This is Saskatchewan

Premier Scott Moe has been racking up the Air Miles. First he went to Japan and China to try and tackle trade issues. Then he went to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Did his message land with those in power? We ask our political panelists.

The self-described Queen of Canada is on house arrest in Regina after police raided the former school in the village of Richmound where she lived with her followers for the past two years. Is the saga over? One resident and a cult expert say, not yet.

Two B.C.-based aircraft companies are at the centre of a court case. CBC’s Geoff Leo breaks down what court documents say about the Saskatchewan government’s contract for new firefighting planes.  

GreenSpirit Chaplain Shawn Sanford Beck from Saskatoon joins Sam Maciag to talk about his role in supporting people’s relationships with trees, the earth, and other beings.

Premier Scott Moe’s mission to Beijing is finally in motion but the Prime Minister will not be by his side. Our political panel dissects if this trip will make a difference.

With language, cost, transportation and so many other barriers, newcomers with athletic dreams don’t always get the shot they deserve. A new partnership between Bring Em’ Up Sask and the Regina Open Door Society is hoping to change that, with free athletic camps for refugee and newcomer students.

Canola is big money in Saskatchewan, so being slapped with a Chinese tariff is tough news for already stressed producers. We check in with farmers Chad Nagy and Lesley Kelly and an expert who wants to see more Canadian canola used domestically in biofuels.

Political panelists Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes discuss Premier Scott Moe’s request for Prime Minister Carney to come with him to China to lobby against canola tariffs.

In the last year, beef prices have climbed 25 per cent – making the cost of grilling a little more painful. We check in with a BBQ restaurant owner, a cow-calf producer and a feed lot to find out why things cost so much, how long this might last, and the impact on their businesses.

Gophers are cute, but they’re also a hole digging nuisance. With a once-used poison now banned in Canada, they’re coming back with a vengeance. We check in with Saskatchewan producers and local pest control to hear about the problems gophers cause and how to put a stop to it.