VIDEO: Huskies athletes put personal spin on pre-game land acknowledgements
Sep 30, 2024
Huskie Alyssa D'Agnone says writing a land acknowledgment taught her about Indigenous culture.
8:30 – United States President Joe Biden has announced he will no longer be seeking reelection in the U.S. presidential election slated for later this year and has endorsed his current Vice President, Kamala Harris, as a candidate. This comes just one week after Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump was shot in what has now been classified as an assassination attempt. Kelly Malone, Washington correspondent for the Canadian Press and formerly a Saskatchewan-based reporter, joins Evan to walk through the majors events of the past week in American politics.
9:00 – Saskatchewan has been seeing an incredible heat wave and parts of the province are also now under air quality advisories. David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, joins Evan Bray to discuss the current weather news and what the rest of the summer might bring.
9:30 – Open lines – 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 Deputy Chief Trent Stevely and Cst. Tyler Penny of the Investigative Services Division of the Regina Police Service to discuss the ever-changing landscape of drug investigations.
11:00 – The Saskatchewan Summer Games have kicked off! More than 1,800 participants will compete in 14 events over the next week – including archery, soccer and tennis. Leslie Blyth, Chair of the Saskatchewan Games Council, joins Evan Bray to talk about kicking off the event on Sunday and what we can look forward to this week.
11:30 – Summer is here and people are eager to get outside and enjoy the natural beauty that Saskatchewan has to offer. However, our wetlands face significant challenges with frequent and toxic algae blooms threatening our ecosystem. Dr. Mitch Weegman, department of biology at the University of Saskatchewan and Ducks Unlimited Canada Endowed Chair in Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation, joins Evan Bray to discuss the importance of wetland preservation.
12:00 – A Saskatchewan tech company is working to connect citizens and improve economic growth in the province through a partnership with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) and Innovation Sask. CEO and co-founder of memoryKPR, Jessica McNaughton, joins Evan to explain how.