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Fixing the relationships the pandemic broke from 2022-02-18T02:10
This week host Clare Bonnyman and co-host Tahirih Foroozan dig into relationships found and lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. They also investigate why the city of Edmonton’s wordle Valentine's messag...
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Restriction recall from 2022-02-11T02:10
This week on The Loop host Clare Bonnyman is joined by CBC’s Tahirih Foroozan. Together they dig deep into the latest easing of restrictions here in Alberta, and hear reaction from local businesses...
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Who cares for the caregivers? from 2022-02-04T02:10
This week CBC's Elise Stolte starts a series focusing on Alberta caregivers. She joins Clare Bonnyman to talk about this community, and a government plan that could see more Albertans aging in plac...
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Supply, demand and social media from 2022-01-28T02:10
This week Clare Bonnyman and Min Dhariwal look at why politicians have turned grocery stores and supply chains into a political tool. Strategist Najib Jutt joins us to talk about what they gain or ...
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The hunt for rapid tests from 2022-01-21T02:10
This week, we take a closer look at the search for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Min Dhariwal speaks with businesses and community members on the hunt for testing kits. Plus we remember our CBC Edm...
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Weather, windchill - why us? from 2022-01-14T02:10
This week CBC meteorologist and reporter Christy Climenhaga joins Min Dhariwal and Clare Bonnyman to talk about weather, windchill and wet versus dry cold. And, as the province continues to grapple...
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Hindsight is 2021 from 2021-12-17T02:10
A year in review. CBC Edmonton’s Tahirih Foroozan takes us on a trip through 2021, pulling apart the biggest of the year and where we go from here.
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Making the season kind(er) from 2021-12-10T02:10
This week The Loop dives right into the heart of the holiday season with CBC Edmonton’s Make the Season Kind campaign. We’ll hear from Edmontonians making our city better and tell you how your sto...
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Burnout and baking from 2021-12-02T02:10
It’s been 21 months of pandemic, and the burnout is affecting all of us. We talk to Dr. Shazma Mithani about the health of our healthcare workers, one year after vaccines. Plus Min and Clare sit do...
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The season of giving (and taking) from 2021-11-26T02:10
It’s the holidays, a time of year when everyone is thinking of giving … and getting. This week, CBC’s Natasha Riebe tells us what one Edmonton neighbourhood is putting on it’s wishlist for the futu...
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Sexual assault and the NHL from 2021-11-19T02:10
The last few weeks have been a reckoning for the NHL, blowing open the conversation of sexual violence in hockey culture. Since Kyle Beach came forward, hockey fans and even players are calling for...
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Reselling and resettling from 2021-11-05T02:10
This week the show dives into artefacts- what do we do with problematic pieces of history? Host Clare Bonnyman digs into it with Alex Archibold of Curiosity Inc. And host Min Dhariwal visits Cathol...
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The Halloween show from 2021-10-29T02:10
This week, in honour of Halloween we take a look at some of the mysterious news happening around the city. Min Dhariwal walks us through how one family dives head first into the spirit of the seaso...
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Post-election reflections from 2021-10-20T02:10
Edmonton voted in a new mayor and council Monday night and in a special early edition of the podcast, we break down the results with three panelists from our The Young Vote series with Edmonton’s N...
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The Young Vote: Who do we want to be? from 2021-10-15T02:10
How important is it to live in a city where your leaders look and think like you? Just a few days from the Edmonton municipal election, we’re talking diversity, representation and social media in o...
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The Young Vote: Going green and living local from 2021-10-08T02:10
This week The Young Vote series dives into urban planning and climate change. This election is full of platform promises for greener policies and new development, but what are young Edmontonians lo...
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The Young Vote: Money, money, money from 2021-10-01T02:10
We reflect on the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and hear from local elders and Indigenous leaders about what this day means to them. Plus we continue our series ‘The Yo...
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The Young Vote: What is it, anyway? from 2021-09-24T02:10
This episode we launch a new mini-series ahead of Edmonton’s municipal election on October 18. Welcome to ‘The Young Vote’. Every week we’re talking to young Edmontonians about the issues that matt...
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Sorry, not sorry from 2021-09-17T02:10
This week Alberta declared a state of emergency and brought in new COVID-19 restrictions. CBC’s Hannah Kost breaks down the rules and the province’s new ‘restriction exemption program’. On the nati...
