Shaye Ganam
3,978 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingA place to talk. To come together. To be heard. Shaye Ganam is taking the conversation province-wide on 630 CHED in Edmonton and QR Calgary - 107.3 FM and 770 AM, 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.
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Episodes
Pope to visit Edmonton
July 22, 2022 15:59 - 22 minutesMarcel aka. Golden Eagle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Edmonton prepares for visit from the Pope, inflation surged 40 years go & extreme heat and mental health
July 21, 2022 18:23 - 27 minutesOn today's show, planning for the Pope's visit to Alberta has been a huge undertaking. We chat with Marion Haggarty-France, the Alberta site coordinator with the Archdiocese of Edmonton. She's been involved in planning for the visit. Plus, inflation is reaching highs we haven't seen in 40 years. Are there any similarities between now and 40 years ago? We ask James Orlando, a senior economist with TD Bank. And researchers say extreme heat can make mental health problems even worse. We find out...
Researchers say extreme heat is making mental health crises more common
July 21, 2022 17:21 - 9 minutesKatie Hayes, Senior policy analyst, Health Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Airport nightmares won't end this summer, experts say
July 21, 2022 17:09 - 8 minutesMonette Pasher, interim president of the Canadian Airports Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inflation in Canada soared 40 years ago. Is today's price surge any different?
July 21, 2022 16:22 - 10 minutesJames Orlando, senior economist with TD Bank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Edmonton prepares for visit from the Pope
July 21, 2022 15:57 - 12 minutesMarion Haggarty-France, Alberta Site Coordinator, Archdiocese of Edmonton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: UCP leadership candidates Dr. Raj Sherman & Brian Jean, Alberta's economy is back on track & are interest rate hikes helping
July 20, 2022 18:34 - 44 minutesOn today's show, we chat with UCP leadership hopefuls Dr. Raj Sherman and Brian Jean about their campaigns. Plus, is Alberta's economy on the road to recovery? We find out from Mike Holden, the chief economist of the Business Council of Alberta. And inflation has hit 8.1 per cent with more interest rate hikes expected. Could they do more harm than good? We ask Steve Ambler, a professor of economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy at the C.D....
Great white shark sightings becoming more common in Atlantic Canada
July 20, 2022 17:50 - 14 minutesDr. Chris Harvey-Clark, a Halifax-based shark researcher, diver and veterinarian at Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Could the interest rate hikes do more harm than good?
July 20, 2022 17:21 - 10 minutesSteve Ambler, a professor of economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal, is the David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Report says Alberta economy on road to recovery
July 20, 2022 16:53 - 9 minutesMike Holden, Chief Economist, Business Council of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brian Jean launches UCP leadership bid
July 20, 2022 16:51 - 16 minutesBrian Jean, UCP leadership candidate, MLA for Fort McMurray - Lac La Biche Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman registers to join UCP leadership race
July 20, 2022 15:54 - 15 minutesDr. Raj Sherman, UCP leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Cap on oil and gas emissions, update on a southern Alberta storm & extreme heat in cities
July 19, 2022 18:59 - 28 minutesOn today's show, Ottawa is proposing a cap on oil and gas emissions using an industry-specific carbon pricing system. Are these goals reasonable? We ask Dr. Blake Shaffer, an assistant professor in the department of economics at the University of Calgary. Plus, we get an update on the storm that tore through parts of southern Alberta yesterday from Global News Morning Calgary anchor Dallas Flexhaug and Redcliff resident, Adam Jones. And with the intense heat happening around the world, how ar...
Canada is experiencing a lifeguard shortage
July 19, 2022 17:58 - 16 minutesBarbara Byers, public education director at the Lifesaving Society of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian team unveils quantum chip made of tiny silicon hockey pucks
July 19, 2022 17:50 - 13 minutesDaniel Higginbottom, a Postdoctoral Fellow, Simon Fraser University and one of the co-lead authors on the paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Extreme heat in cities
July 19, 2022 17:11 - 11 minutesDr. Iain D. Stewart, research fellow at the University of Toronto's Global Cities Institute and an international expert on the heat island effect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Powerful storm ripped through southern Alberta
July 19, 2022 17:03 - 9 minutesDallas Flexhaug, anchor, Global News Morning Calgary Adam Jones, resident of Redcliff, experienced the storm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ottawa proposes to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system
July 19, 2022 16:54 - 12 minutesDr. Blake Shaffer, assistant professor, department of economics, University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Tips for a smoother ER visit, beef producers at a tipping point & swarming bees
July 18, 2022 18:42 - 28 minutesOn today's show, are there ways to make a trip to the ER easier? We ask Dr. Shazma Mithani, an emergency room physician in Edmonton. Plus, despite the rising cost of beef, producers are still in a tough spot. We find out what's going on in the Canadian beef world from Dr. Melanie Wowk, the chair of the Alberta Beef Producers. And we chat with Darrel Sopel, with the Edmonton District Beekeepers Association who was called into remove 15,000 bees that swarmed a downtown Edmonton signal light. Le...
Beekeeper called in to remove around 15,000 bees from downtown signal light
July 18, 2022 18:14 - 9 minutesDarrell Sopel, beekeeper, Edmonton District Beekeepers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New wildfire near still-recovering Lytton, B.C.
July 18, 2022 17:18 - 7 minutesNicole Bonnett, fire information officer, B.C. Wildfire Service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monkeypox cases spike in Canada – has the risk level changed in the country?
