New cornhole league taking off in Saskatoon
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The league launched at the beginning of August, and has been growing ever since.
8:30 – After reports came out saying the RCMP will be investigating allegations of prosecutorial obstruction in connection with SNC-Lavalin. The Mounties have declared that they will not be investigating SNC-Lavalin. Duff Conacher is the Co-founder of Democracy Watch and joins Taylor to explain why there needs to be an investigation.
LIVE: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch.
9:00 –As the war in Ukraine continues to wage on, the rest of the world is seeing the capabilities of Ukraine against the Russian invaders. Chris Alexander, the former citizenship and immigration minister, joins Taylor to discuss why Ukraine’s right to self-defence is self-evident.
LIVE: Chris Alexander, former citizenship and immigration minister and a distinguished fellow of the Canadian International Council and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
9:30 –Have you ever wondered how reports of UFOs in Canada are handled? It all starts with the Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings (CIRVIS), which documents hundreds of sightings in Canada. Chris Rutkowski is a ufologist and UFO expert and joins Taylor to discuss what happens with these reports that the government and military handle.
LIVE: Chris Rutkowski, ufologist and UFO expert.
10:00 – A breakthrough in brain implants could help regenerate tissue in epilepsy patients. The research from the University of Glasgow looks into dissolvable algae coatings to help secure implants to treat the damage done by epilepsy. Maria Cerezo-Sanchez is the study’s lead author from James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow and joins Taylor to discuss the breakthrough.
LIVE: Maria Cerezo-Sanchez, lead author of the study from James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow.
10:30 – It still seems that workers are still fighting to call to be back in the office for work. Companies are looking at different incentives to entice people back to the office. Joe O’Connor is the Director and Co-founder of the Toronto-based Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence. He joins Taylor to explain what incentives companies offer and why this is becoming normal.
LIVE: Joe O’Connor, Director and Co-founder of the Toronto-based Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence.
11:00 – As the writers’ strike continues in Hollywood, many tv shows and movies feel its effect. The question is will studios turn to A.I. to help write them, and what could the impact be if they do? Craig Siliphant is a pop culture expert and author of ‘Nothing You Do Matters.’ And joins Taylor to explain the impact of A.I. and how it affects the writers’ strike.
LIVE: Craig Silliphant, author of ‘Nothing You Do Matters.’ And Pop Culture expert.
11:30 – Orbiting Satellites in our skies could impact how it looks from here. Roughly 7,000 satellites are orbiting and could grow to 65,000, and this would drastically change the look, making it crowded and hard to see certain constellations. Samantha Lawler is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Campion College at the University of Regina. She joins Taylor to discuss the impact of space waste orbiting around our sky.
LIVE: Samantha Lawler, Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Campion College at the University of Regina.
12:00 – The latest survey from FP Canada on leading factors contributing to financial stress shows two very interesting things regarding the prairie provinces. According to the survey, Manitoba and Saskatchewan try to save the most money and are more stressed about money than other provinces. Caval Olson-Lepage, a CFP and growth & engagement manager at Collabria Financial Services. She joins Taylor to discuss why residents of the prairies are saving and stressing about their finances.
LIVE: Caval Olson-Lepage, certified financial planner (CFP) and growth & engagement manager at Collabria Financial Services.