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What would you do for 100 bucks? from 2021-09-10T02:10
A federal election has the country focused on debates and lawn signs, but in Alberta the story is still COVID-19. The province is leading the country on daily new cases and active cases and the lat...
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Political thirst traps and missing Premiers from 2021-09-03T02:10
Alberta is facing a political mystery. Where has Premier Jason Kenney been for weeks? Provincial affairs reporter Michelle Bellefontaine joins host Clare Bonnyman to talk about the very strange sum...
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Back to life, back to reality from 2021-08-27T02:10
This week on the Loop we’re looking ahead to more familiar times after months of pandemic — welcome back to reality. Parents are already dreading the school lunches they’ll be making everyday, so c...
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What do we do now from 2021-08-20T02:10
There are some seriously big question marks around what comes next for Edmontonians right now. This week on The Loop, we talk to developmental biologist Gosia Gasperowicz about her projections for ...
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Festival City returns as COVID cases jump from 2021-07-30T02:10
COVID-19 is spreading fast again, with the R-value doubling in recent weeks -- yet the provincial government continues to loosen pandemic restrictions. Reporter Paige Parsons explains what’s changi...
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Our world on fire from 2021-07-23T02:10
This week we get a sneak preview of the latest episode of World On Fire, an original podcast from CBC Edmonton. We explore heat domes, extreme temperatures and the tinder dry conditions that are ig...
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Best Summer Ever from 2021-07-16T02:10
It's been branded as the'Best Summer Ever'but its at least a great time to get outside and enjoy the city. This week, we do just that! Our Edmonton's Adrienne Lamb takes us to the great outdoors wi...
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Reopening and reconnecting from 2021-06-25T02:10
As Alberta reopens we’re all excited to return to family, friends and everything else the pandemic kept at a distance. But how do we get past our pandemic anxiety to appreciate it all? And how do w...
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Conversations to combat hate from 2021-06-18T02:10
In recent weeks, attacks on Edmonton’s Islamic community have risen. We look at the vandalism on the Baitul Hadi Mosque, and dig into a political apology for a divisive policy. Plus a founder of th...
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Community care in a crisis from 2021-06-11T02:10
A recent spike in opioid overdoses has put Edmonton on high alert with community organizations calling for help against rising numbers of accidental overdoses. We look at the government’s newly ann...
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A reckoning on residential schools from 2021-06-04T02:10
The long overdue conversation around residential schools and historical injustice is finally gaining traction. We head to Maskwacis where the four nations honoured the lives of the 215 children who...
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We are not tokens from 2021-05-28T02:10
Indigenous leaders and elders in Alberta are calling out the UCP government over the proposed draft curriculum for K-6 students. CBC Reporter Janet French joins us to share how some feel like ‘the ...
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Vaccinations, plants and playoffs—oh my! from 2021-05-21T00:10
A new online map shows Albertans vaccination rates by community. We’ll hear from reporter Stephanie Dubois about a push from doctors for targeting low-uptake communities with specialized vaccinati...
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Issues beyond our backyard from 2021-05-14T00:10
As we face a third pandemic wave at home, a group of Alberta doctors are providing virtual support to India's COVID-19 crisis. This week on the show we learn about virtual telehealth with a 12 hour...
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Disinformation and defying restrictions from 2021-05-07T01:10
Will mass vaccinations and tighter rules be enough to counteract a vocal minority defying COVID-19 restrictions and the rampant spread of disinformation in Alberta? Professor Timothy Caulfield join...
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Black on the Prairies from 2021-04-30T00:10
This week on the show we dive into Black on the Prairies, a CBC interactive series that explores the past, present and future of Black Prairie life through migration, work, culture and community. C...
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Gen X becomes generation AZ from 2021-04-23T00:10
Generation X stepped up in a big way this week when the demographic became eligible for the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. The U of A’s Dr. Lynora Saxinger talks with us about the meteoric uptake of t...
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Restriction riots: pushback on COVID protocols from 2021-04-16T00:10
Alberta is seeing doubt and defiance against COVID-19 restrictions, with gatherings outside of Grace Life Church Sunday and the Alberta Legislature Monday. CBC’s Wallis Snowdon walks us through the...
