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 – The Saskatchewan government’s new parental inclusion and consent policies have made parents praise the move for their kids. On the other hand, organizations and teachers find this lack of consulting about the policy harmful to students. We go to the Reality Check phones and ask: Is the government’s new school policy the right thing to do?
9:00 –Bugs Day…the hour of rage! What is bugging you this week? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255
10:00 – The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is calling the new policy for seeking parents’ permission for students to change their preferred names and pronouns dangerous. The STF feels that not having meaningful consultation from experts in education doesn’t help the students. Samantha Becotte, the President of the STF, joins Gormley to explain how teachers will handle this new policy in the school year.
LIVE: Samantha Becotte, President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation.
11:00 – The Regina Sports Hall of Fame has announced the 2023 class inductees. A number of great people are part of this class, including Rob Vanstone, Saskatchewan Roughriders historian, and he joins Gormley to share his thoughts about being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
LIVE: Rob Vanstone, Senior Journalist and Roughriders Historian.
11:30 – The working-from-home debate has taken another turn, with new research showing a dip in productivity from full-time staff. It shows productivity has dropped as high as 20% by employees working from home, which is pushing companies to have workers back in the office by September. With the growing list of reasons to head back to the office is it time for companies to make it official and make workers come back in the office?
12:00 – The Remai Modern has a new exhibition called Canoe. It explores how the birchbark canoe was an essential method of transportation for Indigenous people. Kelly Tolley is the Program Guide leading the project, and Pinock Smith is an Algonquin canoe maker from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation. They join Gormley to discuss the exhibit and what it takes to build a canoe.
LIVE: Kelly Tolley, Program Guide leading the canoe project and Pinock Smith Algonquin canoe maker from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation.