News
National | World | Sports | Business | Entertainment

Recent National Headlines

11.05.2008

Alberta's Peace River area split over bid to build nuclear power plant

PEACE RIVER, Alta. - Dan and Huguette Ropchan stand on the grainy edge of ice-crusted Lac Cardinal in northwest Alberta and worry that in a decade they'll have to raise their wheat and canola in the shadow of monster nuclear cooling towers.

→ Full Story

11.05.2008

Police identify dead Via Rail passenger who sparked biohazard scare

TORONTO - Ontario police say the woman who died aboard a Via Rail Train on Friday, setting off a massive biohazard response, was a 43-year-old from South Africa.

→ Full Story

Content Provided By Canadian Press.

Sponsored by: Platinum Equities

Rutherford

Coming up Monday on The Rutherford Show

9:30 Ed Stelmach says he wants to change election spending rules in Alberta. 10:00 We'll look at the hypocritical...
MORE →

The Latest

3rd Annual Henry Burris All-Star Weekend

Join Henry and friends in support of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary

Calgary Stampeders

Season starts June 13th on AM770 CHQR. Look for our new Stamps blog coming soon!

CHQR's Golf Series

Get some friends together and play some premier golf courses in the Calgary Area
more
more more

Recently on The World Tonight Blog...
The World Tonight Main | More AM770 CHQR Blogs

On Israel, Alan Baker, and the Canadian Arab Federation
Posted 5/9/2008 9:00:00 PM

 
On the surface, it seems rather odd, an anti-Israeli organization is upset because the Israeli ambassador worries that Canada may move in the precise direction that anti-Israeli organization wants Canada to move - i.e. towards a position that is much (much, much, much, much) less pro-Israeli.
 
Here's the news release (PDF) from the Canadian Arab Federation, and you can hear our interesting chat with the colorful national president of the CAF, Khaled Mouammar, Read full post ]


Local News

Contests
More CHQR Contests

Calgary Stampede Lotteries

Win a shot at a set of 4 Rodeo tickets to the first week of Stampede. All...
More →
AM770 CHQR's Talk Show Idol!

AM770CHQR.com presents...

Homeworks

Launch our Interactive Home for the finest in home improvement and furnishings Launch now


CHQR Podcasts

Online and On-demand. CHQR podcasts let you decide when to listen to your favourite CHQR Programming. Check it out!


The Audiovault

Now open! Listen to the Audiovault for an archived stream of every show we broadcast. Take a look!


Event Listings
04.24 // Stage West: 70's Fever
04.25 // Jubilations Dinner Theatre
05.03 // Thomas the Tank Engine at Heritage Park
05.15 // CPO - The Last Night of Proms
05.24 // Calgary Stampeders Fan Fest
06.01 // The Enerflex Super Cities WALK for MS

more
Poll of the Day
With the problems getting aid to Myanmar, will you still donate to the cause of cyclone victims?
Yes
No

Poll sponsored by:

What's New

ON AIR NOW

Crime and Punishment

Sundays: 6:00pm

FULL SCHEDULE

Weather

Main | 2 Day | 7 Day
Weather brought to you by:

City Talk