QR Mornings with Sarah Crosbie

Dr. David Livingstone is a Senior Fellow with the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, an Honorary Research Associate at Vancouver Island University and Research Director at the Alberta Classical Academy. He writes about education, free speech, local democracy and Indigenous policy and is the lead author of our a report, Why Literacy Is at an All-Time Low—and What to Do About It. Dr.Livingstone joins the show to talk about the study.

Every Friday, Global news Washington Correspondent, Reggie Cecchini joins the show to talk about the big stories in the United States. Sarah and Reggie discuss Iran, Mid-Term results and when we could possibly see who represents the Democrats in the next Presidential Election.

The Grey Cup goes this Sunday, and QR Calgary has all the coverage you could need. Host of the Calgary Stampeder Broadcast, Jock Wilson joins the show to let you know when to listen to get ready for the big game.

Meaghan Mikkelson, our Colour Commentator. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, one of Canada’s most accomplished international hockey defensemen, joins the show to talk about the upcoming California road swing for the Calgary Flames.

Dionne Crutchley, General Manager of Terminal Operations, Calgary International Airport to talk about the Grey Cup feel people get as soon as they hit the terminal.

Every year, Mercedes-Benz Country Hills hosts a fashion show at their dealership to raise money for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Foothills Medical Centre. The event has raised more than $600,000 since 2019; the dealership just wrapped another successful show. Colin Gingell, managing partner at Mercedes-Benz Country Hills and Kevin Jayasuriya, digital operations and marketing manager at Mercedes-Benz Country Hills, join QR Mornings to talk about their philanthropy work. This campaign has taken on new significance over the years as Kevin Jayasuriya's son was born early and spent time in the NICU. He describes the Foothills team as a "symphony" - beautiful cohesion to save his son's life. His son is now 5 - and thriving. Mercedes-Benz Country Hills | Your Mercedes-Benz dealer Calgary #MercedesBenz #Calgary #MercedesBenzCountryHIlls #YYC #FashionShow #NICU #FoothillsMedicalCentre #QRMornings #QRCalgary

Matthew Edwards with CleaningUpCalgary was hard at work cleaning up over 1000 pounds of trash near the Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial and its not the first time he has taken the initiative to make the city look better he chats about why he does it.

Valerie Carson, Report Card Research Committee, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta joins the show to chat about a first ever report card done for 0-4 year old children on physical activity.

The Grey Cup Festival is officially underway. Calgary Grey Cup Committee Chair Steve Sommerfeld joins the show to talk about an unusual tradition that dates back to the 1940's and all the other fun to be had this weekend in Calgary

The Grey Cup goes this Sunday, and QR Calgary has all the coverage you could need. Host of the Calgary Stampeder Broadcast, Jock Wilson joins the show to let you know when to listen to get ready for the big game.

With the affordability crunch hitting a lot of people, what can people do to be nicer to themselves in the future? Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada, gives some tips on how we can treat the person we will be next week.

With the proposal of a 15% tax increase on the table at city hall, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas breaks down where that money could go.

With property taxes in Calgary set to go up the average household will pay an extra $53 per month. Moshe Lander, Concordia University Economics Professor, discusses the reasons why people will be paying more and puts the dollar amount in context.

Global News Washington Correspondent Reggie Cecchini joins Sarah Crosbie to break down the U.S. midterm results and what they could mean for Donald Trump, his agenda and the future of the Canada-U.S. relationship. With political shifts south of the border and Canada's efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S., what happens next between the two countries? Sarah and Reggie explore what's ahead for Trump, the Democrats and Prime Minister Mark Carney. And apparently, Reggie's TGIF doesn't always mean the workweek is over!

How do you mix Remembrance Day and the kickoff to the Grey Cup Festival on the same day? The Trews do it. The beloved "CFL" band's frontman Colin MacDonald talks about bringing both worlds together.

