{"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":121,"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":"2026-06-17T12:20:24.240552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Corb Lund’s Coal Referendum Battle","slug":"corb-lund-s-coal-referendum-battle","published_at":"2026-06-17T01:20:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/corb-lund-s-coal-referendum-battle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/25e31394-d5b9-4bb3-8c38-9f5de05f8bfa.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/25e31394-d5b9-4bb3-8c38-9f5de05f8bfa.mp3","summary":"Alberta musician and rancher Corb Lund is pushing back hard after Premier Danielle Smith reversed course on his “Water Not Coal” petition, which gathered over 200,000 signatures to ban new coal mines in the Rockies’ headwaters. Though the petition met the legal threshold, Smith now insists it must go through a committee review before appearing on the fall ballot — a move Lund calls a delaying tactic. The issue has roots in 2020, when the province briefly lifted protections for the eastern slopes, sparking public outrage that led to their reinstatement. With Elections Alberta set to verify signatures by July 1, Lund remains defiant, demanding his question be put to voters as submitted — and the political tug-of-war over Alberta’s energy future continues. Support the show: Get a discount at https://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/dc3bbf20dc7bfe20","meta_description":"Alberta musician and rancher Corb Lund is pushing back hard after Premier Danielle Smith reversed course on his “Water Not Coal” petition, which gathered…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":98,"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/corb-lund-s-coal-referendum-battle/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/corb-lund-s-coal-referendum-battle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}