Premier Scott Moe’s mission to Beijing is finally in motion but the Prime Minister will not be by his side. Our political panel dissects if this trip will make a difference.

With language, cost, transportation and so many other barriers, newcomers with athletic dreams don’t always get the shot they deserve. A new partnership between Bring Em’ Up Sask and the Regina Open Door Society is hoping to change that, with free athletic camps for refugee and newcomer students.

Canola is big money in Saskatchewan, so being slapped with a Chinese tariff is tough news for already stressed producers. We check in with farmers Chad Nagy and Lesley Kelly and an expert who wants to see more Canadian canola used domestically in biofuels.

Political panelists Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes discuss Premier Scott Moe’s request for Prime Minister Carney to come with him to China to lobby against canola tariffs.

In the last year, beef prices have climbed 25 per cent – making the cost of grilling a little more painful. We check in with a BBQ restaurant owner, a cow-calf producer and a feed lot to find out why things cost so much, how long this might last, and the impact on their businesses.

Gophers are cute, but they’re also a hole digging nuisance. With a once-used poison now banned in Canada, they’re coming back with a vengeance. We check in with Saskatchewan producers and local pest control to hear about the problems gophers cause and how to put a stop to it.

Pop sensation Chappell Roan dropped reference to Saskatchewan in her latest single. It's a big deal for Saskatchewan fans and it has Americans googling "What is a Saskatchewan?"

Our CBC political panelists Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes weigh in on Midwestern Legislative Conference in Saskatoon where politicians found some common ground on nuclear energy, and there was a warning to reduce our dependence on the US Market. They also talk about partisan appointments to the boards of crown corporations.