- COVID-19 in Canada: New year, new strains, new vaccines
Tuesday, January 12th 2021
While the new year has brought some hope in the covid-19 fight, with a ramping up of vaccine campaigns, 2021 is also presenting a new set of challenges in the pandemic. Variant strains that can be passed more easily from person to person are cropping up, and there are supply issues when it comes to the vaccines. National Post Health Reporter Sharon Kirkey joins Dave to talk about the concerns around the new virus strains, whether Quebec’s new curfew could help slow infections and the challenges Canada is facing with its vaccine rollout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Why Canada is betting on nuclear to get to net-zero carbon
Wednesday, January 6th 2021
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has set the lofty goal of Canada being net-zero for carbon emissions for 2050. And as part of that strategy, the country has bet on nuclear power to help get us there. Financial Post energy reporter Geoffrey Morgan joins Dave to talk about why the government is looking at nuclear power, what communities could eventually see mini-reactors at use, and why some are opposed to the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Why an all-Canadian division in the NHL isn't a bad thing
Monday, January 4th 2021
After the National Hockey League finished its season in unorthodox fashion, with playoffs held in hub cities and a Stanley Cup celebration in late September, we’re looking at some semblance of normalcy this season. Fans won’t be in the stands, but the NHL is set to resume with a truncated season in all 31 arenas. But for Canadian fans, things will look a lot different. Postmedia national hockey writer Michael Traikos joins Dave to discuss why people should be excited about the all-Canadian division, what it means to players to have hockey back, and how the league is adjusting while we’re still in the middle of a pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Holiday break programming update
Monday, December 21st 2020
We are taking a couple weeks off for the holidays. We hope to see you in the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Revisiting an old abandoned Saskatchewan farmhouse
Thursday, December 17th 2020
For many many Canadians who grew up in cities, the connection with agriculture and rural life is merely what they drive past on the highway, or produce bought from the store. But for others, it’s a story of their family history. In part two of our look at the series Abandoned Saskatchewan Dave talks to Saskatoon Star-Phoenix sports editor Kevin Mitchell about growing up on his family farm, his return to the abandoned property, and what the decline of rural Saskatchewan means to him. BACKGROUND READING: This old house: Visiting my abandoned home on the Saskatchewan prairie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
