The Voice of Saskatchewan. Evan Bray discusses the latest stories about Saskatchewan with Saskatchewan listeners. Heard from 8:30am - 12:30pm on 650 CKOM & 980 CJME.
Hockey card collectors flocked to their nearest hobby shops yesterday for the highly anticipated release of Connor Bedard’s Young Guns card. Ken Richardson of Pastimesports.ca joins Evan to discuss the excitement surrounding this coveted card.
The way we detect and treat breast cancer in this province is about to get a major upgrade! The changes include the opening of a new Breast Health Centre in Regina, expansion of provincial breast cancer screening eligibility and the implementation of new breast cancer tumor localization technology.
The planned Downtown Arena and Entertainment District for Saskatoon is making progress, but there are still a lot of details to iron out. Brent Penner with Downtown YXE and Jason Aebig with the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce join Evan to offer an update and answer listener your questions about this…
Premier Scott Moe has announced part of the provincial budget two weeks ahead of schedule, promising the largest increase in school operating funding in Saskatchewan's history. Premier Scott Moe joins Evan to discuss this announcement and the impact it could have on the ongoing negotiations between the provincial government and…
As debate continues about education in Saskatchewan while teachers and the province remain stalled in their negotiations, Evan speaks with Rod Amberson, past president of the Saskatchewan Home-based Educators, to get a different perspective on education in Saskatchewan after the group's recent convention in Regina.
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The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is sounding the alarm on what it calls “the health-care crisis facing rural Saskatchewan." The organization says staff shortages mean many rural communities are struggling to provide nursing services and emergency care. SARM President Ray Orb joins Evan. Have a question about healthcare…
Doctors across Canada are warning that the measles is spreading. There's concern the highly contagious disease is beginning to spread in communities, with only a handful of cases being linked to travel. Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital and the University…
The 2024 Montana’s Brier is underway in Regina! Green Zone reporter Britton Gray has been covering all of the action. He joins Evan to discuss how things are shaping up.
Would you be willing to use facial recognition technology at the airport if it would reduce the amount of time you spend in lines? An aviation management expert says we'll be seeing more and more facial recognition in airports in the not-so-distant future! John Gradek, coordinator of the aviation management…
A new study from the United States is suggesting that the concept of fatherhood might be more appealing than motherhood. The study suggests that more men want children than women. That's not an entirely new finding, however, according to Marina Adshade with the University of British Columbia's Vancouver School of…
The recent snowstorm led to many highways right across the province becoming nearly impassable. Tom Lees, Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations and Maintenance with the Ministry of Highways, joins Evan to discuss the logistics of snow removal on such a massive scale.
Urban municipalities are concerned after learning the federal government is proposing changes to the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF), formerly known as the Gas Tax. The changes would require larger municipalities to place more emphasis on using funding for affordable housing and increasing their reporting to be eligible for these…
The spring sitting of the legislature kicked off yesterday. Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, joins Evan to discuss the priorities of the official opposition over the next 10 weeks.
With Guest Host Taylor MacPherson You don’t have to travel all the way to the U.S.A. to try American snacks! A Watrous business selling American goods and ice cream has expanded to Saskatoon. Kelvin Fellner, the co-owner of Kelvin’s Perk, joins Taylor.
With Guest Host Taylor MacPherson With the Province getting hit with a Snow Storm this weekend we saw lots of good samaritans out there helping out. Taylor turns it over to you to call in and give shout outs to your "Snow Angels" from this past weekend + Taylor takes…
With Guest Host Taylor MacPherson Tom Korski, managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter, joins Taylor for a discussion about all of the latest going ons in Ottawa. From the federal government's reaction to Saskatchewan's carbon tax strike, the increase in annual funding to the CBC, and the introduction of the long-promised…
With Guest Host Taylor MacPherson Wendy’s is facing some backlash after making a statement that led consumers to believe that they planned to have the prices of menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, a food distribution and policy professor at Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics…
4 Mar 2024 8AM
17 min
2500 – 2520
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