A place to talk. To come together. To be heard. Shaye Ganam is taking the conversation province wide on 630 CHED in Edmonton and Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary, creating a collective town square to rehash the old and imagine the new for every part of this province. Tune in Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to join the conversation. Follow Shaye Ganam on Twitter to keep up with your host wherever he goes.
0:12 - What is the latest on the Alberta Teachers Strike and what does it mean for students? 5:33 - Are you standing with the teachers? We take your calls and texts. 13:00 - The Alberta government is promising 30 dollars a day for children 12 and under during the teachers strike. 21:42 - Alberta plans to head pitch for new oil pipeline. 30:49 - We continue with your thoughts on the Alberta Teachers Strike. 40:49 - Municipal Elections are coming soon in Edmonton and Calgary. We take a look at the issue of infill housing. 53:45 - Where do you stand on infill housing? We get your calls and texts. 57:17 - We continue with your calls on infill housing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Capital Conversations' with Melissa Caouette and Colin Aitchison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Municipal Election: Looking at infill housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The looming teachers' strike and its impact on bus drivers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How will a teachers strike impact the economy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - The Alberta teachers voted down the proposed deal. What does this mean and what are teachers looking for? We hear from Jason Schilling, the president of the ATA. 14:28 - Do you stand with the teachers? We take your calls and texts. 18:10 - What can the province do about the October 6th strike? 28:34 - We continue your calls on the Alberta teachers strike. 47:04 - The Premier's Alberta Next Panel closes out tour in tense Calgary town hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Police and criminal cases involving Indigenous Peoples Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta teachers vote down proposed deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - We find out tonight if teachers voted in favour of proposed deal. 10:46 - Will the teachers vote to strike? We get your thoughts. 25:08 - We continue with your calls and texts on the Alberta teachers strike. 30:11 - Canada Post is reassessing the latest offer made to workers due to Ottawa's announced reforms. 40:28 - Do we have proper supports for the kids in our schools? 44:20 - What is the best way to handle diverse needs in classrooms? We hear from you. 53:43 - Does Canada post need to adapt to survive? We continue with your calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's a progressive voter to do? For some, new Calgary parties complicate matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada Post reassessing latest offer to workers due to Ottawa's announced reforms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We find out tonight if teachers voted in favour of proposed deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - The Edmonton Elks owner Larry Thompson passes away at 65. 9:29 - Transit safety is a ballot box issue for many Albertans. How do mayoral candidates plan to handle it? 18:40 - More first-time homebuyers entering housing market but delay purchases as prices dwindle. 28:40 - We take your calls and texts on the day. 38:06 - What to do if the looming Alberta teacher strike actually happens. 48:59 - We get your thoughts on the tentative deal presented to the Alberta teachers. 56:13 - We continue with your calls and texts on the Alberta teachers strike. 1:07:03 - The latest on the Canada post strike, and we reveal the theme of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Natosha Wareham-Bakker is the sales representative for Royal LePage Benchmark in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Catharine Kavanagh is Western stakeholder director at Cardus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Cooper, Principal, Leading Mobility Consulting. I am a transit planning and policy consultant and producer of the newly released national transit safety documentary for the Canadian Urban Transit Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - Is it too early for Halloween? 5:36 - What is the tentative agreement presented to Alberta teachers? 15:09 - Will the teachers take the deal? We get your thoughts. 23:51 - We continue with your calls and texts on the the teacher strike. 33:49 - Trust, not speed—If Ottawa wants major projects built, it must let Indigenous leaders and industry set the terms. 44:36 - Provinces unite to seek federal funds for mental health and addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Monty Ghosh, Internist and Addiction Specialist who works at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, and the Foothills and Rockyview Hospitals in Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Karen Restoule is Director of Indigenous Affairs and a Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Rupert Binnion is president and founding shareholder of Questerre Energy, a public oil and gas production company operating in Quebec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - Donald Trump says Ukraine can win back all land from Russia, shifting war stance. 