Sask. hockey player resting at home after neck slashed by skate
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'Considering the circumstances ... this is best-case scenario,' Cole Cusitar said.
8:30 – Saskatchewan’s public health measures have been extended to April 26, but Dr. Saqib Shahab says all adults who want a vaccine may be able to get their first dose within 4-6 weeks. But will concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine and shipping delays throw a wrench in our plans? To find out more about our vaccine efforts, and the logistics going on behind the scenes, Gormley is joined by Derek Millar, head of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s Emergency Operations Centre.
LIVE: Derek Miller, Chief of the SHA’s Emergency Operations Centre.
9:00 – Bugs Day, the Hour of Rage!
10:00 – We’re all aware of the acute effects of COVID-19, but according to Dr. Lewis Kaplan, the virus is causing long-term harm in ways that haven’t yet been addressed. Kaplan says we need to do more for those who suffer long-term effects from COVID, who aren’t acutely sick but still aren’t ready to rejoin the workforce. Kaplan says we should also be aware of the negative effects someone can suffer after a stay in the ICU, including diminished cognitive function, physical weakness, and disordered social relationships. Kaplan joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Dr. Lewis Kaplan, University of Pennsylvania physician and past-president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
11:00 – Canadian Nationalist Party Leader Travis Patron is currently in jail, facing charges of breaking-and-entering, mischief, inciting hatred towards an identifiable group, aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm, and breaching court-ordered conditions. The latest charges stem from break-ins at the Redvers Legion Hall, which Patron claimed was his legal property. Kevin Weedmark has been following the bizarre case for the World-Spectator, and he joins Gormley with the details.
LIVE: Kevin Weedmark, Editor and Publisher of The World-Spectator.
12:00 – Since the beginning of the pandemic, Lang McGilp and his team at Insightrix have been polling Saskatchewan residents on their mental health, creating a “barometer” with weekly updates. Now that the project has broken the one-year mark, we’re catching up with McGilp to find out some of the trends he’s tracked over the past 12 months, and the current state of Saskatchewan’s mental health.
LIVE: Lang McGilp, research director at Insightrix Research.