Four Sask. players named to Canada world junior hockey championship team
18h ago
Berkly Catton, Brayden Yager, Caden Price and Tanner Howe were all named.
8:30 – Students in the province head back to school this week. Education Minister Dustin Duncan joins Gormley to tell us how the start of school in 2021 will compare to previous years, some of the measures in place to keep students safe, and whether parents are pushing back against COVID-19 measures in their kids’ schools.
LIVE: Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan’s minster of education
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Writing for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Ken Coates says tragic headlines about residential schools have been a wake-up call for many Canadians, but empty apologies from Ottawa are not the way to move forward. Coates says we need a new approach to reconciliation that sees Indigenous peoples taking the lead, so Canada can move past federal paternalism and move ahead in full partnership. Coates joins Gormley to explain more.
LIVE: Ken Coates, MLI Munk Senior Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Minhas Distillery, Winery & Brewery. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win a $50 gift card from Minhas Distillery, Winery & Brewery, with locations in Regina and Saskatoon PLUS a “Smartest Radio Listener” t-shirt from our friends at Little Town Apparel.
11:15/30 – Most students in Saskatchewan are heading back to school today to start the next chapters of their education and their lives. When you remember heading back to school after the summer holidays, what stands out in your memory? Were you nervous, excited, scared, thrilled, or miserable as you went back into the classroom? Do you have a special memory or a good story about going back to school? Call 1-877-332-8255, because we’re sharing our back-to-school memories!
12:00 – With school resuming, that means parents are once again packing lunches for their kids. Dietician Carrie Verishagen with Eat Well Saskatchewan joins Gormley to share some tips and advice for parents trying to prepare healthy lunches their kids will actually eat, and how to avoid some of the most common mistakes when it comes to kids’ nutrition.
LIVE: Carrie Verishagen, registered dietician with Eat Well Saskatchewan