Show Segments

8:30 – Onex Corp. has inked a deal to purchase WestJet Airlines Ltd. for $5 billion, including the company’s debt. The deal is expected to close this year or 2020, after which WestJet will operate as a privately-held company. To give some early thoughts on the sale and what it could mean for Canadian air travelers, John is joined by Karl Moore, professor at McGill and aviation expert who has served as consultant to Air Canada, Lufthansa, and British Airways.

LIVE: Karl Moore, aviation expert and associate professor of business at McGill.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – Regina Police Chief Evan Bray joins the show to discuss local policing issues including the Regina Police Service’s new street interview policy and the public response to a recent police shooting.

LIVE: Evan Bray, Regina Police Chief.

11:00 – An independent comedy film about Canada’s oil sector is playing this week in Saskatoon. “Circle of Steel,” directed by Calgary-based filmmaker Gillian McKercher, is described as a “black comedy” about the oil industry. The film is playing at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon until Thursday, and McKercher joins John now to discuss the project.

LIVE: Gillian McKercher, director of “Circle of Steel.”

12:00 – Hundreds of Canadians are set to receive postcards commemorating the Canadian troops who died during the first five days of the D-Day campaign in 1944. With the 75th anniversary of the battle coming up on June 6, the Juno Beach Centre Association is undertaking a special commemoration project by mailing postcards to the addresses of the deceased soldiers, regardless of who is living there now. The messages will contain biographical details, the soldier’s rank and unit, and details about their death. Mike Bechthold, executive director of the Juno Beach Centre Assocation, joins John now to discuss the project.

LIVE: Mike Bechthold, Exec director w. Juno Beach Centre Association.