The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

Microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau joins Gormley to discuss some of the latest research on COVID-19, including why those who have been vaccinated still need to follow health guidelines, and the so-called "double mutant" variants arriving in Canada.

Can your employer require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Steve Seiferling with Seiferling Law, a boutique labour and employment law firm based in Saskatoon, joins Gormley to help unpack this tricky question.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting dragged in the international media for his performance on vaccine procurement and for his false claims about the COVID-19 situation in the UK. Columnist Brian Lilley has been following the story for the Toronto Sun, and he joins Gormley to kick off our Hour of Rage!

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There are currently a lot of concerns around two vaccines - Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson - due to rare cases of blood clotting associated with the immunizations. But is that risk being blown out of proportion? Should you try to avoid certain vaccines? To help answer these questions, and get the real facts around vaccines and clotting, John is joined by microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau.

Frank Atchison is embarking on a long walk for a great cause. Frank will be celebrating his 95th birthday during a walk from Saskatoon to Regina set to start tomorrow and last until June 15. The effort is to support the Shrine and Shriners Hospital for Children and the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation, and Atchison joins Gormley to tell us about the project.

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Air Canada is getting a multi-billion-dollar relief package from the federal government, but the money comes with some strings attached including a 6% stake for the feds and a requirement that customers get refunds if COVID-19 canceled their flights. Aviation expert Karl Moore has said federal funding was the only option, and the deal appears to be a good one. Moore says it will be at least two years before the airline industry resembles the time before the pandemic, and he expects WestJet will be next in line for federal support. Moore joins Gormley to tell us more about what the bailout means for Air Canada.

Back in March of 2020, before Saskatchewan had its first COVID-19 case, a group of Saskatchewan university students was compiling pandemic data from around the country into an easy-to-use online portal at COVID19Tracker.ca. The project is the brainchild of U of S student Noah Little, and he joins Gormley to tell us more.

The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session