Show Segments

8:30 – Saskatchewan has identified 33 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 19 preemptively positive cases, bringing our total to 52. The Provincial Government continues to put measures in place to help prevent the spread of the virus, and is calling on all residents to do their part. Health Minister Jim Reiter joins Gormley to share the latest on COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and the measures the Province has enacted to slow its spread.

LIVE: Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan Health Minister.

9:15 – Justin Trudeau speaks to Canadians from Ottawa [LIVE COVERAGE]

10:00 – There has been a lot of pushback against China during the COVID-19 pandemic, but were they slow to act when the virus could still have been contained inside their borders? Toronto Sun Columnist Lorrie Goldstein thinks so, saying “Whatever Italy did wrong, COVID-19 could have been contained if the Chinese gov’t had not hidden early cases and ignored and persecuted the first doctor, now dead from COVID-19, who tried to warn his colleagues about what was happening. Let’s put the blame where it belongs.” Goldstein joins John to discuss the details. Do you think China was negligent in the face of a potential global disaster, or did they try their best during a rapidly-changing situation? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation.

LIVE: Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun columnist and editor emeritus.

11:00 – While the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a lot of fear and uncertainty, people and groups around the province have been stepping up in a big way to help each other out. Here’s your chance to shout out the heroes and helpers who are going above and beyond to help others during the outbreak. From frontline healthcare workers to neighbours stepping up to lend a hand, call or text 1-877-332-8255 and help recognize the people doing good work around Saskatchewan.

11:45 – Best of Saskatchewan. There are more than 4,000 charities active around Saskatchewan, and we’re embarking on a new project to feature some of the great people doing great work in this province during a segment we like to call “The Best of Saskatchewan.” Farm in the Dell is a non-profit organization working to enhance the emotional, physical, and spiritual lives of individuals with developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, recreational, and community services in a rural, farm-like setting. Co-executive director Lynette Zacharias joins Gormley to tell us more.

LIVE: Lynette Zacharias, co-executive director of Farm in the Dell.

12:00 – A new TV series is giving viewers an inside look at the intersection between farming and family in Saskatchewan. The series, DirtFarmer, features Trevor and Jason Simpson who run the family farm in Ruthilda, Sask. Trevor is “a chainsmoking, coffee swilling oil rigger” and his younger brother Jason is “a good farmer who procrastinates on everything.” The first episode aired March 10 on CityTV, and Trevor joins John to discuss what it’s like for a Saskatchewan farmer to make his TV debut.

LIVE: Trevor Simpson, star of DirtFarmer on CityTV.