The Homestretch
with Doug Dirks
& Jenny Howe

It's the third most profitable crime in the world, and human trafficking is happening right here in Alberta. Guest host Holly Preston speaks with John Winterdyk the Director of the Centre of Criminology and Justice Research at Mount Royal University.

The Human Trafficking Symposium is at Mount Royal University Thursday February 16th from 7 - 9.

Guest host of The Homestretch, Holly Preston, speaks with Bill Oriold . He was jarred out of bed this morning by a set of wheels flying through the front door of his home in Cheadle east of Calgary.

Sean Dunnigan is a Judge in the Criminal Division of the Provincial Court of Alberta. He talks to guest host Holly Preston about entering a guilty plea.

The CBC's Jenn Blair talks to guest host Holly Preston about one family's struggle with the loss of a baby.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Program Foothills Medical Centre

Caring Beyond a peer support group

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep  a volunteer-run photo portrait service for families experiencing infant loss

Melissa Foy's blog

Calgary blues singer Donald Ray Johnson used to be part of the Grammy award winning band A Taste of Honey. He talks about the 1979 Grammy win and his upcoming shows.

Donald Ray Johnson  is performing at The Blues Can  Friday and Saturday February  17th and 18th.

He is performing a Ray Charles tribute at Cantos  February 25th as part of an Afrikadey Black History Month event.

A new Federal bill will give police more power to access records of your cell phone and internet use. Donna McElligott, guest host of The Homestretch, talks to Thomas Keenan, a cyber security expert at the University of Calgary, about what lawful access legislation could mean.

University of Calgary student Mark Arendz is receiving the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Gold Level, tonight in Calgary. This is an achievement award earned through community service, hard work, and athleticism. The world class biathlete speaks with guest host Donna McElligott.

The CBC's Kim Suvan has some ideas for families as the kids are off school for Teacher's Convention.

It affects about 1 in 10,000 Canadians, usually beginning in middle age with motor and cognitive impairment, typically it kills its victims ten to fifteen years after onset. Researchers from the University of Alberta and McMaster University have, for the first time, found a way to restore normal motor function in mice with Huntington's. Guest host Donna McElligott speaks with biochemist Simonetta Sipione, one of the authors of the study. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Alberta.