Rent reduced for riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Regina's city council covered a lot of ground in a three-hour meeting on Wednesday. With all members in attendance, coun...
8:30 – It was a huge weekend for the Green and White, with the Roughriders clinching first place in the West Division and securing Regina a CFL division final for the first time since 2009. Their 23-13 win over the Edmonton Eskimos Saturday also came without the help of starting quarterback Cody Fajardo, who sat the game out with an injured back. Green Zone host Jamie Nye joins Gormley to discuss end of Rider Nation’s regular season and the team’s chances heading into the playoffs.
LIVE: Jamie Nye, host of the Green Zone on CKOM and CJME.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper joins John to discuss local policing issues, including the first year of legal cannabis and his push for eight new officers to staff the supervised drug consumption site planned for the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood.
LIVE: Troy Cooper, Saskatoon police chief.
11:00 – Rob Vanstone, who’s written about the Saskatchewan Roughriders with the Regina Leader-Post since 1996, has just completed his third book on the Green and White. “100 Things Roughrider Fans Should Know & Do Before they Die” hits shelves tomorrow, and Vanstone joins John in the studio to talk about the book, the team, and the upcoming playoffs. They’ll go over some of Rob’s favourite moments in the team’s history, some interesting trivia, and take your calls! Got a question for Rob? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255!
LIVE: Rob Vanstone, Regina Leader-Post columnist covering the Riders since 1996, and author of “100 Things Roughrider Fans Should Know & Do Before they Die”
12:00 – Author and historian Mark Zuehlke has just released the thirteenth volume in his critically-acclaimed “Canadian Battle Series,” the most extensive published account of the WWII battle experiences of Canada’s army. The new book, set to hit shelves Nov. 9, is called “The River Battles: Canada’s Final Campaign in World War II Italy.” The book tells the story of I Canadian Corps’ difficult crossing of the Emilia-Rogmoanga plain from September, 1944 to February, 1945 and the difficult battles for the many river crossings in the face of stiff resistance. Zuehlke joins John now to discuss the book and one of Canada’s less-known campaigns of WWII.
LIVE: Mark Zuehlke, author of “The River Battles: Canada’s Final Campaign in World War II Italy.”