Assiniboia welcomes Weyburn Red Wings with open arms during ammonia shutdown
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Billets were found for all Red Wings players in just four hours.
8:30 – The sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver involved in the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, gets underway this morning in Melfort. Scott Thomas, the father of deceased player Evan Thomas, has said all he wanted from Sidhu was an admission of guilt, and he’ll be attending the sentencing. He join Drew now.
LIVE: Scott Thomas, father of Evan Thomas.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – The Roughriders have promoted Craig Dickenson, their former special teams coordinator, to head coach. He replaces the outgoing Chris Jones, who leaves big shoes to fill. Drew is joined by Jamie Nye, host of the Green Zone, to break down the decision and where it leaves the Riders for the upcoming season. What do you think of Dickenson as head coach? Call in and let us know!
LIVE: Jamie Nye, host of the Green Zone on CKOM and CJME.
11:00 – Saskatchewan-born NHL player Jaden Schwartz, of the St. Louis Blues, helped save the life of a woman with leukemia. After his sister Mandi Schwartz died of the disease in 2011 at age 23, the Schwartz family set up bone marrow donation registries at Blues games through a group called “Be the Match.” Blues fan Michael Hellrich signed up as a donor, and was matched with Alabama leukemia patient Regan Brown. Hellrich met with Brown along with members of the Schwartz family in an emotional viral video. Hellrich and Brown both join Drew now to discuss the emotional moment and the importance of marrow donation.
LIVE: Michael Hellrich, marrow donor.
LIVE: Regan Brown, marrow recipient and leukemia patient.
11:30 – What will the convoy to Ottawa really accomplish? Drew is skeptical. Convoy organizer Glen Carritt joins him now to discuss the convoy’s objectives and what the organizers hope will change.
LIVE: Glen Carritt, convoy organizer and managing coordinator for “United We Roll Convoy to Ottawa.”
12:00 – CKOM reporter Chris Vandenbreekel joins Drew to give us an update from the sentencing hearing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, which got underway this morning in Melfort. Sidhu has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash April 6.
LIVE: Chris Vandenbreekel, CKOM reporter.