Show Segments July 21

8:30- Yesterday, the Riders General Manager Jeremy O’Day announced that 13 players have tested positive for COVID- 19. Although some practices have been canceled, the game against the Argonauts is still expected to go as planned. Additionally, Riders wide receiver Duke Williams will be suspended for one game after an altercation during the Atlantic Touchdown. Rob Vanstone, sports columnist for the Regina Leader Post joins Gormley with an update on what this means for the team.

LIVE: Rob Vanstone, sports columnist for the Regina Leader Post.

 9:00– The Prince Albert City Council met on Tuesday to discuss the Northern Elite Firearms sponsorship that was taken down at the Kinsmen Baseball Park. Ultimately, the council decided to deny the sponsorship request from Northern Elite Firearms after the meeting. Prince Albert Councillor Blake Edwards tells us why.

LIVE: Prince Albert Councillor Blake Edwards.            

 9:15 – Bugs Day… The Hour of Rage!

10:00 – Terry Glavin, National Post columnist wrote the article “The year of the graves: How the world’s media got it wrong on residential school graves.” He joins Gormley to discuss this article in depth as well as share some of the responses he has been receiving after publishing.

LIVE: Terry Glavin, National Post columnist, Maclean’s contributing editor, and Senior Fellow @ Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.

11:00 – Author Andrew Lawton speaks about his new book “The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks That Shook the World,” which is a number one best seller on Amazon. The book details the whole story of how the freedom trucker convoy led to a protest like no other.

LIVE: Andrew Lawton author of The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks That Shook the World.

12:00– In a recent release from the Angus Reid Institute, as the COVID- BA.5 variant starts to surge, Canadians’ desires for mask mandates and vaccine passports start to plunge. Dave Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute explains this correlation and why Canadians seem unbothered by the new variant as opposed to others.

LIVE: Dave Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute.