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Conservative voters are seeing their party's long-held lead vanishing in the polls. Murray Wood says the tight race betw...
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS
8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Brittany Caffet, 650 CKOM features reporter, joins Brent Loucks to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning and an important historical milestone.
9:00 – Now more than a year after the Government of Saskatchewan put penalties in place for bear spray, it doesn’t seem to have deterred mischief or crime with the spray. As more and more Saskatchewan residents experience a bear spray attack or fear one, Jay Protz, president of the Saskatoon Firefighters Local 80, describes responding to the scenes and how people can protect themselves.
Listener Question: Have you experienced being sprayed by bear spray? What was it like?
9:30 – Today’s times are challenging and it’s fostering significant stress and anxiety for many in the province. Murray Heintz, a psychologist with Penney Murphy and Associates Counselling in Saskatoon, joins Brent Loucks to discuss his observations and ways he is advising people to get through these challenging times.
LQ: What do you do to take care of yourself and the people around you when times are challenging?
10:00 – Whether you like them or not, geese are migrating back to Canada. You might also hear more birds chirping in the morning as it’s mating season. Have you seen an interesting bird lately that you have questions about? Alan Smith, author of Saskatchewan Birds and Jordan Rustad, field manager at Last Mountain Bird Observatory and University of Regina graduate student studying urban wildlife, join Evan to take your questions and chat all things birds!
LQ: Give our experts a call with any of your bird-related questions! 1-877-332-8255.
11:00 – We turn our eyes to the sky with associate professor of astronomy with the University of Regina, Samantha Lawler! She joins Brent Loucks to discuss the news beyond our world and galaxy and brings Saskatchewan farmer Dan Kennedy along to share his story of discovering space junk right in his own backyard.
11:30 – The federal government is making moves to get rid of “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and liver damage. Matt Simcik, University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH), joins Evan to discuss his research on chemicals and how they impact you and the environment.
LQ: Do you worry about “forever chemicals” affecting your health?
12:00 – Have you made up your mind with just two weeks until the federal election? Brent Loucks wants to know! Call 1-877-332-8255.
