Show Notes
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
SLGA: A local Regina restaurant believes the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority may not have enough people to do its job. CJME’s Patrick Book reports on a case where Flip eatery was fined in December for serving customers beer without a meal. That’s something that's a violation of any restaurant's liquor license unless they have a separate lounge area. It's a seldom-laid charge that's drumming up a new round of complaints about the province's liquor regulations which are frequently referred to as "antiquated" and "outdated."
REFINERY FIRE: It’s seems way too soon to be covering a fire at the Co-op refinery in Regina. There wasn’t an explosion, unlike the incident last October, but about 350 workers were evacuated. We catch you up to speed on what happened last night.
MOSQUITOES: We are coming up to the Off! season and we don't mean in hockey. It's time to get out the bug spray as mosquitoes begin to make their appearance. And the City of Regina showed CJME’s Sarah Mills how it intends to control the bugs.
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EMPLOYMENT: Is there any task too menial for you to do, to make money? Jim Flaherty says Canadians need to swallow their pride and get a job, any job. What was your first job, and would you do it again, if you lost the one you had now?
STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE: Stress at work can take a mental and physical toll. We’re joined by Dr. Joy Johnson, the executive director of the Caring Place. She says many stress is rising at many jobs in the workplace, including the oil and gas sector and healthcare.
MICHAEL RAFFERTY AND TERRI-LYNNE MCCLINTIC: They are the stories that make our stomachs churn and skin crawl -- the details of men, women and children, violently murdered. And if it’s a serial murder case, chances are, it’s a guy that did it but one in six serial killers is a woman. A fascinating article in the Toronto Star yesterday looks at those women, and more specifically, Terri-Lynne McClinitic, who helped in the kidnap-rape-murder of 8-year-old Tori Stafford, and Karla Homolka notorious for her relationship with Paul Bernardo and her role in the murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.
Joining is Peter Vronsky, he’s a historian at Ryerson in Toronto that looks at serial homicide and wrote the article “From Homolka to McClintic; What we know about women who aid their males in rape and murder.”
TUESDAY, MAY 15
CITY COUNCIL: It's far from over but Regina's city council has given it's stamp of approval to an initial funding proposal for the massive revitalization project and the new stadium that goes along with it.
WALKING AND TEXTING BYLAW: It doens't take too long to look around and see someone texting on their phone while walking on the street. In New Jersey, there's now a bylaw in a town of 3,500 people for walking and texting because three people have been hit by cars.
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PLANE CRASH: The cleanup continues today as the investigators with the Transportation Safety Board pick up the pieces of the two planes that crashed on Saturday above St. Brieux. CJME's Natalie Geddes has more on the shock and rarity of this incredible tragedy.
RESUME EMBELLISHMENT: It's a fine line between embellishing and downright lying. That's one lesson prominent Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson is learning after he said he had a computer science degree.
What's the best or most ridiculous resume embellishment you've ever heard? Is it OK to embellish your resume?
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SLAVE LAKE ANNIVERSARY: Residents of Slave Lake, Alberta are still trying to heal after a wildfire wiped out one-third of their town one year ago. Nearly 400 homes, apartment buildings and businesses were gutted last May 15th. We talk about the day that devastated Slake Lake and the anniversary syndrome residents will face today.
ADAY.ORG: There's an online movement in motion today to capture a day in the life of the whole world. It's called ADay.org. Some images will be put into a book called "A Day in the World" and will be published in October.
Join the movement! What will you take a picture of today?
MONDAY, MAY 14
PLANE CRASH: We get the latest details on devastating crash in the air over St. Brieux this weekend from CJME's Trelle Burdeniuk who went to the crash site.
LIVE! WITH KELLY: For many, filling Regis Philbin's chair would be a gig of a lifetime. There a lot of names as a replacement being tossed around and one of them is Canadian Pat Kiernan. He joins us to talk about his time guest hosting with Kelly Ripa.
VITERRA: We look at the independent review of the proposed $6.1-billion takeover that was released by the Saskatchewan Party government Friday morning.
ROYAL VISIT: The Queen City will be getting more "Royal" next week. On May 23, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are in Regina as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. CJME's Courtney Mintenko tells us more about where the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit.
