Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
8:30 – SaskTel has chosen Samsung as the sole supplier of Saskatchewan’s 5G network, putting to bed speculation that Chinese telecom giant Huawei might be used in our province. Samsung will supply all the hardware, software, and expertise to SaskTel as the Crown corporation transforms its networks to improve performance and efficiency. Don Morgan is minister responsible for SaskTel, and he joins Gormley to tell us what Monday’s announcement means for SaskTel and its customers.
LIVE: Don Morgan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
9:30 – The horse racing community in Saskatchewan is shocked and trying to figure out their plan going forward after Marquis Downs horse racing at Prairieland Park has been permanently cancelled. Prairieland park announced last week a professional soccer league will be coming to Saskatoon and using that space. Eddie Esquirol is president of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protection Association and the owner of 30 horses and he joins Gormley to discuss how the industry is feeling after the cancellation was announced.
LIVE: Eddie Esquirol, President of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protection Association.
10:00 – On Sunday, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community and local faith leaders rallied outside the Victory Church in Regina after a controversial sermon delivered a week ago. The sermon delivered by Pastor Terry Murphy on March 7 is being called homophobic by some community members. A complaint against the pastor has been submitted to the Human Rights Commission. Pastor Murphy has since apologized and says he is being attacked by the LGBTQ community and misrepresented in the media. He joins Gormley to share his side of the story.
LIVE: Terry Murphy, Pastor at Regina Victory Church.
11:00 – Dictionary.com drew criticism and mockery last week by adding 600 new “words” to its online database, including examples like “supposably” (meaning “supposedly”), “finna” (meaning “fitting to”), and “sponcon” (sponsored content). We all hear people use slang and incorrect words all the time, but we usually want to see them eliminated from the lexicon rather than inducted into it. Give Gormley a call at 1-877-332-8255 and let us know the words you’d like to see ELIMINATED from the dictionary.
