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 – Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated dramatically over the past week, with airstrikes, missile attacks, casualties and heated words back and forth sparking fear of a potential war. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump is demanding Iran’s surrender. Ralph Nurnberger, former foreign policy assistant, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Georgetown University professor and senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, joins Evan to break down the latest developments in the conflict.
Listener Question: How do you feel about the role the U.S. is playing right now—do you think American involvement is helping or making things worse?
9:00 – On Wednesday afternoon, after Alberta and Saskatchewan’s governing caucuses had met in Lloydminster, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe repeated calls for federal action on energy projects. This is necessary, the premiers said, if Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to see Canada have one of the strongest economies in the G7 and requires immediate action. Evan welcomes Minister Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Corporation and Minister Responsible for SaskPower Incorporated, to share more about the Premier’s call on the federal government.
9:15 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
9:45 – The University of Saskatchewan just reached a major milestone and they’re here to celebrate it with us! Cheryl Hamelin, University of Saskatchewan vice president of university relations, joins Evan to discuss it’s “Be What the World Needs” fundraising campaign, which just wrapped up last night.
LQ: Do you think post-secondary education still holds the same value today as it did a generation ago?
10:00 – The G7 Summit concluded earlier in the week and as political-watchers anticipate an upcoming leadership review coming, Evan welcomes Blacklock’s Reporter managing editor, Tom Korski, to catch up on the key highlights happening in Canadian politics.
LQ: Would you still select Pierre Poilievre as the right choice to lead the Canadian Conservatives in light of Mark Carney’s strong start as Prime Minister?
10:30 – Through the tragedy and heartbreak of the wildfires in the north, we’ve also seen the community of Saskatchewan come together and unite strongly to show support to evacuees. Shirley Isbister, president of the Central Urban Metis Federation Inc. and her team were some of the people working tirelessly to help. She joins Evan now to share what the last few weeks have been like and how you can honour National Indigenous Peoples Day this weekend.
LQ: Do you think the government should offer more support for organizations like this one that directly help those in need?
11:00 – While summertime means days at the lake and driving with the windows rolled down, we also have to welcome back some of our least favourite pests. Shawn Sherwood, Poulin’s exterminator, joins Evan to chat about what pesky problems he’s seeing this summer and take your calls on some of your pest problems!
LQ: Do you have a question for our pest expert? Give Evan and Shawn a call at 1-877-332-8255.
12:00 – Artificial intelligence continues to make major moves in development. Google’s new Veo 3 can generate ultra-realistic videos and audio from just a short text prompt. Chad Jones, CEO of Push Interactions and former Apple engineer, joins Evan to break down what this means and how you can tell the difference between AI-generated content and the real thing.
LQ: Are you worried about how quickly artificial intelligence is growing?
