This is Saskatchewan

This is Saskatchewan

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  • What could a big turnout mean for the Alberta referendum?

    Alberta has said it's preparing for a record voter turnout of about 85 per cent for its referendum on whether to have a referendum to separate. Our political panellists, Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon, give their take on the vote and look at the latest with the AI data centre and a private jet trip by a Sask. MLA.

    15 min
  • Are SGI's new speed cams spying on you?

    Saskatchewan just installed 27 new speed cameras. We ask the insurer what kind of data is being collected, if AI is monitoring drivers, and who has access to the data. A surveillance expert also stops by, to break down SGI's response.

    16 min
  • A ‘No' from Moe to Elon Musk’s call for Sask. separation

    Trillionaire Elon Musk said Saskatchewan and Alberta should separate from Canada in a social media post and Premier Scott Moe responded with a simple “No.” We ask our political panel of Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon about this and the ever-expanding Bell AI data centre project outside of Regina.

    16 min
  • Sask.’s big nuclear bet

    Premier Scott Moe says the province will build two large nuclear reactors in northwest Saskatchewan. The aim is to provide 2,600 megawatts of electricity generated by nuclear energy by 2050. Our political panellists, Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon, weigh in and give us an update on the Bell AI data centre and an MLA’s private jet travel.

    15 min
  • Does Saskatoon need an arena referendum?

    Everyone in the city has an opinion on the Downtown Event and Entertainment District (also known as DEED), and a local group thinks we should put it to a vote. It wouldn't be the first time the city did that. We dig into the contentious $1.2-billion project, and if a referendum could settle this debate once and for all.

    15 min
  • Moe dismisses Trump’s threat to buy ‘blood potash’

    U.S. President Donald Trump said his country would pivot to buying potash from Belarus instead of Canada. Premier Scott Moe said, “buying blood potash from Belarus is supporting Russian aggression.” Trump later walked back the threat. Our political panel, columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC’s Alexander Quon, dig into the issue.

    13 min
  • Is Sask. AI data centre expansion hype or hysteria?

    Bell Canada announced that it has plans to quadruple the size of the AI data centre it is building outside Regina. Our political panel, columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC reporter Alexander Quon, explores the potential impact in the province and reacts to health-care workers voting in favour of job action.

    13 min

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