way for the someone who is experiencing homelessness.
Staff Sgt. Andy Woodward with the Calgary Police Service gives his opinion on what is happening on our streets when it comes to pedestrians being involved in more fatal accidents this past year. How do we save lives? Is it bad drivers and roads? Do ALL of us need to pay more attention?
You have been able to finance concert tickets through Ticketmaster since 2018, but it has now taken off in the last year. Why can't we afford concerts anymore? What does it mean that we are now finance experiences? Moshe Lander, economist, Concordia University explains.
Big Valley Jamboree has officially been announced in Calgary and fans can secure their weekend experience for just $20 down with a monthly payment plan. Since when have we started financing concert tickets? Sarah chats with Alan Cross, music historian and host of the Ongoing History of Music.
One of the new projects announced yesterday from the federal and Alberta's government in the new MOU, is the construction of thousands of megawatts of AI computing power, with a large portion dedicated to sovereign cloud for Canada and its allies. Why is this important for us to have? What is a sovereign cloud? Sam Jenkins, managing partner at Punchcard Systems based in Edmonton and co-founder and CEO at Standard Field explains.
Gord Fontaine, founder of Soffritto and long time listener of QR Calgary joins Sarah live in studio for some olive oil tasting, dicussing the new store in Willow Park Village, and how he became passionate about olive oil.
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted the Prime Minister for an address to the Calgary business community today, after the federal governments MOU with Alberta was signed. Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of The Calgary Chamber of Commerce explains what stood out to her during his visit. Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO, Calgary Chamber
How do you do Home Alone, a classic Christmas movie, differently? Eighty Eight Taproom hosting a Home Alone Drag show , Karla Marx, preforming at Home Alone Drag, comedian and entertainer explains exactly what Home Along Frag will look like.
Should Calgary have a free fare zone - or does it create social havoc like councillor Andre Chabot suggests? David Cooper, is a professional urban planner, leading transit expert and principal and founder at Leading Mobility chats with Sarah on why having a free fare zone is a complex issue.
The governments of Canada and Alberta have signed a new agreement to more than double oil exports to Asian markets, address investment uncertainty and reduce emissions. Adam Legge, Business Council of Alberta President gives us his take on this memorandum of understanding and what it could be mean for Alberta.
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