The Roy Green Show

Sharon grew up in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and shares what the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team means to the town and its people, as well as how residents are reacting to the terrible bus crash. Guest: Sharon, from Humboldt, Saskatchewan-Janet Brown of News Talk 980 CKNW in Vancouver spoke with Dean Petruk, the president of FIELDS Stores Canada, about how the company has launched a fundraiser for...

Following the Humboldt Broncos team bus crash tragedy, people are stepping up and trying to help however they can. Since it was created last night, a GoFundMe fundraising campaign for the families of team members has raised more than $1.1 million. Guest: Wray Morrison, Rawlco provincial sports director in Saskatchewan for CJME & CKOM(Photo: @HumboldtBroncos on Twitter) Learn more about your ad cho...

Roy airs an interview with Donna Mikkola, who billeted Matthieu Gomercic of Winnipeg when he played for the Steinbach Pistons. He survived the crash. Following the interview, we air the live broadcast of the press conference from the Humboldt Broncos, as carried by Global News.(Donna Mikkola interview courtesy of 680 CJOB)(Photo: Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Roy speaks with Peter Woods, executive director of Hockey Manitoba, about how horrible tragedies like the Humboldt Broncos bus crash affect entire communities in Canada. Guest: Peter Woods, Executive Director of Hockey Manitoba​(Photo: @rjpatter on Twitter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers to weigh in on the fatal crash in Saskatchewan between a semi-truck and a bus carrying a junior hockey team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following Friday's horrific crash of the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, Canadians and the hockey community are searching for ways to support the team and their family members. Guest: Sheldon Kennedy, former member of the Swift Current Broncos and on the bus during that team's fatal crash in 1986(Photo: Obtained by Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

The Roy Green Show In an exclusive interview, Don Goss shares his story of the emotionally devastating bullying he was subjected to while working for the Edmonton Police Service, which eventually cost him his civilian specialized skills job. Many were aware of the harassment, yet no one stepped up to defend him. Guests: Don Goss, former civilian employee of the Edmonton Police ServiceRobert Hladun...

Human Rights Watch is investigating the issue of chronic pain patients being denied their opioid pain medications and left in distress, with some patients living in such pain that they’re considering taking their own lives. Although this particular investigation is based in the United States, the organization says their findings will likely have relevance north of the border. Guest: Diederik Lohma...

Kerry is a chronic pain patient who joined the show last Sunday for an emotional segment that deeply affected listeners. This week, Kerry finishes her story of how she was suddenly denied her opioid medication and how being abruptly cut off from her medication has driven her to thoughts of suicide. Guest: Kerry(Photo: Toby Talbot/The Canadian Press/AP/File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Dan McTeague served as a member of parliament for almost 20 years under Prime Ministers Jean Chretien and Paul Martin. McTeague quit before the 2015 election, saying Justin Trudeau has an unserious mind and is given to 'selfies, socks and sobbing'. He adds that the prime minister is surrounded by 'yes men’ and ‘yes women' handpicked for their compliance but unable to represent the diversity of exp...

In an exclusive interview, Don Goss shares his story of the emotionally devastating bullying he was subjected to while working for the Edmonton Police Service, which eventually cost him his civilian specialized skills job. Many were aware of the harassment, yet no one stepped up to defend him. Guests: Don Goss, former civilian employee of the Edmonton Police ServiceRobert Hladun, Don Goss’ lawyer(...

The Roy Green Show Following the Parkland school shooting, there is concern that children who are disabled and/or living with autism are facing increased hostility and distrust from their fellow students.   Meanwhile, Nikolas Cruz has been receiving money from sympathizers, for his prison commissary account, as well as love letters.   There are also comments on social media accusing the Parkland s...

In this week’s Beauties and the Beast segment, The Beauties and Roy tackle Canada’s debt, rising tensions between Canada’s provinces, and the tentative NAFTA deadline. Guests: Catherine SwiftLinda LeatherdaleMichelle Simson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-75 to change Canada's criminal justice system by modifying the jury selection process and require judges to consider vulnerable populations in cases before them. The bill was introduced following the outcry about the acquital of Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley in the death of Colten Boushie. Will Bill C-75 be an improvement and suc...

Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe has warned British Columbia premier John Horgan that Saskatchewan may engage in economic sanctions against B.C., including reducing export permits of oil from the province if Horgan keeps causing delays to the construction of the Trans Canada pipeline. In the wake of the ongoing oil pipeline politics in western Canadian, Roy asks Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com, what Ca...

Kathleen Wynne is promising billions of dollars of goodies to voters in time for the June election - all while Ontario carries the largest non-national debt in the world. Of course, promises like this are routine at election time. Rachel Notley will do the same in Alberta one year from now and B.C. Premier John Horgan will follow suit when the NDP/Green coalition dissolves. Guest: Dan Kelly, presi...

What does Google know about you? Roy shares his opinion on the rising concerns over information security, and how much an algorithm can infer, based on your behaviors online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Parkland school shooting, there is concern that children who are disabled and/or living with autism are facing increased hostility and distrust from their fellow students. Meanwhile, Nikolas Cruz has been receiving money from sympathizers, for his prison commissary account, as well as love letters. There are also comments on social media accusing the Parkland school survivors of bein...

The Roy Green Show There is a strong push for autonomous vehicles to become commonplace, but are they actually a safer on the road than cars driven by people? Earlier in the week, a self-driving car ran over and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona. Guest: Barrie Kirk, co-founder and executive director of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence-On Friday, police officer Lieutenant Colonel...

The U.S. Veterans Administration issued an abstract, reporting that forcing people to taper off of opioid pain medicine does nothing to reduce overdoses, but does result in a significant rise in suicide mortality. Meanwhile, doctors are still facing pressure to cut opioid prescriptions from their routines. Our guest has had this happen to her despite the intense pain that she lives with, and she n...

What are your rights to digital privacy when information is crossing geographic borders? The Canada Border Services Agency believes that they have the right to search such information, but is that actually the case? Also, what are the legal issues surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal and is it as big as it initially seemed? Guest: David Fraser, internet, technology and privacy lawyer, partn...

On Friday, police officer Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame offered himself as a replacement for a woman who had been taken hostage by an ISIS-supporting terrorist at a supermarket in Trebes, France. What is it about a person’s character that allows them to give up their own life for another? Also, what are the long term effects of psychological trauma experienced as a teen? How might the events...

The conversation surrounding gun control is more poignant than ever, especially following this weekend's 'March for Our Lives' rallies that were held in cities across the United States and around the world. However, there are stories that should not be left out, including those of people who have had to rely on the use of a firearm to defend themselves.(Photo: Artyom Korotayev/TASS via Getty Image...

Roy takes callers thoughts on the issue of autonomous vehicles.(Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a strong push for autonomous vehicles to become commonplace, but are they actually a safer on the road than cars driven by people? Earlier in the week, a self-driving car ran over and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona. Guest: Barrie Kirk, co-founder and executive director of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence(Photo: Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choice...