10:21 - With only one vote on council, what power do mayors really have? 22:01 - Should our mayors have more power? We get your thoughts. 30:03 - The ATA has agreed to a tentative deal. Will the teachers accept it? 40:19 - Ottawa urged to ban semi-automatic SKS rifles as assault-style firearm buyback ramps up. 52:26 - Do you agree with the buyback program? We take your calls. 59:48 - We continue with your calls and texts on the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nimi Kelloway is the Founder HauteCoton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diana Palmerin-Velasco is the senior director of the chamber's future of work department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rod Giltaca is the CEO & Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kate Graham is an assistant professor at Western University's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Rasiulis is a defence and Eastern European affairs expert with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug King is a justice studies professor at Mount Royal University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff Guignard in the CEO of the Wine Growers British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - More young offenders in Alberta could skip court — if they own up and make things right. 9:30 - According to a new report, nearly 200,000 Albertans left emergency rooms before completing treatment in 2024. 17:40 - Have you left an emergency room before treatment? We get your calls and texts. 28:37 - We continue with your thoughts on ER wait times. 33:13 - Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air tonight. 45:02 - We get your calls and texts on Jimmy Kimmel's return to TV. 52:19 - The Wine Wars Are Back – and Alberta's Playing Dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emmanuelle B. Faubert is an economist at MEI and author of the report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jamaica Cass is the Director at the Queen's-Weeneebayko Health Education Partnership at Queen's University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:11 - Civic elections in Edmonton and Calgary are getting closer. What have we seen so far? 10:04 - A new Abacus Data poll says that crime and safety have risen to a top issuer as Parliament resumes. Dan Jones, retired EPS member (spent time with the gang's unit and homicide team) and chair of justice studies at NorQuest College breaks it down for us. 20:25 - Mark Carney's move to limit the notwithstanding clause threatens national unity. 29:49 - Danielle Smith says her government might invoke the notwithstanding clause to defend laws affecting transgender people because courts may take "years and years and years" to resolve the issue. 38:18 - We get your thoughts on the notwithstanding clause. 45:42 - What's the latest in the Alberta teachers strike? We play Danielle Smith's comments from Your Province, Your Premier , and hear from you. 58:0 2 - The CFL announces changes to goal posts, field size and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Josh Dehaas is counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Jones is a retired EPS member (spent time with the gang's unit and homicide team), and the chair of justice studies at NorQuest College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:10 - Mark Carney heads to Mexico in search of an ally, and opportunities. 11:31 - Mark Carney's coming housing boondoggle. 22:53 - Your calls and texts on the first week in the House of Commons. 29:35 - U.S. ambassador 'disappointed' with anti-American sentiment in Canada. 37:46 - Vohon Ukrainian Dance presents their new show across Canada. 45:18 - With the end to firearm amnesty weeks away, minister say he's not ready to detail extension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Crosstalk - Sept. 19, 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Presents - SVITLO: Discover the Light Within, featuring the musical stylings of Gerdan Theatre, is touring western Canada November 2025! Matt Karpiak, the artistic director for Vohon, joins us to share more about the show. More information, dates and tickets available here: https://www.vohon.ca/Svitlo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carney's coming housing boondoggle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carney heads to Mexico in search of an ally, and opportunities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With end to firearm amnesty weeks away, minister say he's not ready to detail extension Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:09 - ABC will stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!, after his comments on Charlie Kirk killing. 8:59 - Buying the F-35 could be Canada's biggest strategic mistake. 21:07 - Should Canada be buying F-35's? We get your thoughts. 25:34 - What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk before ABC pulled his show? 36:52 - Do you believe Jimmy Kimmel should have been pulled from the air? We take your calls and texts. 43:51 - Is this cancel culture? We continue with your thoughts. 53:57 - We continue with your calls and texts on free speech and cancel culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices