8:30 – According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino claimed “threats of rape” by political protesters involved in the Freedom Convoy 2022 justified use of the Emergencies Act. Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter in Ottawa, joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter in Ottawa
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…. Open lines.
10:00 – Lana Nicole Niland is a Saskatoon woman who has been living in Ukraine’s capital for the past 18 years. Niland joins Gormley from Kyiv with an update on the war in Ukraine, what she’s seeing and hearing from her home, and why she’s chosen to stay in the city amid the concerns of a Russian advance.
LIVE: Lana Nicole Niland, Saskatchewan woman living in Kyiv
10:30 – Iryna Matsiuk came to Saskatoon from Ukraine 10 years ago. She left her entire family there and as Russia invaded here home country she wanted to do whatever she could from here. Matsiuk is co-chair of the UCC Saskatchewan Ukraine Crisis Response Committee and she joins Gormley to discuss the work they are doing to help Ukrainian relatives of people living here.
LIVE: Iryna Matsiuk, co-chair of the UCC Saskatchewan Ukraine Crisis Response Committee
11:00 – Are you a picky eater? It’s common in children, but in adults it can become so severe it’s actually diagnosable as Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. We found a “picky eater test” online that lists 42 of the most commonly-avoided foods, and we want to know the one food you just will not touch (and why)! Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know which foods are completely off the table for you!
12:15 – Cianna Lieffers is back from Beijing where she put her refereeing skills to the test during the 2022 Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. Lieffers, who teaches in Asquith and has been a ref since age 12, went viral online during the Games after she was unintendedly slashed on the face by a player during the Canada-US match and returned to the ice after almost immediately shrugging off the injury. Lieffers joins Gormley to tell us about her Olympic adventure.
LIVE: Cianna Lieffers, Saskatchewan Olympic hockey referee