REGINA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: If you see emergency vehicles screaming to the airport this morning don't worry and don't call 9-1-1. The Regina Airport Authority is holding a full-scale, mock disaster. Federal regulations say the airport has to hold one every five years to test their disaster readiness. The mock disaster will be a simulated plane crash. We speak with Regina International Airport CEO Jim Hunter about the plan for the day and if the St. Brieux crash will factor into their exercises.
RECESS: Kids are losing touch with recess these days and Michael McDonald is stepping in. He's the founder of Recess Guardians, a non-profit group that works with elementary school kids in Saskatchewan to motivate children to bring positive attitudes to the playground. We speak with McDonald this morning.
FRIDAY, MAY 11
MOTHER'S DAY: Just in case you don't have enough sweetner in your coffee this morning, we get some sweet inspiration from elementary school kids at St. Francis School in Regina about their moms.
WASCANA REVITILIZATION: It is Regina's city oasis. The Wascana Centre Authority is celebrating years as one of the biggest urban parks in North America and planning for 50 more. By November, they will have completed final vision for the future of the park and where to goes is up to you.
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS: We get the latest on the Green and White from Rider Insider Jamie Nye.
FIRE FIGHTERS CALENDAR: It's an evening for ladies to swoon over local fire fighters and it's all for a good cause. Last night was the 10th annual fundraiser in support of the SPFFA Burn Fund. Hundreds of women helped pick the fire fighters for the 2013 Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Calendar. CJME's Samantha Maciag and Karin Yeske were there and give us the details on a fundraiser that helps Saskatchewan families of burn patients with treatment, care, and rehabilitations.
TIME MAGAZINE: It's a controversial cover. The image features Jamie Lynne Grumet, a slim, blonde 26-year-old Los Angeles mother of two, breastfeeding her younger son Aram, who turns four next month. Some are warning the photograph will hurt Aram when he gets older, while others are saluting Grumet, saying she was brave to show there was nothing wrong with a natural process.
PENNY PROJECT: We give you an update on the penny project. CJME and Habitat for Humanity have teamed up to build a house with your penny donations.
THURSDAY, MAY 10
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA TUITION: Students at the University of Regina might need to spend some time this summer studying some budgets of their own.
This after the school approved a tuition hike of four per cent for undergraduate programs. Students in engineering, applied science and business administration will see an even greater increase of nine per cent. The news isn't sitting well with many of the young people our CJME's Natalie Geddes spoke to at the campus yesterday.
SUNNY WEATHER: Cooler temperatures are expected today, one day after summer made an early and all too brief appearance. So did you get a taste of it? CJME's Sarah Mills had the tough job of finding out.
STUDENTS PROTEST: Protesters were out in Toronto this week protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline. They weren't protesting with masks on or stirring up violence. Actually, these protesters were getting waved at and passersby couldn't help but smile. Why? They were 9-years old. Was it appropriate for the teacher to bring these students to the protest?
Here is a cute example of Wakaw students protesting winter.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEBATES STADIUM: The stadium may be one more step closer to becoming a reality but there are several more steps to be taken. The city's executive committee approved the funding proposal they gave to the province -- $1 billion -- with over $300 million coming from the public sector. After a two hour discussion, it was a unanimous approval, including the funding proposing the city kick in $88 million.
RON MACLEAN: On Hockey Night in Canada last night, Ron Maclean compared the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers' players to 9/11 first responders.
WATCH the video.
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STARS: A beautiful house leads off a package of $3.4 million in prizes in the First Annual STARS Lottery in Saskatchewan. We speak with Kelly Brossart of STARS.
AMY MATYSIO: From leaping into the debate over the Saskatchewan Film credit to launching inSAYSHAble on the internet, local actress Amy Matysio has been busy and pretty successful. We catch up with Matysio.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
FOOD BANK CEO STEPS DOWN: You know him as the man who speaks for the Regina Food Bank but soon, he won't be there anymore. Wayne Hellquist has been at the helm of the organization for nearly a decade, taking over from long-time director Ed Bloos. This week, Hellquist announced he won't be renewing his contract that's up in June, but will stay on until they find his successor. Our Sam Maciag caught up with him to look back and into the future.
DO YOUR KIDS HAVE IT TOUGHER THAN YOU DID? "Back in my day" is the age-old saying for the older ages to talk down to the younger generation. It's followed by how much harder it was for them back in the day. But is it? We break down the numbers.
