The Morning Edition - Saskatchewan

Our political panel analyzes the results of the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection and talks about where Saskatchewan is at when it comes to Truth and Reconciliation.

The details of a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in Regina were not made public by the government, but after a tip to CBC Saskatchewan. We talk to our political panel, CBC's Adam Hunter and Leader-Post opinion columnist Murray Mandryk about what this means for LTC homes in Saskatchewan this fall.

It has been a tense and tragic week in our province after a murder suspect fled the scene of a mass stabbing at James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon. Now that man is dead, but the grieving has just begun. What does the province need to do now? we ask our political panel.

The children's advocate says she will do a "full investigation" into private schools in Saskatchewan that get public money. We check in with our political panel on that and a date for Saskatoon's byelection with our political panel.

What are you going to do with the $500 the premier is sending you this fall? Or would you rather the government put that money into health care or education? We talk to our political panel -- Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter -- about the state of the government's finances and how it's spending the surplus.

Have you been to the hospital this summer? Hopefully you haven't had to go to emergency, but if you had -- you may have had a longer wait than usual. Or maybe a longer drive, if your local ER is shuttered. Host Stefani Langenegger talks with Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter.

Saskatchewan's education minister has appointed someone else to run three private schools in our province. That's in the wake of allegations of abuse by people who work at those schools. Host Stefani Langenegger speaks with Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter in this week's political panel.

What does the Pope's visit mean for reconciliation in Saskatchewan? Political columnist Murray Mandryk weighs in on that, along with the government's exploration of private surgery clinic options, in this week's edition of the political panel with The Morning Edition's host Stefani Langenegger.

The governing Saskatchewan Party is embarking on a summer tour to talk about provincial autonomy while the Opposition in Saskatchewan have a new leader. We ask our political panel about both.

The Saskatchewan NDP will elect its next leader this weekend. We talk with our panel Adam Hunter of CBC Saskatchewan and Leader-Post opinion columnist Murray Mandryk about the two candidates seeking the job and what will face the winner.