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Provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras has some analysis of Susan Holt's win in the province's Liberal leadership race. Jacques speaks with guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about what is next for Holt and the party.
On this week's book club guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with author Sheree Fitch about her favourite reads, and you might find them surprising!
Lesley Johnson is a Moncton-born artist living in New York City. She has recently completed a special project for the historic Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with her about the work.
Susan Holt is the newly elected as leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party. Holt is the first female leader in the history of the party. Guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with her about what her priorities are as she takes over the party leadership.
On this week's book club guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with author Sheree Fitch about her favourite reads, and you might find them surprising!
The fourth and final interview with the candidates for leadership of the New Brunswick Liberal Party. Former cabinet minister Donald Arseneault speaks with guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about why he wants the job and what he has to offer the party.
Rachel Cave has a powerful story about a woman who lost her baby at 35 weeks after a night in the emergency room at the Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton.
Healthcare workers will be posted in 5 hospital emergency rooms across the province. It's a Horizon Health pilot project to help monitor patients waiting to be seen by a doctor. Margaret Melanson is the interim President and CEO for Horizon Health Network she speaks with guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about the hopes for this project.
Being good at tennis seems to run in the family for the Nadeaus of Quispamsis. CBC guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with the brother and sister who are both on their way to the Canada Games next month.
On Esgenoôpetitj First Nation kids are spending the week learning their mother tongue and their culture. Candida Nickerson, an Esgenoôpetitj Council Member tells us more about the a Mi'kmaq language immersion camp and it's importance to the community.
Tens of thousands of people are struggling to get access to healthcare in the province. But it's even harder for newcomers. The President of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council speaks with guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about the issues newcomers are having.
A former MP throws his hat into the contest for leadership of New Brunswick's Liberal Party. Candidate TJ Harvey speaks with guest host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about his run for the leadership.
Just days before he was fired, the CEO of Horizon Health, Dr. John Dornan, was talking about moving hospitals back into the red phase of COVID protocols. The CBC's provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras has an internal email about what Dornan described as a 7th wave and more details on that story.
Folks on Grand Manan have done it all to try to get Scotiabank to reconsider it's decision to close the island's only bank. CBC host Julia Wright heads to the island to hear from some of the people who will be affected by the closure.
Making the jump from deputy premier in the Higgs government, to leader of the Official Opposition, can Robert Gauvin cement his place in the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. Gauvin speaks with Guest Host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about his hopes for upcoming leadership race.
The latest research on vitamin D calls into question some of what doctors thought it could do. We find out more when guest host Colleen Kitts Goguen speaks with with Dr. Peter Lin.
We continue our tour of the province to hear the Indigenous place names in the Wolastaquey language, this morning Jeanne Armstrong and her guest Allan Tremblay talk about the names of places up river from Negotkuk.
Hockey Canada has been using a special fund to settle sexual assault allegations. Colleen Kitz-Goguen speaks with sports lawyer Will Russell about the fund, and what the revelations from the hearings could mean for Hockey Canada.
Residents in Woodstock have been trying to get a missing span replaced on an old rail bridge. It would connect the community and create a multi-use trail. They're hoping for full steam ahead but there are some big roadblocks in their way.
Our first interview this week with one of the Liberal leadership candidates. The party's leadership convention is this Saturday August 6th. Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with Susan Holt, the first woman to run for the leadership of the New Brunswick Liberal Party.
The people at the Dari Delite ice cream bar in Woodstock have been scooping ice cream for 75 years. Jeanne Armstrong dropped in to talk about this impressive anniversary.
What's the best thing you've read lately? This week, Hillary Leblanc brings us Esi Edugyan's enlightening book of essays "Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling".
Fifty new insects have been identified at Fundy National Park. We find out what some of them are, and how cell phone cameras are playing a role in their discovery.
The third National Black Canadians Summit will kick off this weekend. CBC Reporter Feleshia Chandler has been talking to people involved and will be attending the summit this weekend.
Salome's Tub is a big stone tub on the side of the road near Penniac, north of Fredericton. Local historian Graham Nickerson says it has a ton of significance in understanding Black history in this province.
Warm water temperatures in the Miramichi River have closed 30 salmon pools and put a halt to recreational fishing. It's not the first time this has happened, but is there a way to reverse this? Khalil Akhtar speaks to Mark Hambrook, vice president of the Miramichi Watershed Management Committee, about protecting the Miramichi Salmon.
Fingerprinting has long been associated with police work. For many years, it's been considered the gold standard when it comes to being able to identify a person. Khalil Akhtar speaks with Bill Schade, a fingerprinting expert, about how the business of identifying people has changed as a result of technological advancements.
The Village of Blackville is deeply concerned about long waits for ambulance service in the community. Khalil Akhtar talks to deputy mayor Denver Brennan about steps they are taking to help fix the issue.
Sociologist Kristie Allain says shameful behaviour by Junior Hockey players demands radical solutions. She wants New Brunswick organizers to cancel the World Junior Hockey tournament scheduled for Moncton later this year.
Andrée Leger Cormier wanted to spend her retirement years volunteering, but the Moncton woman is facing an odd hurdle when it comes to getting a criminal record check. She doesn't have detectable fingerprints.
