Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not?
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Renae Grubb, Saskatchewan marathoner, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning.
9:00 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by Sgt. Tanner Maurice, level 4 reconstructionist and Investigative Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Team member with the Regina Police Service (RPS), to break down how motor vehicle collisions are investigated.
11:00 – A Saskatchewan business started as an idea for a university student, now it’s grown into a success story aiming to improve the oil and gas industry. Dan McCarthy, founder and president of IJACK Technologies Inc., joins Evan to chat about how he started his company, what services it provides and what he sees for the future.
Listener Question: Do you make an effort to support Saskatchewan businesses?
11:30 – Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in Saskatchewan and the country. Erin Kuan, Lung Saskatchewan CEO, and Kerri Mossing, cancer survivor and Lung Saskatchewan ambassador, joins Evan to chat about the latest concerns of the organization, including the federal tobacco settlement, vaping being used as a method to quit smoking and radon testing.
LQ: Did you or someone you know quit smoking? How did they do it and what was the journey like?
12:00 – Calgary is getting its own inland port, the Prairie Economic Gateway. Construction is set to start in 2027, and it’s touted to be a transformational project that will create more than 30,000 jobs and $7 billion in economic output over the next decade. Regina has a similar inland port with its Global Transportation Hub, but it’s been at the centre of headlines and not for good reasons. Paul Martin, Saskatchewan business commentator and expert, joins Evan to explain why Calgary’s centre could see success and why Regina’s might be struggling.