REGINA BOY: What were you doing at 11 years old? One Regina-area boy is showing that you're never too young to accomplish a big goal as he works towards bringing clean, safe water to people in Ethiopia. CJME's Courtney Mintenko caught up with Connor and his family, who shared their amazing story.
TRUCK NUTS: You've seen them hanging from the back of a truck in front of you. Are they obscene or free speech?
DAVID FOUNTAIN: The Davin Fountain was moved out of Victoria Park in 1925. The cenotaph took its place and the fountain was stored in the basement of city hall. Now, the city’s Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee is moving the fountain inside and looking at restoration. But there is controversy about naming it after Davin, who is a former MP for drinking and “misdeeds”.
FIRE SAFETY: SGI and Regina fire think they've hit on a key element for fighting fires. It's starts before the first spark and can be found through contact with kids. A program, now its seventh year, is getting credit for cutting cases of arson in the Queen City nearly in half.
READING TO KIDS: Maurice Sendak, the author of "Where the Wild Things Are" died yesterday. We talk to April Dahnke, executive director of the Balcarres Communities Literacy Network, about the importance of reading to kids and what they get out of it.
TUESDAY, MAY 8
STADIUM: The new stadium proposal continues to make news and we continue to hear from the major players involved. On Monday, two of the biggest pieces to the puzzle weighed in: Premier Brad Wall and Saskatchewan Roughriders' Jim Hopson.
PHOENIX COYOTES: Over three years ago the National Hockey League told the fans that there were multiple groups interested in buying the Coyotes. Well, they may have finally found their men. A new group has stepped forward to by the Phoenix Coyotes. The front man for this new group is San Jose Sharks former CEO and part owner Greg Jamison, a man who has had a conversation or two with our very own Drew Remenda, host of Sports Night on CJME.
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Fifty Shades of Grey is the best seller trilogy by E.L. James continues to grow in popularity but it also continues to grow in controversy as well. The book chalk full of racy writing has actually been taken off book shelves in libraries in Florida. We speak with Sabeen the entertainment Queen who is reading the novel right now.
MASKED PROTESTERS: Students protesting tuition hikes in Quebec, Riots at large political events, the Stanley Cup Riots. In all those cases there were people wearing masks and going about their wanton destruction. The Montreal is writing a law to ban protesters from wearing masks and the feds are too. Will this help or hinder?
MARKETS: The fragile economy in North America may be feeling the shockwaves from a growing financial earthquake in Europe. Stock markets have been in decline for the last our straight sessions. What does this mean to your nest egg? CJME’s business expert Paul Martin will help us make sense of it all.
CORNER GAS: The former Corner Gas set in Rouleau has been the topic of discussion since the show went off the air. The set is finally being used after sitting vacant for three years. Joining us is Kerri Senegal, one of the people involved in the latest phase.
FILM TAX CREDIT: In the last budget the provincial government chopped the tax credit for the film industry in this province. After a hue and cry from the industry, the government is now instituting a non-refundable tax credit and that isn’t sitting well with the industry either. We speak to Holly Baird, producer with Trilight Entertainment and Kevin DeWalt, CEO and executive producer of Minds Eye Entertainment. The two are with the Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association, which made a video response to the new tax credit.
GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION HUB: The Loblaws/CLS warehouse located at the Global Transportation Hub is immense in scope. It's literally one million square feet in total. CJME's Patrick Book gives us a glimpse into what a day at the GTH is like. He's taken on a rare tour thanks to Canadian Logistics' Services operations manager Murray Ell.
MONDAY, MAY 7
STADIUM: City council is expected to give its endorsement to the new direction of a billion-dollar revitalization plan introduced by the mayor more than a year ago. It created a flurry of conversation when city staff revealed that a domed stadium is no longer an option for Regina. CJME's Patrick Bok sums up the week's worth of revelations.
Regina isn't the only Canadian city dealing with a new stadium. We get some insight from Bruce Owen with the Winnipeg Free Press on Winnipeg's new stadium.
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AVENGERS: It should probably come as no surprise The Avengers is number one with a vengeance! The movie had the biggest opening weekend ever with an estimated $200 million dollars. We talk to pop culture professor Robert Thompson from Syracuse University.