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What you need to know about COVID variants from 2021-04-09T00:10
Alberta is firmly in the third wave of COVID-19, and the two topics on everyone’s minds are vaccines, and variants. This week on The Loop Reporter Trevor Howlett walks us through the P1 variant, th...
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The Loop presents: It’s About Time from 2021-04-02T00:10
This week on the show we’re exploring time with a special cut of the CBC Radio show ‘It’s About Time’. Host Torah Kachur shares some of the behind the scenes of a year long pandemic-project, and ho...
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A rise in anti-Asian racism from 2021-03-26T00:10
The pandemic has been felt by all of us- but some groups have been hit much harder. For Canada’s Asian communities it’s been felt in a different way. Acts of hate. Anti-racism organizations are rep...
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Creating a safe space for BIPOC women in politics from 2021-03-19T00:10
It’s been a year of pandemic life and things can feel heavy at times as we cross that threshold. A lot has changed since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. ...
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Seniors discuss getting their first vaccine dose from 2021-03-05T00:10
Tests show that over 500 cases of two highly contagious variant strains of the coronavirus have been identified in Alberta. So, while hospitalization numbers are down, the province only eased a few...
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Condemning racism at recent rally from 2021-02-26T00:10
A rally held at the Alberta legislature last weekend was to protest COVID public health orders, but images and footage circulated of protestors carrying lit tiki torches through the streets of Edmo...
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Public outcry as homeless forced out into cold from 2021-02-19T00:10
Edmontonians are voicing their anger, heartbreak and frustration over a video posted on social media last weekend. It shows uniformed police officers ordering homeless people out of the Central LRT...
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BONUS: In conversation with D’orjay The Singing Shaman from 2021-02-13T00:10
This year has already been a big one for Edmonton musician D’orjay The Singing Shaman. She’s receiving a lot of attention for her debut album, New Kind of Outlaw. Her songwriting doesn’t shy away f...
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Challenges with changing restrictions from 2021-02-12T00:10
As COVID restrictions ease in the province, some are happy to be back at work, returning to restaurants, and scheduling sports practices again. A handful of Albertans also threw caution to the wind...
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Clearing the COVID contact tracing backlog from 2021-02-05T00:10
As Albertans prepare for an easing of COVID restrictions next week, some business owners are ready to get back at it and some people look forward to working out at the gym again or dining at a pub....
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Pandemic leads to troubling trend in heart health from 2021-01-29T00:10
This week marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Canada. Numbers are coming down in Alberta, but there are still over 8,000 active cases in the province and many restricti...
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Conflict over Keystone XL from 2021-01-22T00:10
It’s official: Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States of America. Many have wondered for months what changes this might have on the Canada-U.S. relationship. Then President Biden made...
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Closer look at vaccines and variant strains from 2021-01-15T00:10
COVID case numbers are starting to drop slightly, but Alberta’s top doctor says our healthcare system is still under significant pressure. We’re 10 months into this pandemic and many people are now...
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Lasting impression of a political scandal from 2021-01-08T00:10
The government’s message to Albertans was to stay home over the holidays, but a growing list of UCP MLAs and staff members spent Christmas vacationing outside the country. The news dominated headli...
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Where do we go from here? from 2021-01-01T00:10
It has been a year that none of us will soon forget. Everything changed in March when life took an unprecedented turn to cohorts, constantly washing our hands, wearing masks, physically distancing,...
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What would happen if I got COVID? from 2020-12-18T00:10
The first few COVID-19 vaccinations were administered this week to health-care workers in the province. Many are calling it a welcomed sign of hope, even as active case numbers continue to rise and...
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What would happen if I got COVID? from 2020-12-18T00:10
The first few COVID-19 vaccinations were administered this week to health-care workers in the province. Many are calling it a welcomed sign of hope, even as active case numbers continue to rise and...
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Holiday season restrictions from 2020-12-11T00:10
This 2020 holiday season will be one to remember, but not in the way we might have hoped. The provincial government announced new COVID restrictions this week and urged Albertans to keep close to o...
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Preparing for potential ICU surge from 2020-12-04T00:10
Alberta health officials have reported over 1,000 new COVID cases each day for two weeks now and hospitalization rates continue to rise. News came out this week that the province has asked the feds...
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Making sense of new mandatory measures from 2020-11-27T00:10
The province’s surge in COVID cases had many wondering if and when the government would implement new restrictions. Premier Jason Kenney declared a state of public health emergency and announced ne...
