The Prairie Women on Snowmobiles are back for their annual ride across Saskatchewan, in support of the Canadian Cancer Society and breast cancer research. This year, the tour's 20th anniversary will kick off in Humboldt and visit 24 communities around the province. Kelly Rea is president of Prairie Women on Snowmobiles, and she joins Gormley now to discuss this year's tour and the work the group has done over two decades, raising more than $2.5 million.

2019 was the safest year ever on Saskatchewan's roads and highways, with preliminary records showing 71 people were killed on Saskatchewan's roads last year. That's half the 10-year average, and the lowest total since Saskatchewan started keeping records. But how much of that is due to drivers' behavior and how much is due to improved safety features? Mark Nantais, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, says collisions are still caused by drivers and driver error, but the advance of safety technology in cars has been nothing short of remarkable when it comes to reducing death and carnage on roadways. He says everything from the construction materials to seat and dashboard design has become much safer, but there are many other features that have added additional safety, such as airbags, better seatbelts, safer glass, road sensors, and crumple zones. When you consider the increased number of vehicles on the roads and highways every year, Nantais says cars are exponentially safer than they were decades ago. He joins John to discuss the advances in auto safety.

Scientists in Saskatchewan have started the search for a coronavirus vaccine inside a high-security lab at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization - International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) on the University of Saskatchewan campus. The lab, one of the most advanced in the world, received approval from Canada’s public health agency to start researching the virus on Jan. 21, just as the first case in North America was confirmed in Washington. Dr. Volker Gerdts is director of VIDO-InterVac, and he joins Gormley to discuss their research.

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The lockout at Regina's Co-op refinery seems to be closer to a resolution, after Unifor announced yesterday that they would abide by the court injunctions against them and take down the blockades at the refinery's gate if Co-op management returns to the bargaining table with them today by 10:00 a.m. The union, whose members have been locked out since early December after serving strike notice, also called on Premier Scott Moe to legislate the parties into binding arbitration, saying he needs to show leadership and support oil and gas workers. The parties were back in court on Tuesday as Co-op applied for a second contempt of court order, alleging the union was still violating the injunction preventing them from holding up vehicles at the gate for longer than 10 minutes. Britton Gray has been following the latest developments for CJME, and he joins Gormley with an update.

Author and speaker Allan Kehler says when it comes to mental health, men too often suffer in silence. His new book "MENtal Health: It's Time To Talk" encourages men to speak up to start the conversation on mental health, masculinity, mental illness, addiction, abuse, and suicide, and includes the stories of prairie men who have made it through these and other challenges. Kehler joins Drew now to talk about mental health, and we also want to hear your stories so give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and tell us how mental health has touched your life.

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Clint Malarchuk is a former NHL goalie who attempted suicide and was left with a bullet lodged in his skull. He has since written the book The Crazy Game, which outlines his life-long struggle with mental-health issues from anxiety and depression to OCD and PTSD. Clint and his wife Joanie Malarchuk are keynote speakers at 'More Joy Regina', this evening in Regina, SK. The event brings together depression/anxiety speakers and provincial mental health professionals and organizations to offer the public real-life experiences and coping strategies. Clint and Joanie will tell their story of surviving Clint’s suicide attempt. Clint joins Drew now to talk about the event, his book and his personal struggles with mental health.

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The Wuhan coronavirus has reached Canada, with three people who recently visited the Wuhan area testing positive in B.C. The virus has so far claimed more than 130 lives, with nearly 6,000 confirmed cases in China and thousands more suspected cases. Many countries are restricting travel and issuing advisories to help contain its spread, but do we really need to be concerned? To share some facts about coronavirus and what can be done to limit its spread within Canada, Drew is joined by Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at Royal University Hospital and the U of S.