Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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Pro Sports and Legal Cannabis
With legal pot around the corner, what are considerations for athletes? With some using cannabis for therapeutic reasons, what do leagues need to do in order to respond appropriately? Rob speaks with Riley Cote, Former NHLer and co-founder of Athletes 4 Care.
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Cannabis by the Numbers
Just how big of a customer base could legal pot shops have come Wednesday? New numbers out from IPSOS paint a picture of just how many people are using cannabis today.
7 min
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Cannabis and the Police
Calgary police officers are going to face some of the strictest rules regarding cannabis consumption in the country once pot is legalized. We talk with Calgary Police Association president Les Kaminski about what the rules mean for officers.
8 min
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Cannabis Cash
Finance minister Joe Ceci announced new money for municipalities to deal with cannabis today.  He joins Rob to share the details.
9 min
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This kind of thing shouldn't happen
Rob begins the show with some thoughts about news that a six-year-old girl has died after being hit by a C-Train this morning.
6 min
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Blueprint for a Curriculum
The latest draft of the K-4 curriculum is out, and education minister David Eggen joins Rob to talk about it.
9 min
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Bigger Fish to Fry
The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation says the Olympics shouldn't be a priority for Calgary when there are many other projects which demand the city's attention.  Rob speaks with Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director for the group.
9 min
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Big Rigs
Highways minister Brian Mason joins Rob Breakenridge to talk about charges laid against the owner of the trucking company which was involved in the Humboldt Broncos crash and to talk about new rules for commercial vehicles in Alberta.
9 min
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Falling Behind
Canada is falling behind on chronic obesity treatment. Rob speaks with Dr. Arya Sharma, Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network.
11 min
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Halloween Silliness
Rob talks with Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Free-Range Kids movement and chair of the Let Grow Foundation about some bizarre Halloween-related stories in the news lately.
12 min
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Back to Canada?
‘I just want to go back’: Canadian ISIS fighter captured in northern Syria speaks out.  Our Stewart Bell has the story, and joins Rob to share the latest.
15 min
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No charges for the Greenpeace Bridge Danglers
Rob speaks with Canada Action co-founder and spokesperson Cody Battershill.
13 min
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After NAFTA
Now that the USMCA is a done deal, what comes next?  Rob speaks with Hugh Stephens, Executive Fellow with The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
9 min
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The Fight Outside the Octagon
What the hell happened after UFC 229 the other night? Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal breaks down the melee after the fight.
14 min
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“I was a teenage JFK conspiracy freak"
Rob speaks with author Fred Litwin.
15 min
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The price of crude in Canada still suffers
Samir Kayande, RS Energy Group Director,
10 min
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Arena talks to restart?
Ward 6 Coun. Jeff Davison joins Rob to discuss the city's Event Centre Committee findings and the possible renewal of discussions with Calgary Sports & Entertainment.
10 min
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Only two cannabis stores in Calgary on October 17
Ryan Kaye, VP of Operations for 420 Clinic and 420 Premium Market, joins Rob to discuss being one of two licensed recreational cannabis retailers to open in Calgary on October 17.
8 min
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Feds decision to cover expensive drug for rare ...
The federal gov't has approved covering the costs for expensive drug Spinraza for patients with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, but patients with type 2 and type 3 are still having to foot the bill for their treatment. And the bill is steep.  Kira Leavitt-Palmer's son Evan is type 2.
9 min
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Paula Simons, senator
Former long-time Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons joins Rob to look back at her career in journalism and to look ahead to the challenges of being a new senator from Alberta.
13 min
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New discovery hints at hidden Planet 9 lurking ...
We spoke with Scott Sheppard, astronomer and staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC
9 min
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Cannabis shortage on the horizon?
Dr. Anindya Sen with the C.D. Howe institute joins Rob to look at existing stock levels of cannabis for legal sale and consumption starting Oct. 17 and why the country could be facing a shortage.
9 min
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Farkas: I want a great deal for Calgary in the ...
Calgary Councillor Jeromy Farkas joins Rob to discuss the lack of clarity in the finances for a proposed 2026 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
11 min
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A New Era in Quebec Politics
We spoke with Beryl Wajsman, editor-in-Chief of The Suburban Newspaper Group and founder & president of the Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal
12 min
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Latest Facebook breach
Tom Keenan, professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, joins Rob to discuss the latest Facebook breach affecting 50 million users.
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