Show Segments

8:30 – Since mid-June, there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in the southwest and west-central parts of Saskatchewan, both on colonies and in the broader community.  Public health investigation is ongoing to determine transmission chains and to identify contacts.  Health officials are working closely with the Hutterian Safety Council, local Hutterian leaders, and local municipal leaders to increase testing and precautionary measures to protect these communities.  Joe Kleinsasser, Chair of the Sask. Hutterian Safety Council, joins Gormley to discuss new guidelines in place to help prevent the spread of the virus and to talk about reports of discrimination towards some Saskatchewan residents.

LIVE: Joe Kleinsasser, Hutterian Safety Council Chair.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper joins Gormley for his monthly discussion on policing in the Bridge City, and how COVID-19 has affected the police force’s operations. Got a question for the chief? Call or text 1-877-332-8255.

LIVE: Troy Cooper, Saskatoon Police Chief.

11:00 – Look! There! Up in the sky! The comet NEOWISE is putting on a spectacular show for skywatchers in the northern hemisphere, and won’t return for another 6,800 years. Gary Boyle, astronomy educator known as The Backyard Astronomer, has been tracking the comet’s progress and producing spectacular images, and he joins Gormley to tell us more about the “once-in-a-decade” comet and how you can spot it from your own backyard. Have you ever witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime sight in the night sky? Call 1-877-332-8255 and tell us what it was.

LIVE: Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer.

12:00 – ZYUS Life Sciences, a Saskatoon-based company, reached a positive milestone in the development of COVID-19 vaccine components last week by achieving plant-based expression, isolation, and purification of a potential antigen for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. According to ZYUS, this provides an important proof of concept for plant-based COVID-19 antigen production. Antigens are a key component of vaccines, and ZYUS CEO Brent Zettl joins Gormley to explain what the breakthrough means for COVID-19 vaccine research.

LIVE: Brent Zettl, CEO of ZYUS Life Sciences Inc.