Mayor Nenshi, Safety and Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines, Daylight Savings and Looking Ahead To 2021 Wedding and Grad Seasons

Welcome to The Morning News Podcast for Friday, March 12th.  We begin with our weekly conversation with Mayor Naheed Nenshi. We talk with the Mayor about this week’s announcement of ‘further’ easing of Provincial COVID-19 restrictions – and an update on the ‘continuing saga’ of the Green Line LRT project. How effective are the different ‘brands’ of vaccines in the battle against the Coronavirus – and are the concerns about the Astra Zeneca vaccine in other parts of the world applicable here in Canada? We’ll discuss with a Professor of Biology. Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday…but the conversation continues surrounding whether or not it should be ‘scrapped’ in favour of Standard Time, year-round. We hear about the health-implications of Daylight Saving Time from a Professor of Psychology from the University of Calgary. And finally…Both Weddings and Graduations were hit hard last year due to the Coronavirus Crisis…but what will they look like this year? We’ll discuss with a local Event Strategist.