TETRIS BEING USED AS A VERB https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/tetris-video-game-verb *** The first week of every month, join Mayor Jeromy Farkas and QR Mornings radio host Sarah Crosbie for The Tartan Tie - a new Calgary podcast. Why The Tartan Tie? You'll often see Mayor Jeromy wearing his Calgary tartan tie. The colours represent different pillars of this city, from the Bow and Elbow rivers to oil and gas to our welcoming do-it-with-a-smile attitude. These conversations will also be about everything that makes us, well ... us. In this November episode, we discuss: • Remembrance Day: How Mayor Jeromy Farkas will spend November 11 • Another round of water restrictions for the City of Calgary: QR Morning listeners want to know if they can skip showering for three to four days and then have one nine- or 12-minute shower instead of daily three-minute showers. Crews are completing the final connection of the new replacement pipe for the Bearspaw South Feeder Main. • Calgary Police budget request for the…

The cash donation box for poppies are still around but there is also a $5 dollar tap box to donate and it does come with a 25 cent fee. Nujma Bond is the National Communications and Public Relations Manager and National Spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Legion National Headquarters, and joins the show to clarify where all the money is going.

The UCP says changing electoral boundaries will give people better representation while NDP says the UCP is Gerrymandering. Jared Wesley a professor of political science at the University of Alberta joins the show to chat about whether the changes are dividing up communities of interest.

We now have a final report on a 9 month pilot project that looked at increased law enforcement and security guard presence during afternoon and evening hours, did we have safer transit? Ward 6 Councillor John Pantazopoulos joins the show to discuss the findings

Affordability issues in the city of Calgary are popping up once again. With water rate increases and upcoming budget deliberations on the docket, a group of city councillors have come together to try and save Calgarians money. Ward 1 Councillor Kim Tyers joined the show to discuss what she and the rest of the group want to see.

Where do you wear the poppy? Tammy Wheeler, executive director of The Royal Canadian Legion, Alberta-NWT Command joins the show to discuss where the poppy is supposed to be worn and the meaning behind it.

Now that the mid-terms are over in the United States, what happens next? Reggie Cecchini, Global news Washington Correspondent, joins the show to discuss the results and what the future could look like now that the democratic party has control of Congress.

The Calgary Police want more boots on the ground to the count of 300 new officers, but currently 19% of officers are on leave or accommodation because of physical or mental injuries. Bruce Townley, a Public Safety Leader with 3 Decades in Policing Leadership, Governance & Accountability with Beyond Resilience Canada wants to make sure current officers and first responder have the care they need

Dr. Giuseppe Iaria, PhD, a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute joins the show to discuss a University of Calgary study that confirms traveling to space makes astronauts age faster.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas joins the show to discuss the water restrictions that are back, budgets, property taxes, AI data centres, and rezoning.

Down syndrome advocates are stepping into the wrestling ring to take on viral misinformation. Laura LaChance, Executive Director, Canadian Down Syndrome Society, talks about the 'Not Without Us' campaign and more on QR Calgary Mornings.

How much does 8,570 trees dent the tree canopy deficit? Volunteers were planting trees over the Spring and Summer, did they plant enough or to many? Meryl Coombs, President, Spruce It Up Garden Centre and host of Let's Talk Gardening joins to discuss.

The Alberta government proposed new riding boundaries and they will be debated in the legislature. The UCP says adding new seats to the electoral map give the people better representation, while the NDP says it is gerrymandering. Kathleen Ganley, Calgary NDP MLA for Calgary-Mountain View, gives her thoughts.

On Tuesday December 1st Qr Calgary will hold its annual Pledge Day in support of the Calgary Children's Foundation. Dave McIvor takes a look at one of the charities the dollars donated will help. Amberly Wrublesky is with the Breakfast Club of Canada.

David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Ottawa Bureau Chief, at Global News, joins the show once a week to break down what's happening in Ottawa and other big stories from around the country and how U.S midterms impact Canada.

Cody Littlefield, who moved to Canada from the U.S. in 2019 and now lives in Calgary, talks about the mid-terms and is urging his fellow expats to vote in the high-stakes mid-terms.

Ken Murphy is a Calgary-based music historian, collector and the driving force behind VinylCentric Gallery and Archive, a project dedicated to preserving Canada's musical history. He has spent roughly 50 years collecting music memorabilia, with an archive containing approximately 100,000 records and joined the show to chat with Sarah

The new time change has created a hellscape in email calendars and inbox notifications. Sam Jenkins, Managing Partner & co-founder of Punchcard Systems talks about the change and why A.I. and computers are slow to change if it at all.

