Nine people died in a helicopter crash in California Sunday including basketball legend Kobe Bryant. His daughter Gianna also died in the crash. The group was flying to Thousand Oaks, California, Sunday for a basketball game. Gianna was expected to play in the game and Bryant was going to coach.

Persephone Theatre's new documentary, Reasonable Doubt, reflects on race relations in Saskatchewan. The show runs from January 29 to Feb 12. Joel Bernbaum is a co-creator/interviewer/editor for Reasonable Doubt and joins Gormley to talk about the documentary.

Many people like to travel to warmer weather this time of year. Experts are advising before you go - make sure you have travel insurance - and make sure you know what you're covered for. Will McAleer, Executive Director at the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada joins Gormley to talk about the importance of travel insurance and the importance of reading the fine print.

Open lines continue

The Ultimate Open Lines… WTF: Lise Gasmo, Aardvark Outdoor Play and Mike Couros, Senior Associate of Independent Financial Services and Partner of IFS Benefits Consulting Inc.

The latest on the showdown between the Co-op refinery and Unifor. The past week has consisted of barricades, arrests and a $100,000 fine and now the refinery and Unifor are discussing returning to the bargaining table. But there are conditions. The company wants the barricades to come down and Unifor says that can be done if the company stops bringing in replacement "scab" workers. We hear from Vic Huard executive VP for Federated Co-operatives Limited to get his reaction to Unifor.

The first event of Heritage Regina's 2020 Winter Lecture Series is titled BOOM, BUST AND BULLETS: THE HISTORY OF THE GM PLANT IN REGINA. Dale Johnson will be presenting the first of four lectures on Thursday January 30, 2020 at the Artesian on 13th. Dale joins Gormley now to talk about the lecture.

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control the outbreak. Scientists have identified it as a new coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under a microscope. The coronavirus family has many types that affect people. Some cause the common cold while others originating in bats, camels and other animals have evolved into more severe illnesses such as SARS — severe acute respiratory syndrome — or MERS — Middle East respiratory syndrome. Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan Chief Medical Officer of Health joins Gormley now to discuss Coronavirus; what it is, how it is spread and who is at risk.

Jamie Boulachanis, a murderer who recently became a woman in the definition under Canadian law, is demanding to be transferred to a penitentiary for women. On Monday Boulachanis filed an application for habeas corpus — a legal recourse that allows a person to challenge the legality of their incarceration. Her argument is that she is receiving 'humiliating" treatment in the men's prison; showering in front of men, not having access to a bathroom with a door or needing to use a toilet without a seat, being strip-searched by male officers and routinely sexually harassed as the only woman in a men’s prison. Paul Cherry, a journalist with the Montreal Gazette has been following this and joins Gormley now to talk about the Boulachanis case.

Bug’s Day… The Hour of Rage!

This morning we start off Bug’s Day with Josh’s story. Josh was biking to work in Saskatoon on Ontario Avenue Monday morning. Due to all the snow where he was supposed to be riding (the road), Josh took the sidewalk. A bylaw officer saw this and gave Josh a ticket. He was so angry he ripped the ticket up right there! According to Saskatoon and Regina bylaws, cyclist cannot ride on sidewalks – but should there be some forgiveness when the city has not yet cleared roads of snow?