'Dreams do come true': Sask. Habs fan's lifelong wish fulfilled
Jan 28, 2025
As Kelly McCrea battles cancer, his friends made his wish to see the Canadiens in Montréal come true.
8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Saskatchewan’s incoming Lieutenant Governor, Bernadette McIntyre, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning.
9:00 – As plans for a new AGT Foods-Federated Co-operatives Ltd. canola crushing plant get put on hold after the Viterra-Bunge merger, Evan connects with Murad Al-Katib, president, CEO and board member for AGT Foods, to learn more about what this means for Saskatchewan.
Listener Question: Are you concerned about the stall on this canola crushing plant plans? How will you be affected?
9:30 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by Jon Lewis, research fellow in the program on extremism at George Washington University; Brian McQuinn, University of Regina associate professor and co-director for the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict; and Tamara Cherry, crime reporter and founder of Pickup Communications to discuss media, misinformation, radicalization and the anniversary of January 6th.
11:00 – A new study’s findings aren’t supportive of assertions that systemic racism is behind differences in earnings between races, according to Matthew Lau, senior fellow with the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and author of Systemic racism claims in Canada: A fact-based analysis. He joins Evan to explain his findings.
LQ: Do you think systemic racism is affecting what people of different races earn?
11:30 – Do you think salary is influenced by factors other than just experience and education? What factors influence people’s paycheques? Call Evan at 1-877-332-8255.
12:00 – Frost Regina is nearly upon us! Sophie Farrell, manager of member engagement for Regina Downtown Business Improvement District (RDBID), and Rimo Creer, marketing and membership manager at Regina’s Warehouse District, join Evan to share more about this year’s event.