Focus Saskatchewan

Award-winning current affairs show hosted by @NathanielDove_ on @GlobalRegina & @GlobalSaskatoon. Saturdays & Sundays @ 6:30 p.m.

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Internal government emails say Legacy Christian Academy taught an advanced course without approval.

A plaintiff suing the school for alleged abuse says the government is failing to provide oversight.

https://t.co/Jj9NEywotE

[Nathaniel Dove @NathanielDove_]

Some news from me today:

It's my last day at @GlobalSaskatoon.

I'm moving to Toronto to join Global's Online National Breaking News team.

It's been an intense few years in Sask and I'll miss the province. Thank you to everyone who trusted me to tell your stories

[Global Saskatoon @GlobalSaskatoon]

ICYMI: Evacuees from Buffalo Narrows and Île-à-la-Crosse are expected to be able to return home by May 28th.
https://t.co/21qLIqWlWa

[Global Regina @GlobalRegina]

Saskatoon Catholic school email warning of 2SLGBTQ children’s tent sparks outrage #GlobalRegina https://t.co/b0r5VSGz5V

[Global Saskatoon @GlobalSaskatoon]

Saskatoon police put up barricades and traffic restrictions Wednesday afternoon after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a cement truck.
https://t.co/TzONBGk8rs

[Nathaniel Dove @NathanielDove_]

Greg Fertuck, on trial for the first-degree murder of his ex-partner Sheree Fertuck, will be allowed to reopen his voir dires (trial within a trial).

A judge ruled Fertuck must be allowed to ask more questions of a firearms expert and his ex-girlfriend.

#Sask

[Global Saskatoon @GlobalSaskatoon]

WATCH: Gallagher disappeared in September 2020. Nine people were charged in her murder after her remains were found near St. Louis in September 2022. Via — @NathanielDove_

READ MORE: https://t.co/BMDMsZhYHD

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

We also speak to a musician who makes his own guitars. He tells us about the craftsmanship and why music is so personal.

Tonight at 6:30 on @GlobalRegina and @GlobalSaskatoon

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Also this week - the University of Saskatchewan launched a $500 million fundraising campaign.

Researchers who receive some of those funds show us around their lab – and tell us about their personal connection with someone affected by the cancer they’re trying to cure.

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

This week on Focus Saskatchewan:

An art collector tells @Troy__Charles about the prices (and pixels) that makes certain collectables worth thousands of dollars

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Finally, this week’s political news had an apology from a minister, a bear pit and an internal health care memo.

Journalists @kerryberryxox from @EFNewsOnline and @JeremySimes from @CanadianPress dig into the top stories on our political panel.

Tonight at 6:30

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

On tonight’s show, an in-depth interview with #Sask’s top doctor, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
A Global News investigation showed Shahab’s office warned the health minister acute care would collapse during the fourth #Covid19 without restrictions. Now he responds.

Tonight at 6:30

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Then we look at the promise of rare earth elements, what refining them in the province would mean for #Sask and the economy… and why the company that was charging ahead is now on pause.

[Nathaniel Dove @NathanielDove_]

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[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Then @ConnODonNews gives us the latest on the Quewezance sisters.

They spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder they say they never committed. They’re currently on conditional release with their case under review.

Tonight at 6:30

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

It’s been five years since a tragedy in Saskatchewan shocked the province.

Tonight on Focus, we speak to a survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and two families about how they’re still dealing with that horrible event.

6:30 on @GlobalRegina and @GlobalSaskatoon

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

And we speak to the father of Megan Gallagher. She went missing in 2020.

Brian Gallagher tells us what it’s like to attend more than 100 court appearances for those charged in Megan’s death and what the headlines have missed with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

[Nathaniel Dove @NathanielDove_]

Humboldt Bronco, families, say it doesn’t feel like 5 years since bus crash | https://t.co/pElMevXO0k https://t.co/WD6HGFeohb

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Then we have a portrait of a rink in a small town.

Like many #Sask communities, the rink is the heart of the town.

But this rink is also unique.

Tonight at 6:30

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

This week, we speak to a woman who fled the war in Ukraine - but had to leave her loved ones behind.

She tells us about her escape and new life in #Sask

That’s at 6:30 on @GlobalRegina and @GlobalSaskatoon

[Focus Saskatchewan @FocusSask]

Then we discuss the new #Sask provincial budget.

What messages does it send? What does it miss?

@kerryberryxox from @EFNewsOnline and @JeremySimes from @CanadianPress break down the politics

#skpoli