{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":437,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:20:42.685667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Alberta Funds 8,000 New Post-Secondary Seats | Calgary News","slug":"alberta-funds-8-000-new-post-secondary-seats-calgary-news","published_at":"2026-09-12T03:03:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/alberta-funds-8-000-new-post-secondary-seats-calgary-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/9003ddaa4f3ece77","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/fdcadddf-9338-4370-a23a-69f04b5437ab.mp3","summary":"Alberta’s pouring $148.4 million over three years to create 8,000 new college and university spots in high-demand fields like engineering, health sciences, nursing, teaching, tech, and trades—targeting urgent workforce gaps. Twenty-one institutions, including the University of Alberta (1,100+ spots), NAIT (170+), and the University of Calgary (1,600), are set to expand, with some programs launching as early as this fall. While the government stresses accountability and student success, the opposition highlights this as a response to past cuts, framing it as a reactive fix to evolving needs. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9003ddaa4f3ece77","meta_description":"Alberta’s pouring $148.4 million over three years to create 8,000 new college and university spots in high-demand fields like engineering, health sciences…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/alberta-funds-8-000-new-post-secondary-seats-calgary-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/alberta-funds-8-000-new-post-secondary-seats-calgary-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}