8:30 – While the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still learning more about the deadly virus all the time. We check in with Microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau for the latest on the COVID-19 virus, including news of mutations and the ways the virus attacks the body.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at RUH and U of S.
9:00 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation, and a media availability will follow. [LIVE COVERAGE]
10:00 – Erin O’Toole joins Gormley to share the latest on his campaign to replace Andrew Scheer as CPC leader, and discuss federal issues including Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 response, the new gun bans in Canada, and re-opening our economy.
LIVE: Erin O’Toole, CPC leadership candidate and MP for Durham.
11:00 – The CFL has requested up to $150 million in financial assistance from the federal government due to the COVID-19 pandemic and last week CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie spoke before a House of Commons standing committee on finance, calling the ask a partnership with the federal government and the CFL. Following Ambrosie’s presentation, MP Kevin Waugh and others took CFL commissioner to task, and Waugh joins Gormley to share what he thinks of Ambrosie’s pitch. Do you think the CFL should get $150M from Canadian taxpayers? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation.
LIVE: Kevin Waugh, MP for Saskatoon Grasswood and former TV sports journalist.
12:00 – The University of Saskatchewan has launched a COVID-19 Community Archive to document life in Saskatchewan during the global health crisis. The digital archive will include submissions from residents including photographs, social media posts, videos, creative projects, email, blog entries, journals, and personal reflections. The purpose of the archive is to provide valuable source material for researchers studying how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the university and Saskatchewan. Craig Harkema, Digital Initiatives Librarian and Co-Director of the Digital Research Centre joins Gormley to tell us more about the community archive.
LIVE: Craig Harkema, Digital Initiatives Librarian and Co-Director of the Digital Research Centre.