The province’s uranium industry is seeing a major upswing. Saskatchewan company Cameco signed a $2.6-billion trade deal with India to provide 22 million pounds of uranium to fuel its nuclear reactors over the next nine years. Meanwhile, Denison Mines Corp. and NexGen Energy Ltd. just received approvals from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to start construction on the province’s first two new uranium mines in a generation. What’s driving this boom and will it benefit the province?

The tiny Saskatchewan town of Richmound faces a surreal crisis when a cult leader calling herself “The Queen of Canada” occupies an abandoned school. As neighbours turn on each other, a retired teacher leads resistance in a story about what happens when online extremism spills into the real world. Host Rachel Browne investigates how a 120-person community became the battleground over truth, tolerance, and how to confront extremism. The Cult Queen of Canada from Uncover is out now. Listen here.

Social Services Minister Terry Jenson said if Saskatchewan library workers are concerned about safety, they should call the police, claiming it’s no different than violence occurring outside a 7-Eleven. Is that a fair comparison? Our political panelists Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon analyze the minister’s suggestion and pose a question: Would he be willing to work a shift at a library?