Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
8:30 – Anyone in Saskatchewan aged 60 and over can now book their vaccination, and 180,000 more doses are expected to arrive in the province by mid-April. Meanwhile, the current public health order, which prohibits private gatherings and dine-in restaurant meals in Regina, was extended to April 12. Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, joins Gormley to discuss the latest on COVID-19 in our province.
LIVE: Dr. Saqib Shahab, Chief Medical Health Officer for Saskatchewan.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Canada joined more than a dozen other nations yesterday in calling for the a more thorough and transparent investigation into the origins of COVID-19. The joint report by the World Health Organization and China into the virus’ origins was released Tuesday, finding the virus was probably transmitted to humans from another animal, but many are casting doubt on the findings due to China’s secrecy and track record. Sarah Teich, international human rights lawyer and fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says China can’t be trusted to tell the truth, due to its long record of concealment and silencing whistleblowers, and she joins Gormley to discuss the issues with Tuesday’s report.
LIVE: Sarah Teich, international human rights lawyer and fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
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12:00 – A Saskatoon institution will be closing its doors at the end of May. After almost seven decades in the clothing business, Elwood Flynn is retiring and closing his downtown store. Flynn says he loves the menswear industry and it never felt like work, and he joins Gormley to tell us more about his long career and what’s next for the 91-year-old.
LIVE: Elwood Flynn, owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd.
