Show Segments

8:30 – Saskatoon City Council has voted against the COVID-19 bylaw that would have restricted restricting gatherings in the city. At a special council meeting on Friday, council voted 10-1 against implementing the proposed bylaw. Everyone but Coun. Hilary Gough voted it down. Criminal defense lawyer Brian Pfefferle joins Gormley to break down some of the legal questions around Saskatoon’s gathering bylaw.
LIVE: Brian Pfefferle, Saskatoon-based criminal defense lawyer with Pfefferle Law.

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories

10:00 – Raising the minimum wage is a great way to lift people out of poverty, right? Well, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute, there’s no clear link between higher minimum wage and reduced poverty. Their study found only 8.8% of all workers earn minimum wage, with more than half between the ages of 15 and 24, meaning they’re not the primary breadwinners of their households. Ben Eisen wrote the study, and he joins Gormley to explain some of the misconceptions around minimum wage.
LIVE: Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute.

10:45 – In an annual tradition, Gormley gets his flu shot live on the air! Carmen Wheeler with the SHA joins Gormley in studio to give him the poke.
LIVE: Carmen Wheeler, Clinical Lead with the Saskatchewan Health Authority. IN SASKATOON STUDIO

11:00 – Comedian Mike Ward won a decade-long free speech battle in the Supreme Court of Canada, with the decision coming down Friday. Dwight Newman is an expert on constitutional law, and he joins Gormley to break down the case and its implications for freedom of expression – and freedom of comedy – in Canada.
LIVE: Dwight Newman, Law prof, constitutional law expert, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law at the University of Saskatchewan.

11:15/30 – A New York woman is suing Kellogg’s for damages in excess of $5 million, alleging their strawberry Pop Tarts don’t contain enough strawberry to justify the label. The lawsuit is a bit silly, but it’s got us thinking about the (usually sugary) foods we loved when we were growing up. From sugar-filled cereals to Fruit-By-The-Foot and Cuban Lunch bars, or your mom’s homemade baloney sandwiches, give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and tell us what food tastes like your childhood!

12:00 – There are more than 4,000 charities active around Saskatchewan, and we’re featuring some of the great people doing great work in this province during our new segment called “The Best of Saskatchewan.” In this week’s feature, we’ll catch up with Sandra Kary to learn about the Saskatoon Friendship Inn, where they serve daily nutritious meals and providing referrals and programming that “meet people where they are.”
LIVE: Sandra Kary, executive director with Saskatoon Friendship Inn.