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U.S. midterm election results showed that Americans are pushing back against AI data centres. We asked our political panel of Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon if that will affect the mega-project Bell is building outside of Regina.

A Toronto-based developer is hoping to add 500 tiny homes to the roof of a mall in Prince Albert. He still needs to formally apply to the city and demonstrate the plan is feasible. Host Adam Hunter explores how the idea might both help struggling malls and address affordable housing shortages.

The Saskatchewan government laid out its legislative agenda with a speech from the throne. It promises a “strong and steady” Saskatchewan. The NDP Opposition says things are shakier. We ask our political panel of Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon for their analysis of the speech and the first few debates in the assembly.

When an encampment in Saskatoon was cleared, it brought a critical conversation about homelessness to a boiling point. We examine whether changes to provincial income support programs like SIS and SAID are contributing to the housing crisis.

Investigations about the people who get hurt when the systems meant to protect us fail, hard. Not by accident, not from poor planning, but because someone chose to do wrong — and others chose to do nothing. In When it All Went Wron g with chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault as your guide, CBC’s best journalists go deep over multiple episodes to reveal the fault lines in institutions we’ve come...

Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting starts with the throne speech on Tuesday. Our political panel of Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon tells us what they expect to hear. They also discuss a recent poll from Abacus Data showing the Saskatchewan Party and NDP are close among voters, and analyze the Alberta referendum results.

Bell’s $52-billion AI data centre is Saskatchewan’s largest ever private investment and will now occupy a massive swath of former farmland. How did we get here? CBC’s Alexander Quon has been covering this story for months and joins host Adam Hunter to share what we know and what questions still remain.

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.

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.

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.

Union leaders and transit riders are calling for action after the recent assault of a Regina bus driver. They say overdue schedule changes and weak security leave operators and passengers at risk.

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.

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.

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.

Find out how neighbours, businesses, advocates and the city are dealing with a growing encampment in Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood.

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.

People who commute near the University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital are having to battle their way through major construction. We experienced it firsthand, and asked the city: when will it end?

A private plane used by Saskatchewan MLA Kevin Weedmark caught the Opposition's attention after it was documented in a TikTok posted by his staff member. Our political panel, CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon and political columnist Murray Mandryk, give their analysis on the turbulence caused this week with host Adam Hunter. 

As the school year starts, both Regina Public Schools and Regina Catholic Schools are having issues with overcrowding in classrooms. Close to 30 schools in Regina are over capacity. Host Adam Hunter finds out how schools manage, what students think and how the government is responding.

Saskatchewan people who responded to a provincial government mail-in survey overwhelmingly said they want limits on social media for kids 16 and under, with 86 per cent expressing support. Our political panellists, Canadian Press reporter Jeremy Simes and political columnist Murray Mandryk, react to the survey and look at how the government is handling overcrowding in schools.

The federal government recently introduced the Safe Social Media Act, which would force social media platforms to restrict accounts for kids under 16 unless the platforms can implement adequate safeguards. Prior to that, Premier Scott Moe mailed every Sask. family a survey, seeking feedback from parents. We asked teens, technology analysts and mental health experts if a ban would actually work. Th...

This week the U.S.-Canada trade war heated up, with Canada announcing dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also added his own levy on U.S. booze. Our panellists, political columnist Murray Mandryk and Canadian Press journalist Jeremy Simes, explain the latest. They also dive into the government’s first-quarter financial report.

Regina is adding a neighbourhood the size of Moose Jaw, but there’s no plan to build a school there. Turns out, this is a common problem in many new suburbs: people move to a newly-built neighbourhood and the nearest school quickly fills up. What is it like inside these schools and just how crowded are they? CBC’s Katie Swyers focuses on Saskatoon and Regina to see how divisions and families cope...

The Saskatchewan Marshals Service was in the process of creating a specialized response unit. This led one criminologist to question if it was necessary and then the provincial told the police force to pause plans for the unit. Guest host Tory Gillis asks our political panel, columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Provincial Affairs reporter Alexander Quon, about this and the latest developments on trad...

An inside look at the rifts that grew inside a southwestern Saskatchewan community in 2023 when a group of online extremists and Q-Anon believers pulled up and refused to leave.  In this Uncover feed drop, Rachel Browne takes us inside Richmound, Sask., where the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” spent months hunkered down inside an abandoned school with her cult members.