The Morning Edition
with Sheila Coles

Ray Unrau is in charge of keeping Saskatoon safe. He thinks text messages can save lives in an emergency. Stefani learns more about his proposal to start a city-wide text notification system.

A Saskatoon company is set to make a blood test available that it says can tell you if you're at a high risk of developing colorectal cancer. But the Canadian Cancer Society has concerns. Stef speaks with both parties on The Morning Edition.

Saskatoon's Steve Whittington has just climbed Mount Everest. For this seasoned climber, Mount Everest was both physically and mentally challenging. He tells the Morning Edition his tales from the mountain.


   

A drunk driver is pulled over and arrested on a Saskatchewan highway.  The driver goes off to jail, but what happens to their vehicle? It may come as a surprise to learn that taxpayers are fitting the towing bill.  It's all because of confusion over changes to the Traffic Safety Act. The CBC's Ryan Pilon tells us about the changes.

It's June, but our lawns, drains and driveways are covered in a blanket of white. It's not snow, it's elm seeds. They are covered the city, and we spoke to D'Arcy Schenk, the manager of forestry and horticulture for the Wascana Centre Authority to find out why there are so many of them.

You've probably noticed them on your sidewalk or driveway.  They may have even sneaked into your home. We're talking Elm Tree Seeds, or "little white things" on Tuesday's show. We'll find out why there are so many floating around in Saskatchewan this summer at 6:45.

Bazaart is considered Regina's largest art show and sale,
and this year, it celebrates 40 years. CBC spoke to some artists celebrating their 40 years at the art show, and some artists there for the first time this year.

Margaret Atwood is coming to Saskatchewan to learn about the grasslands. Listen to her interview with Morning Edition host Sheila Coles.

Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson, two of Canada's most acclaimed writers, and lifelong conservationists will be coming to Saskatchewan for the Prairie Passages Tour on June 24 to 28.
 
On June 27th, there will be fundraising dinner in Regina ...and you can win tickets.

Email or call us @ 1 (800) 661-7540 and tell us a story about when you connected with nature.

We'll hand out the tickets at the end of the week.

Saskatoon recently adopted a housing first model to fight homelessness, and the hope is that 23 chronically homeless people in that city will be in homes within the next year. We talk to John Rooke from the Calgary Homeless Foundation about how this model is working there.