Gormley, Monday, April 26, 2021
8:30 – Microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau joins Gormley to discuss some of the latest research on COVID-19, including why those who have been vaccinated still need to follow health guidelines, and the so-called “double mutant” variants arriving in Canada.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at RUH and U of S.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Saskatoon’s Ward 1 Councilor Darren Hill could lose his seat on council at tonight’s meeting due to a serious error with campaign paperwork, but with a bylaw calling for his immediate resignation there are still some unanswered questions about what will happen at City Council. CKOM’s City Hall reporter Lara Fominoff joins Gormley to give us the background on the story and what she’s expecting at tonight’s meeting.
LIVE: Lara Fominoff, 650 CKOM City Hall reporter.
10:45 – There are more than 4,000 charities active around Saskatchewan, and we’re embarking on a project to feature some of the great people doing great work in this province during a segment we like to call “The Best of Saskatchewan.” In this week’s feature, we’re catching up with Chandra Winter, program director with the Autism Research Centre.
LIVE: Chandra Winter, program director with the Autism Research Centre.
11:00 – A new report from Morneau Shepell says feelings of isolation are worse now than they have been at any point during the pandemic. Their score for psychological health has been in decline over the past 12 months, and indicates Canadians view of their mental health is now at its lowest point. How is your mental health holding up? Are you doing anything specifically to look after your mental health? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation.
12:00 – John Bjornstrom, better known as the Bushman of the Shuswap, escaped from prison in British Columbia in the late ’90s and evaded police for two years in an elaborate network of woodland basecamps and by stealing from cabins before the heavily-armed fugitive was ultimately captured by RCMP posing as a documentary film crew. Author Paul McKendrick explores the near-legendary figure of Bjornstrom in his new book “The Bushman’s Lair: On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Shuswap,” and he joins Gormley to tell us about the story.
LIVE: Paul McKendrick, author of “The Bushman’s Lair: On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Shuswap”