July 18, 2022 17:08 - 9 minutesDr. Jason Kindrachuk, Canada Research Chair, emerging viruses, University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beef producers are at a tipping point
July 18, 2022 17:03 - 12 minutesDr. Melanie Wowk, Chair, Alberta Beef Producers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tips for a smoother ER visit
July 18, 2022 16:58 - 11 minutesDr. Shazma Mithani, emergency room physician, Royal Alexandra & Stollery Children’s hospitals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: polling says Jean Chrétien is Canada's most popular Prime Minister, Hockey Canada reopens an investigation into sexual assault and a major solar storm could strike Earth
July 15, 2022 18:14 - 34 minutesOn today's show, polling shows that Canada's most popular Prime Minister in modern history is Jean Chrétien. We speak with Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies, about the results of the poll. Plus, Hockey Canada is reopening an investigation into sexual assault surrounding the 2018 World Juniors team. Mary Jane James, the CEO of the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton joins us to explain why this investigation is important, and explains why survivors do not always spea...
Manmade men's underpants
July 15, 2022 17:46 - 10 minutesAnthony Ciavirella, co-founder, Manmade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A major solar storm can strike Earth. We need to be ready
July 15, 2022 17:26 - 15 minutesDr. Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, and is co-director of the Outer Space Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stress, burnout among police in Canada 'pretty terrifying,' researcher says
July 15, 2022 16:50 - 11 minutesDr. Linda Duxbury, a professor in management and strategy at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hockey Canada reopening investigation into sexual assault allegations
July 15, 2022 16:22 - 13 minutesMary Jane James, CEO, Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite Adscam, Jean Chrétien the most popular modern PM, poll finds
July 15, 2022 15:48 - 10 minutesJack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Canada's jobs market is setting records, Canada needs to set up in the Indo-Pacific & the power of science
July 14, 2022 18:31 - 28 minutesOn today's show, Canada's job market is setting records for low unemployment rates. So, why are we talking about a recession? We ask Tony Stillo, the director of economics for Canada with Oxford Economics. Plus, China is continuing to flex its muscles in the Indo-Pacific region. We chat with Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy & the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and find...
How much should a tree be worth?
July 14, 2022 17:58 - 10 minutesCarly Ziter, an assistant professor of biology at Concordia University in Montreal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The James Webb Space Telescope images show us the beauty and power of science
July 14, 2022 17:55 - 12 minutesLawrence M. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, author, president of the Origins Project Foundation, and host of The Origins Podcast. His newest book, to be released next year, is The Known Unknowns: The Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Community health workers are the key to expanding medical care
July 14, 2022 17:27 - 8 minutesHanna Belayneh is a policy and advocacy officer at Results Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As China flexes its muscles in the Indo-Pacific, Canada and Australia must step up
July 14, 2022 17:24 - 10 minutesMargaret McCuaig-Johnston, a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy & the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada's jobs market is setting record. So why are people talking about a recession
July 14, 2022 17:15 - 10 minutesTony Stillo, director of economics for Canada, Oxford Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Canadian passport backlogs, UCP leadership hopefuls Danielle Smith and Jon Horsman & does telecom need more oversight?
July 13, 2022 19:01 - 41 minutesOn today's show, the federal government said it's planning to clear the passport backlog in the next four to six weeks. We ask Karina Gould, the minister of families, children and social development how they plan to do it. Plus, UCP leadership hopefuls Danielle Smith and Jon Horsman give us their takes on the status of the race towards the top spot. And does the Rogers outage mean telecommunications need more government oversight? We chat with Dr. Dwayne Winseck, a communications professor at...
NHL Free Agency
July 13, 2022 17:53 - 15 minutesReid Wilkins, Host of Inside Sports & Oilers Hockey on 630 CHED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shinzo Abe's global vision must endure
July 13, 2022 17:49 - 9 minutesJonathan Berkshire Miller is director and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He is also senior fellow for the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Experts say Rogers outage points to need for greater oversight of critical industry
July 13, 2022 17:31 - 13 minutesDr. Dwayne Winseck, a communications professor at Carleton University and the director of the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point
July 13, 2022 17:24 - 8 minutesCollin Bruce, mortgage broker, owner, Collin Bruce Mortgage Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former banker Jon Horsman launches bid for UCP leadership
July 13, 2022 17:02 - 11 minutesJon Horsman, UCP leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danielle Smith seeking UCP leadership
July 13, 2022 16:58 - 12 minutesDanielle Smith, UCP leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feds aiming to clear passport backlog in next ‘4 to 6 weeks’
July 13, 2022 16:53 - 11 minutesKarina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, MP for Burlington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Boris Johnson's successor, first images from the James Webb telescope & changes to chuckwages races at Calgary Stampede
July 12, 2022 18:46 - 32 minutesOn today's show, we don't know who will succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but what will the new leader mean for Canada-U.K. relations? We ask Jeremy Kinsman a distinguished fellow with the Canadian International Council and a former Canadian high commissioner to the U.K. Plus, Canadian astronomers are giddy with what they're seeing from the first images from the James Webb Space telescope (JWST). We chat about the images with Loïc Albert, a researcher at Université de Montréal who...
Changes to chuckwagon races at Calgary Stampede may reduce tragedy on the track
July 12, 2022 17:48 - 11 minutesDr. Renaud Leguillette, University of Calgary researcher in equine medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian astronomers champing at the bit for release of 1st images from James Webb telescope
July 12, 2022 17:30 - 14 minutesLoic Albert, currently the scientific instrument expert for NIRISS (imager and spectrograph), the Canadian instrument to be deployed on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our cancer backlogs are putting tens of thousands of Canadians at risk
July 12, 2022 16:53 - 11 minutesJackie Manthorne is president and CEO of Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boris Johnson's successor: What does a new British PM mean for Canada?
July 12, 2022 15:49 - 11 minutesJeremy Kinsman, Distinguished Fellow,The Canadian International Council, a former Canadian high commissioner to the U.K Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada's premiers set to meet in Victoria for summer gathering
July 12, 2022 15:46 - 4 minutesRichard Zussman, Reporter, Global BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices