With Remembrance Day over the past weekend, it’s the time of year to remember veterans and the care they deserve. An associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan is working on that in their research. Dr. Linzi Williamson is studying service dogs and joins Gormley to talk about the benefits they bring to veterans. Gormley

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A number of officer assaults across Canada and in Saskatchewan as of late have raised concerns about the safety of police while in the line of duty. Speaking with Gormley, Saskatchewan RCMP commanding officer, Rhonda Blackmore, raises the concern that assaults on police officers are up by 29 per cent over the past five years. Gormley

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A new action plan from the Saskatchewan Health Authority shows hospitals in Saskatoon are so overrun, hallway medicine practices are violating fire codes. SHA CEO, Andrew Will, joins Gormley to discuss the outcome of the report and what action is needed to improve patient care and safety. Gormley

Legendary Saskatchewan columnist and Roughriders historian, Rob Vanstone, has a new book on physical and virtual shelves this month. Brave Face: Wild Tales of Hockey Goaltenders in the Era Before Masks takes a look at elite hockey goalies and the physical punishments they endured -- and the scars that remain -- as facemasks became standard equipment and evolved with the sport. He joins Gormley to chat about this latest release. Gormley

At the end of October, the Saskatchewan government announced it is establishing a physician assistant training program in the province. While physician assistants are not independent practitioners, they are extenders and work with a degree of autonomy that allows for them to offer a broad range of medical services in Canada. Todd Bryant with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants in Saskatchewan joins Gormley to discuss what this means for the province’s physician shortage. Gormley

Do you feel pressured to make social media posts about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas? Rachel Greenspan, a writer and social media strategist from New York, is a Jewish woman who says she isn’t expecting her friends to make social media posts about the conflict. She joins Gormley to discuss the pressure that is out there to be vocal on social media, especially when it comes to tragic situations. Gormley

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More than a month after Israel declares war on Gaza and Hamas, Israel has is now allowing for humanitarian pauses in fighting each day. Tamar Yonah is a radio host in Israel and joins Gormley to share what is happening around her. Gormley