Alberta This Week
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Alberta This Week features the best stories from the past seven days from
Edmonton to Lethbridge to Fort McMurray.
Expect to hear all kinds of great features from shows like the Calgary
Eyeopener and Radio Active and many others.
Best of Alberta-Dec 22/07
This week...Gifts cards are one of the hot Christmas gifts this year, but reporter Adrienne Lamb says Buyer Beware! We'll meet a Calgary man who has created an MP3 player for toddlers. Also...Calgary police are warning consumers to be careful with their credit and debit cards over the holidays. Thieves have been skimming card information. And we'll hear from the angry parents of a 5 year-old girl who got off a Westjet flight in Montreal with a complete stranger instead of Westjet staff.
Right click to Download Best of Alberta-Dec 22/07
[mp3 file: runs 28:39]
Best of Alberta-Dec15/07
This week...Calgary's Catholic School Board has removed the Golden Compass series of books from it's library shelves. We'll find out why. The Edmonton real estate market is no longer red-hot. We'll talk with a couple of agents about the cooling trend and how long it might last. We meet a Calgary woman who cleans dirty computer keyboards for a living. We'll listen as she searches for filth at CBC Calgary. And we meet an Edmonton man who was the victim of a police taser.
Right click to Download Best of Alberta-Dec15/07
[mp3 file: runs 32:35]
Best of Alberta-Dec 8/07
This week...we'll meet a Calgary man who wants people to take their road rage online. Just go to Plate Rage dot com. Some elementary school students in Calgary got a close look at homelessness...when they visited a Calgary drop-in centre. We'll hear what they thought. Speaking of school, junk food has been banned at Edmonton Public Schools. We'll find out what's ahead. And we'll hear about some research done by the Alberta Federation of Labour that shows foreign workers are being exploited.
Right click to Download Best of Alberta-Dec 8/07
[mp3 file: runs 27:03]
Best of Alberta-Dec 1/07
This week...Calgarians have found a new way to blow off an unwanted suitor. It's the Rejection Hotline. We'll meet the voice of Commander Sheppard from the new video game "Mass Effect." Edmonton Actor Mark Meer drops by. We'll hear from an Edmonton lawyer who is concerned with the number of inmates in Alberta jails..Inmates who are still waiting for their day in court. And an incredible holocaust story involving two families whose paths have once again crossed....this time in Alberta.
Right click to Download Best of Alberta-Dec 1/07
[mp3 file: runs 34:07]
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