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How effective is Alberta’s COVID contact-tracing app? from 2020-11-20T00:10
As COVID cases continue to rise, so does the percentage of cases that can’t be connected to a known source. Contact tracing has been a difficult task for health officials. Dr. Deena Hinshaw acknowl...
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Doctors call for “circuit breaker” lockdown from 2020-11-13T00:10
As COVID case numbers continue to rise across the country, some provinces are tightening restrictions. Manitoba has moved into levelred of its pandemic response with non-essential services closed t...
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Record-setting COVID numbers in Alberta from 2020-11-06T00:10
Many Albertans are keeping a close eye on the daily COVID updates as the number of new cases continues to rise. There are over 6,200 active cases in the province—the highest total recorded since th...
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Wildcat strike at Alberta hospitals from 2020-10-30T00:10
Monday morning began with news that health-care workers walked off the job to stage a wildcat strike at hospitals across the province. At the same time, next week’s U.S. presidential election is dr...
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Alberta’s controversial curriculum from 2020-10-23T00:10
This week the CBC broke a story about proposals to change the curriculum for Alberta students from K-6. Changes that if imposed, could completely restructure the way we educate our kids. And it’s o...
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Health care overhaul from 2020-10-16T00:10
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on many job sectors. The unemployment rate in Alberta is currently at 11.7 per cent, which is above the national average. While the federal government has opene...
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Edmonton’s COVID caseload rising from 2020-10-09T00:10
Much like every holiday before it in 2020, Albertans are being asked to be cautious during the Thanksgiving weekend. The province is reporting a steadily increasing number of COVID cases each day a...
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Alberta is not immune to right-wing extremism from 2020-10-02T00:10
After this week’s U.S. presidential debate, many took to social media to react, saying it might be time to move to Canada. President Trump’s controversial comments on white supremacy had people exa...
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Time for transition from 2020-09-25T00:10
Pivot. Adapt. Modify. Transition. No matter what word you use, that’s exactly what individuals and industries have done for over six months now. The pandemic has introduced new challenges, so we’re...
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Why representation matters from 2020-09-18T00:10
When the Black Panther film came out in 2018, it was a big deal and led to renewed conversations about why representation matters. However, pop culture is just one part of a much larger discussion....
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From denial to deeply affected from 2020-09-11T00:10
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic as the number of reported cases around the world continued to rise. Hard to believe it has been six months. No o...
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Back to school from 2020-09-04T00:10
It’s been a big week, but a different one as students, teachers and other school staff head back to the classroom. Usually heading back to school comes with excitement about seeing buds again and s...
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Summertime politics from 2020-08-27T00:10
You might be basking in the lazy, hazy final few weeks of summer, but things definitely hit differently during this time of COVID, ongoing social injustice, and when the news never seems to slow do...
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Wake-up call from 2020-08-21T00:10
How are you? No, really… how are you? It’s been key that we look out for each other over the course of this pandemic. Now, with rising rates of transmission in Edmonton and the entire city under a ...
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Look for the Helpers from 2020-08-14T00:10
One of the things we miss most in the pandemic is being around people. But even with our current way of life people are coming together—sometimes for comfort, sometimes for necessity and sometimes ...
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Hello, Goodbye and Bon Voyage from 2020-08-07T00:10
The back to school season is basically upon us—but it looks a little different. Streetscapes are changing as businesses close due to COVID-19, vacations look different as we stay amused at home all...
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Time to mask up, Edmonton from 2020-07-31T00:10
In a way it feels like March 153rd. On the other hand it is hard to believe the summer is half over. Time is flying by and big moments are coming at us fast. This week, reporter Natasha Riebe walks...
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Back to school apprehensions from 2020-07-24T00:10
On The Loop we bring you closer to the news, sharing the context behind the top stories from CBC Edmonton.This week, we explore three things making headlines that are part of much bigger stories pl...
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OMG! SPORTS from 2020-07-17T00:10
Its the return of recreation, but not without some caveats. July marks the first month since the pandemic began when professional athletes are returning to work. COVID-19 has marked the biggest dis...
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Value of skepticism from 2020-07-10T00:10
Skepticism is often confused with cynicism. But really its not about rejection as much as it is curiosity, and trying to understand things better and more deeply. It’s that ‘grain of salt’—not taki...
