Neck guard sales jump after Sask. hockey player slashed by skate
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More adult players are now investing in the protective equipment.
8:30 – WestJet pilots have issued a 72-hour strike notice that means pilots can begin walk off the job on May 19. With the potential of grounding all planes and shutting down operations, we go to Professor Karl Moore from McGill University who joins Gormley to discuss the impact this will have on the airline industry.
LIVE: Karl Moore, aviation expert, assoc. prof. in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill.
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – As Canadians gear up for the upcoming long weekend, what price will we see at the pumps? Gas price analyst and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy Dan McTeague joins Gormley to look at what we can expect at the pumps this year.
LIVE: Dan McTeague, gas price analyst and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy.
11:00 – The higher mortgage rate has Canadians questioning the value of home ownership. The Mortgage Consumer Survey by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) showed that only 55% felt their home would increase in value in the next year. Allen Gibson, Senior Specialist and Key Account Management for CMHC, joins Gormley to explain why Canadians are losing confidence in the value of their home.
LIVE: Allen Gibson, Senior Specialist and Key Account Management for CMHC.
12:00 – Drones are being used in a new way to help farming in the province. Kaylie Krys, a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources, uses drones to help track and record this season’s canola on her family farm. It can show seedling count and percentage of plant ground coverage, and she joins Gormley to discuss how this will help improve farming in the future.
LIVE: Kaylie Krys, University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources graduate student.