Crowchild bridge update, cell phones classroom bans and diabetes drug
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We begin with an update on the Crowchild Trail bridge work over the Bow River. Jeff Baird says good weather is helping work crews but the ‘completion’ date will likely remain early 2020.
As more school boards consider banning cell phones in class we look at some research on the issue. Dr. Delaney Ruston says the latest evidence supports a ban.
More than a million Albertans live with some form of diabetes and the province has just approved funding for a promising treatment for type 2 diabetes. Dr. Stuart Ross joins us to talk about the benefits of Ozempic.
Entrepreneurs at the U of C will benefit from a 5 million dollar donation from the Trico Charitable foundation. "Strings attached" include supporting businesses focused on a strong positive social impact.
And speaking of entrepreneurs, Sue tours a new cannabis store in Calgary that’s set up like a record shop to appeal to baby boomers!