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On this week's episode of The New Calgary Today Weekly Podcast Joe sits down with Peter Schryver talking about bad data for the new budget, discusses the recent Alberta provincial parks announcement with Grace Wark, analyzes how the child care accreditation will be affected by the new budget with Nicki Dublenko, and finally taking a deep dive with Dylan Pillai into the grant given to an Albertan university to research COVID-19.

On this week's episode of The New Calgary Today Weekly Podcast Joe sits down with Dr. Guido van Marle from the University of Calgary's O'Brian Institute for Public Health to discuss what can be done besides washing your hands to keep you and those around you safe in the wake of COVID-19.Then Joe takes a look inside the Business Council of Alberta with its Chief Economist Mike Holden to better understand how the markets are affecting the province's budget & energy industry...

In a week most of us won't soon forget, a lot of time was spent on the show listening to important press releases. People like; Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Premier Jason Kenny, Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson shared important news and views on the novel Coronavirus Pandemic.  But in an attempt to metaphorically flatten the curve of fear Joe also made sure to sprinkle in moments of community and togetherness...

In Calgary Today's second week of broadcasting remotely, Joe managed to do what he does best, and shine a light on the good that is coming from our city.  During this time, Calgary Today has become 770CHQR's home for provincial updates from two of the most recognizable voices in the province right now: Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr...

As Joe always says, greetings and salutations! More quarantine time means more COVID stories as it continues to define itself as part of the zeitgeist of the 20's.  But Calgary Today is a home for Calgary's voice and so is its podcast, and this week just like weeks before the people of Calgary are singing a symphony of togetherness. Without fail you know our off-key host is singing the city's praises...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the weekly Calgary Today podcast! Alberta has been toughing it through a month dominated by COVID-19, with Calgary seeing the worst of the province's sickness and death rates. Nonetheless Calgary remains YYC strong and Joe, as always, brings a daily boost of good news to your radio...

Welcome to another weekly wrap-up of Calgary Today! This weeks episode was labeled "COVID Creativity" not just because it fits the naming convention, but because of the ingenuity and creativity shown in the solutions found to many of the pandemic's brand new problems.Whether that problem is understanding how we can bring communities together and help each other succeed...

A chaotic week unfurled before us in Calgary, the 2020 Calgary Stampede was cancelled after months of deliberation and in some ways it feels like the rest of the summer was cancelled with it. So what does Joe McFarland do when realizes he might not have fun for four months? He gets inspirational! Or at least the guests that he has on Calgary Today do. This week a focus was put on charities around the city and the programs they are offering to help...

Once again, welcome to the weekend wrap-up of Calgary Today. This weekend's episode is called COVID Clips, and that's because the segments that have been chosen are snapshots, or clips, of the world we live in at this very moment. These clips show the humanitarian in all of us and have been compiled as reminder of how we can, and should, come together in times of fear and chaos...