Leslie Black, now 39, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the 2014 beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask., has been granted statutory release from prison with special conditions.

This week, the Leader of the Opposition called on Premier Scott Moe to hold an emergency session to deal with impending tariffs by the United States. That call has been ignored by the government, but the premier is warning against full-on trade retaliation against the U.S. The Morning Edition's political panel dives into this along with Moe's directive for SaskPower to look at extending the lives of coal-fired power plants past 2030. This week's panel featured Regina Leader-Post political columnist Murray Mandryk and Morning Edition host Adam Hunter.