Brett Wiens, an enterprise data, analytics, and technology leader is concerned as Stampeders fan that they missed the playoffs and the fact attendance has not been good at McMahon stadium, he presents his plan to fix the problems.

A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. How much is life worth? Our on-call Family Physician Dr. Ted Jablonski weighs in.

Will we get rid of license plates one day soon? Brian Turner, contributor at driving.ca and a veteran of the automotive repair world with over 4 decades of service joins the show to discuss.

Stacey Brotzel says it's not possible after discussing on her show how best to store wine. Sarah Crosbie says sommeliers on QR Calgary have argued boxed wine has come a long way. Brit Hart, a Wine Professional, adds her expertise to the debate on the 9AM free-for-all.

Ann Dooley, is a certified Master Level KonMari consultant for about 10 years and also a certified parenting coach. She combined the two to create the Dooley Method, which helps parents and kids organize together while building trust and connection. She joins the 9AM free-for-all to discuss the topic with Sarah and Stacey

How much did it cost to pay for the independent panel tasked with reviewing the 2024 Bearspaw feeder main break?! Ward 2 Councillor Jennifer Wyness joins the show to discuss.

Reggie Cecchini, Global news Washington Correspondent, joins the show every Friday to discuss the latest happenings south of the border. This week's topics include: Midterms, CheesecakeFactoryGate and Pete Hoekstra’s Canada blame comments.

What do city councillors give out at Halloween? One year, Sarah's husband, when he was a news editor, sent out his family to councillors to report on their candy. Rob Tripp, former investigative reporter, editor, and Sarah’s husband discusses their findings.

Has the dinner party gone the way of the Dodo? Are people really staying home on their screens rather than heading out and enjoying a night with friends? Cathrin Bradbury, a columnist for the Toronto Star wrote an article www.thestar.com titled: The dinner party is dead. Long live the dinner party. Chats about the topic with Sarah

Flames Goaltender Devin Cooley was on a heater over the past two weeks but now he is injured, what does that mean for the Calgary Flames? Meaghan Mikkelson, our Colour Commentator for Flames hockey breaks down the loss of the goalie and what could happen moving forward.

What the heck happened to full sized Halloween Peanut Butter Cups? Has shrinkflation come for one of our favourite Halloween treats? Jo-Ann McArthur, president of Nourish Food Marketing, joins the show to chat about it.

Can Michael Allen Richard Clark defeat Terry 'Fubar' Cahill with one arm tied behind his back while blindfolded? The competitors will face each other at Wrestleween 4 and joined the show to talk a little smack and hype up their match

Declan Fawcett is a Special Olympics Alberta athlete, athlete leader and passionate advocate for inclusion from St. Albert. He has been involved with Special Olympics for more than 13 years and competes in curling, bowling, golf and bocce. Declan Fawcett joined the show to talk about the new "Joy is Gold Campaign"

Usually the Calgary Fire Department send us reminders to check our smoke alarms and furnace filters to co-inside with the time change. No that we don't flip the clocks in Alberta, listener Shelly wanted Sarah to create a new day to do so. Alex Kwan, Public Information Officer, at the Calgary Fire Department joins the show for those reminders.

Nash Chaparro produces cultural experiences and community events that bring Mexican heritage, artistic expression and storytelling to Calgary audiences and chatted with Sarah about Día de Muertos

The name Karen has become a cultural punchline, but what happens when your actual name becomes an insult? We chat with Dr. Andrew Hales, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Mississippi, about his research into the stigma surrounding the name Karen. He explains how the stereotype took hold, how people named Karen are perceived differently by others, and the surprising psychological impact of having your name turned into a negative label. It’s a fascinating look at how language, social perception and internet culture can affect real people.

Kelsey, aka UnfilteredwithKels on social media, was simply trying to help out another driver. It turns out a 20 kilometer nightmare ensued. Kelsey joined the show to detail her experience