CONCUSSIONS: Concussions are back in the news as the lead Canadian researcher is studying the brains of living former CFL players. Just on Friday, we saw new guides to teach parents, coaches, teachers and kids about concussions. We talk about why it is so important that everyone involves is mart about head injuries.
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: CJME'S Adriana Christianson looks back on the life of Daisy Junor who was scouted for All American Girls Professional Baseball, the focus on the movie League of Their Own. Junor was from Regina and died at the age of 92 just last month.
TAMI HOLTBY: Braden Holtby is the story of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Saskatchewan. He's the goaltender for the Washington Capitals. We talk to his mom, Tami, about what it's been like watching him from the stands.
ELIZABETH SMART: The woman who was abducted from her own home and forced to drink alcohol, repeatedly sexually assaulted daily for nine months is speaking out. Elizabeth Smart is sharing her story and she is in Regina at the Conexus Arts Centre on Tuesday.
SASKATCHEWAN FASHION WEEK: We speak with Riley Lawson who is debuting her new collection at this week's Saskatchewan Fashion Week.
FRIDAY, MAY 4
CFL DRAFT: We get the latest on the CFL draft from Rider Insider Jamie Nye.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY:With the early onset of spring, motorcycles have been out for awhile. But already, there have been a couple very serious accidents.
The Saskatchewan Safety council, along with the RCMP and SGI will be recognizing next week (May 6th to 12th) as Motorcycle Safety Week in Saskatchewan. Our Samantha Maciag caught up with the Safety Council's Chief Motorcycle Instructor and learned the week isn't just about the people on the bikes, it's actually for everyone else.
FACEBOOK ORGAN DONATION: There are always questions in the Facebook generation about how much is too much information about yourself. We can see some awfully personal things that we may or may not have wanted to know about on Facebook. Is organ donation one of them?
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STADIUM: The mayor may be willing to talk about new developments in the Regina Revitalization Initiative today. Yesterday Pat Fiacco refused to take questions from CJME's Patrick Book on the stadium portion that has been in the news all week.
AVENGERS: We learn how important and exciting The Avengers blockbuster hit is for the comic book world. We're joined by Chad Boudreau, manager ComicReaders in downtown Regina.
KYLE MCFETRIDGE: He's the man who coached the CFL overall pick by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Kyle McFetridge coached Ben Heenan when he played with Sheldon-Williams in high school. He joins us.
BOBBY JURASIN: There has been lot of news out of Riderville lately. Joining us to talk about everything from the stadium, the mini-camp, the new jerseys and Ben Heenan is Rider legend and quarterback’s worst nightmare, Bobby Jurasin.
(L to R): Jamie Nye, Bobby Jurasin and Andrew Dawson. Taken by CJME's Sabeen Ahmad:
THURSDAY, MAY 3
DOCTORS REFUSING CARE: Should doctors be allowed to refuse care? One Ontario doctor is making headlines because she's refusing to see children that haven't been vaccinated. Samantha Maciag looked into this to see if parents in Saskatchewan could face the same issue.
ATHLETES BEHAVING BADLY: It's hard enough to decide when, where and how hard the punishment should be when it comes to your kids or co-workers if you're in a management position, but what about million dollar athletes? We talk about the Nashville Predators suspending their own players before last night's game three in the Stanley Cup Playoffs over curfew.
LABOUR CHANGES: Unions are admitting they're worried about the provincial government's latest move to change Saskatchewan's labour laws.
Changes to the Trade Union Act and the addition of essential services were just the tip of the iceberg. Now a comprehensive review will be done this year with the aim of bring 15 disjointed laws together.
AVENGERS: The Avengers is expected to bring in $600 million dollars before the weekend is out. These guys aren’t just super heroes, they all have unique weapons. We get the latest from Sabeen the Entertainment Queen.
ROUGHRIDERS: The Saskatchewan Roughriders unveiled their brand new jerseys and they were indeed the golf shirt looking uniform that was leaked a day earlier. What are your thoughts on the jersey?
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: CJME is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity for a unique way to raise the money to build one house. We're doing it one penny at a time.
IMMIGRATION: Just take a quick look at SaskJobs.ca and it's clear that there is a whole lot of work to fill. If you talk to employers and there's not enough people applying. The problem even sent the premier to Ireland to recruit. But yesterday, we saw the immigration minister tighten immigration rules, while in the same breath ask for more people.