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Public pressure for progress from 2020-07-03T00:10
We’re seeing cracks in how things have been done. There’s an urge to update what’s outdated and a demand for change to come after all these challenges. This week we explore situations where the pub...
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The strength in speaking out from 2020-06-26T00:10
In the media it is the people we speak to who are storytellers. We offer them a platform but it is their voices and passions that drive movement and change—and make our communities what they are. T...
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Shifting the balance from 2020-06-19T00:10
These days its hard not to think about time and examine our collective, complicated and even painful histories as we look to a better future. Right now things are focused on education and acknowled...
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Systemic issues call for systemic change from 2020-06-12T00:10
The proof is in the receipts ?— Canadian independent bookstores are saying nine out of 10 titles on the non-fiction bestseller list are from BIPOC authors. Books on anti-racism are sold out and b...
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Time to Listen&Take Action from 2020-06-05T00:10
It has been a week of difficult news and important discussions. Yet while much of it happens south of the border, there are conversations we need to start having here at home. It is a time to liste...
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Just Keep Swimming from 2020-05-29T00:10
While we’re living in the middle of a global pandemic, it’s important to look forward and figure out what comes next. No matter how hard times are, you’ve got to find a way through it — even if tha...
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Adapting business&culture from 2020-05-22T00:10
Edmonton is facing a reset. As the city sets to reopen in phases, we look closer at how the new normal is shaping up. Digital producer Wallis Snowdon walks us through the retail landscape in a city...
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What’s possible in a pandemic? from 2020-05-08T00:10
Things are different — duh. The new normal is hard to adjust to, but what are people doing to make it work? How are we making things possible, in an impossibly hard situation? This week, reporter T...
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When the going gets tough from 2020-05-01T00:10
When the going gets tough — Albertans come together. Just four years after a devastating wildfire, Fort McMurray is facing a flood AND a global pandemic. Reporter Jamie Malbeuf joins us to share wh...
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Far From Ordinary from 2020-04-24T00:10
Things right now are tough — no matter what your situation, it feels far from ordinary. This week, CBC’s Ariel Fournier helps us navigate maintenance work and what it means to visit other people’s ...
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And the People Stayed Home from 2020-04-17T00:10
This week on The Loop- the people stayed home. What that means for healthcare, and for a doctor’s practice. We hear about an Edmonton LGBTQ advocate who filed a human rights complaint against the E...
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‘How to Make Sourdough at the End of the World’ from 2020-04-11T00:10
Happy long weekend! We’re dropping some bonus content- our full interview with U of A PhD student and instructor Emily Hoven, the mastermind behind the twitter thread ‘How To Make Sourdough at the ...
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Feeling The Impact from 2020-04-10T00:10
The reach of COVID-19 is expansive, and we’re feeling it in almost every part of life in Edmonton. This week reporter Stephanie Dubois guides us through the challenges facing small and medium sized...
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Love and Politics in the Time of COVID-19 from 2020-04-03T00:10
All's fair in love, war and a pandemic. Reporter Paige Parsons takes us through some of the Legislature’s latest moves in the time of COVID-19 — and Digital Associate Producer Wallis Snowdown talks...
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Embracing the New Normal from 2020-03-27T00:10
We’re all adapting to ‘the new normal’ — even if we’re still figuring out what that is. This week, Tara talks to reporter Andrea Huncar about what Edmonton nurses are facing on the frontlines of th...
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The Week Alberta Changed from 2020-03-20T00:10
In the last 7 days, life across the province has changed dramatically thanks to COVID-19. School class cancellations, a hit to the economy, social distancing practices and changes to bars and resta...
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COVID-19 and Ghost Kitchens from 2020-03-13T00:10
So… the novel coronavirus. We learn about the latest on the pandemic, the measures you need to take, and what this could mean going forward. Plus we explore the new trend of ghost kitchens in the c...
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The Loop (Trailer) from 2020-03-11T00:10
Introducing The Loop, launching March 13. We take you behind the scenes of the CBC Edmonton newsroom — because there’s so much more to tell. Host Tara McCarthy keeps you in the know, and yes, in T...
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The Loop (Trailer) from 2020-03-11T00:10
Introducing The Loop, launching March 13. We take you behind the scenes of the CBC Edmonton newsroom — because there’s so much more to tell. Host Tara McCarthy keeps you in the know, and yes, in T...
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