8:30 – A coroner’s inquest into the in-custody death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan continued yesterday. CKOM Senior Reporter Lara Fominoff joins Evan to discuss what we learned during the third day of the inquest into the death of Myles Sanderson.
9:00 – A not-for-profit corporation in this province has been working to reduce the carbon footprint and increase the production of subsurface energy for more than two decades. Ranjith Narayanasamy, President and CEO at the Petroleum Technology Research Centre, joins Evan to discuss the important work that takes place at the PTRC.
9:30 – Shelters were on the agenda yesterday’s city council meeting in Saskatoon. Councillor Zach Jefferies brought a motion forward to create a buffer zone between any shelter and elementary schools in response to a proposed shelter location in the Sutherland neighbourhood of Saskatoon. He joins Evan.
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10:30 – It’s a leap year! Today is February 29th – a day historically used to flip the script on societal norms. Let’s have some fun with it! Usually Evan asks the questions on the show… but this morning, YOU get to be the interviewer. Have a question you’ve been dying to ask Evan Bray? Call 1-877-332-8255!
11:00 – Millenials are walking around like they rent the place, but Gen Z is completely renovating the vernacular we use daily to describe our finances. While terms like ‘doom spending’ and ‘loud budgeting’ may be new, the concepts are not. Dr. Preet Bajeree, a wealth management consultant, writes about this in the Globe and Mail and joins Evan to discuss whether there might be negatives to this generational rebranding.
11:30 – The Saskatchewan Roughriders are dealing with a marketing fumble. The CFL team has apologized for an email campaign sent to season-ticket holders that was based on a TikTok trend called “Girl Math.” Producer Brittany Caffet joins Evan to discuss what exactly girl math is and why the team missed the mark.
12:00 – Hog production is the third most significant agricultural sector in Saskatchewan, according to the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board. Researcher Brian Mark at the University of Manitoba is working alongside researchers in the Netherlands, gathering information to eventually become a vaccine against a severe disease that costs pork producers significant losses each year around the world. Brian Mark joins Evan to discuss the research his team is doing.