Four Sask. players named to Canada world junior hockey championship team
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Berkly Catton, Brayden Yager, Caden Price and Tanner Howe were all named.
8:30 – As the fall session and election near, now that September is upon Saskatchewan, Evan welcomes NDP leader Carla Beck, to speak to Saskatchewan’s new cell phone ban, health care concerns and how the provincial NDP are preparing for back-to-session.
Listener Question: Is there anything the Official Opposition could promise that would earn your vote?
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.
9:30 – As the kids are heading back to the classroom, the person at the front of their homeroom might not be a certified teacher. Markus Rubrecht, registrar and chief operating officer of the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB), joins Evan to discuss how uncertified teachers are being used to fill educator spots in Saskatchewan to combat a shortage of teachers.
LQ: Do you support non-certified teachers being hired in Saskatchewan schools to teach during this shortage?
10:00 – Kids are back in school today, but their cell phones are not. Sean Chase, director of the Regina Catholic School Division, joins Evan to discuss how schools have been dealing with cell phones and how the 2024-25 school year ban will affect staff and students. Then, teacher Amy Moroz shares her thoughts on cell phones in the classroom.
LQ: Is the Saskatchewan government doing the right thing interfering in schools with this legislation?
10:30 – Should the province be spending its time making rules for schools or should it leave the governance in the hands who know education best? Call Evan with your thoughts at 1-877-332-8255.
11:00 – Harvest season can mean a lot of stress on farmers and producers in the prairie parts of Canada. Gerry Friesen, founder of the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program and author of The Recovering Farmer: A Journey through the Labyrinth of Anxiety and Depression, knows these difficulties all too well and joins Evan to talk about how to prioritize mental health out in the fields this autumn.
LQ: What’s your favourite thing to do to relax after a busy harvest?
11:30 – September is blood cancer awareness month and some Saskatchewan blood cancer patients will be among the first to benefit from a new pathway from Canada’s Drug Agency to accelerate public access to new treatments for the illness. Dr. Mona Shafey, hematologist in Calgary, Alta., joins Evan to share more.
12:00 – Trust in politicians and the leaders of various countries — or candidates to lead those countries — seems precarious these days. Mike Studeman, author and retired two-star Admiral, joins Evan to discuss what makes a strong leader from his new book, Might of Chain: Forging Leaders of Iron Integrity.