Neck guard sales jump after Sask. hockey player slashed by skate
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More adult players are now investing in the protective equipment.
8:30 – Five days of conciliation hearings between the provincial government and teachers have resulted in an impasse. Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill joins Evan.
9:00 – Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President Samantha Becotte says the provincial government has been unwilling to negotiate on key issues such as class sizes, classroom complexity, and violence in the classroom during recent conciliating hearings. She joins Evan.
9:30 – Experts around the globe are sounding the alarm – we are in the midst of a far-reaching mental health crisis. Zach Rausch is an Associate Research Scientist at New York University. He is the Chief Researcher to Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt, working on his two upcoming books, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” and “Life After Babel: Adapting to a World We No Longer Share.” Zach joins Evan to discuss the causes behind the ongoing mental health crisis.
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10:30 – The Trudeau government recently announced plans to tackle climate change by reducing emissions from cow burps and manure. Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley joins Gormley to weigh in on the impacts this will have on the cost of beef across the nation.
11:00 – A herd of 25 bison has returned to the land near the Batoche National Historic Site. Michelle LeClair, Vice-President of Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, joins Evan to discuss the effort that has gone into bringing bison back to Batoche, the cultural significance these animals hold, and how the herd will be cared for in the coming years.
11:30 – Evan revisits some of the highlights from his discussions with Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill and STF President Samantha Becotte.
12:00 – Another variant of Covid is circulating around this fall. Dr. Joseph Blondeau, a clinical microbiologist at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, joins Evan to discuss why booster shots are so important.