The viral push-up challenge for suicide awareness & advancements in wheat technology

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This February, some determined Saskatoon residents are taking on The Push-Up Challenge, aiming to complete 2,000 push-ups in 23 days to raise mental health awareness and honour the 2,000 lives lost to suicide each day worldwide. Joining Brent to talk about the challenge, its impact, and how people can get involved is Toni Klassen, Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Saskatoon.

Dr. Curtis Pozniak, a wheat breeding expert and director of the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, has been awarded the Bertebos Prize for his groundbreaking research in crop genomics and sustainable agriculture. He joins Brent to talk about his work and its global impact.
5 Feb 1PM English South Africa News Commentary

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