Show Segments

8:30 – The federal election is less than two weeks away on September 20. Will we have a new government or will the Liberals remain in power? We’re putting the question to you in one of Gormley’s patented Reality Checks: Will Justin Trudeau still be Prime Minister after Sept. 20?

REALITY CHECK: Will Justin Trudeau still be Prime Minister after Sept. 20?

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories

10:00 – There is a shortage of workers in Saskatchewan.  Hanif Hemani, Managing Director of Express Employment Professionals (a Saskatoon recruitment agency) says there are a number of reasons for the labour crunch including lingering fears of COVID-19.  Another reason is that government COVID-19 income support payments and unemployment benefits have allowed job seekers to delay returning to work or to hold out for more attractive job offers.  Hemani joins Gormley to discuss all of the reasons he believes are behind the worker shortages.

LIVE:  Hanif Hemani, Managing Director of Express Employment Professionals.

11:00 – More businesses and organizations are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations and Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner is urging those implementing requirements to make sure they’ve checked with a lawyer and have their legal ducks in a row. Ron Kruzeniski joins Gormley to tell us more about the importance of legal advice when requiring proof of vaccination, or not.

LIVE: Ron Kruzeniski, Saskatchewan information and privacy commissioner.  

12:00 – According to new research from the University of Saskatchewan, recovery from a concussion can take much longer than many people think.  Dr. Changiz Taghibiglou, a co-reseracher on the study, joins John to discuss what the research has found on concussion recovery times.

Dr. Changiz Taghibiglou, Associate Professor Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology at the U of S.