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Talking Point: We're talking to an Oilers Superfan who appeared on Family Feud last week - - SO, we're asking: Who is the trivia ringer in your family or friend group? #Yeg

It’s official #YEG. Thanks to YOUR generosity we have more than doubled #CBCEdmonton’s goal for Make The Season Kind and raised $1,096,015 for the @yegfoodbank!! That’s a whole lotta kindness!! Even more than last year!! Nice work everybody!! #MakeYEGKind

Guess what?!?! We’ve made it to $894,832 in donations to @yegfoodbank for #CBCEdmonton’s annual #MakeYEGKind campaign!!! 😮 Let’s get to ONE MILLION!!! Donate online to help us get there.

We’ve surpassed our $500,000 goal for our Make The Season Kind campaign raising funds for @yegfoodbank, but let’s keep going!!! Come to @SnowValleySki and join @MarkConnollyCBC and I as we broadcast LIVE to celebrate the season and support an important local charity. #MakeYEGKind

This Thursday, Dec. 15 you can catch @EdmAMCBC broadcasting LIVE from @SnowValleySki for our annual Make The Season Kind Spectacular! We’ll hear stories of kindness and feature performances from #YEG pop artist HAIDEE. Stop by to say hi and donate to @yegfoodbank. #MakeYEGKind

Talking Point: my interview with Gene Simmons of KISS is coming up! He’s selling a new vodka brand. Our question: What is your favourite celebrity endorsed product? #yeg

.@CBCEdmonton’s Make The Season Kind campaign has already raised over $110,000 for @yegfoodbank!! Our goal is $500,000+, so donate today at the link below. And contribute stories of kindness to be entered to win some incredible prizes. #MakeYEGKind

It’s a tough job, but @CBCradiotara is exploring the sights, smells and tastes @bontonbakery this morning to kick off @CBCEdmonton’s Make The Season Kind campaign. The bakery opens at 8:30, but you can head to https://t.co/ZGUFjnLbw4 to donate to the @yegfoodbank. #MakeYEGKind

New #holidaymusic is out for 2022, so I’m back at it with the Holiday Music Column. Tune in @EdmAMCBC over the next few weeks to hear whether the releases will get 1-5 🔔 on my scientific jingle bells rating scale. And check out this playlist I’ve crafted!

Thanks to #YEG bartender Jenn Kerr from Partake for coming in to talk about #cocktails and mix us one this morning. She whipped up Partake House Cocktail No. 20 with Averna Amaro, Flor de Cana 7yr, Cocchi Storico, lemon, ginger five-spice syrup, and angostura orange bitters.

Have you seen the Netflix series Drink Masters? It got us talking about the popularity of cocktails, so we’ve invited #YEG bartender Jenn Kerr from Partake to join us at 8:20 this morning to discuss mixing drinks. #cocktails #DrinkMasters #mixology

The latest novel from Edmonton author Sandra SG Wong (@S_G_Wong) is a thriller, which is a different approach for the writer. Hear from Sandra at 7:50 about the reaction she’s getting to her book. #yeg #yegbooks

Edmonton resident Gillian Thomson went looking for a shower cap and couldn’t find a good one… so she decided to create her own. Gillian joins us at 7:35 to talk about her company, Skipper. #yeg #yegbiz

Premier Danielle Smith revealed a plan she says aims to help Albertans cope with high inflation. Raja Bajwa is an economist and past president of the Economics Society of Northern Alberta. He joins us at 7:10 to take a closer look at the plan. #yeg #abpoli

Talking Point: What's your "go to" cocktail? And what's the most unique drink you've ever had? #Yeg

#NowPlaying: “Fool” off the debut EP, titled Genre Z, from Calgary artist #ZENON. Hear more about ZENON and their music for the next edition of #ProvincialPlaylist with @CBCradiotara after the 6:30 news. #abmusic #yycmusic

Have any weird home decor? Nothing quite measures up to these larger than life items. This nose and tongue were recently auctioned off from @TWoSEdm’s The Body Fantastic exhibit. Now #YEG’s Matt Schuurman has the nose and Mikelie Johnston owns the tongue. They’ll join us at 8:20.

It has been nearly four decades in the making. Team Canada’s men’s soccer team takes to the #WorldCup2022 pitch tomorrow. #CBC’s @ScottRegehr looks at how the team might fare at 8:10 this morning. #TeamCanada

Hear more about why #YEG no longer has a Canadian Premier League soccer team after the 7:30 news. One of the team’s founders, Tom Fath, joins us with the details. #yegsoccer #FCEdmonton #FCEd #CPLSoccer