CBC Newfoundland Morning

19/07/2024

Newfoundland Morning and St. John's Morning Show listeners are hearing our colleague Rhivu Rashid, hosting Labrador Morning from Happy Valley-Goose Bay this morning. Thank you, Rhivu! Our Corner Brook, Gander and St. John's locations are having computer troubles because of problems with the Crowdstrike cybersecurity system. All our CBC NL shows we will be back on the air asap.

10/08/2023

LISTEN: People from across NL will learn and share Mi'kmaw culture at the gathering, the Elmastukwek Mawio'mi in Corner Brook (photo of patron, Elder Calvin White/Facebook).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002570-people-across-nl-invited-share-mikmaw-culture-saturdays

09/08/2023

LISTEN: Freshly squeezed - Corner Brook businessman Mohammed Saiful Khaled of Fresh Vend showed us his new automatic orange juice vending machine (CBC/James Grudic). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002272-freshly-squeezed-corner-brook-man-showed-automatic

09/08/2023

LISTEN: Having enough life-savers sure is sweet. The swimming pool in St. Anthony can stay open for long hours, thanks to its ready supply of lifeguards (submitted photo). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002283-having-enough-life-savers-sure-sweet.-the-pool-st.

08/08/2023

LISTEN: Steady Brook Mayor Bill Dawson (front left) gave an update on a boil water order, issued because of e-coli in the town's water supply (Photo: Town of Steady Brook). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002017-the-mayor-steady-brook-gave-update-e-coli-towns

08/08/2023

LISTEN: The market for heat pumps is, well, HOT right now. We heard from one company in the business of moving homes away from oil (Photos: Total Energy Solutions). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002003-the-market-heat-pumps-is-well-hot-right

08/08/2023

LISTEN: Welcome BACK to the rock. Actor Ryan Alexander returns to his hometown of Gander with the musical Come From Away (submitted photo). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16002047-welcome-back-rock.-actor-ryan-alexander-returns-hometown

07/08/2023

"Slue": That single word tells someone you're from Gander. The CBC's Cherie Wheeler got a lesson in local slang. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001916-slue.-that-single-word-tells-someone-gander.-the

07/08/2023

Editor-in-chief Rene Roy says the existence of NL community newspaper Wreckhouse Weekly is threatened by Meta's blocking of Canadian journalistic content (CBC/Troy Turner). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001897-the-existence-mission-nl-community-newspaper-wreckhouse-weekly

04/08/2023

LISTEN: The cast of the Buenos Aires production of Come From Away visit Gander, where the story happened (Photo courtesy Patricio Whitis). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001639-the-cast-buenos-aires-production-come-from-away

04/08/2023

LISTEN: Canadian Forces veteran Greg Janes from NL says he and his service dog, Ace, had the best of treatment this week at the hospital in Corner Brook (Photo: Greg Janes). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001621-a-canadian-forces-veteran-nl-says-service-dog

04/08/2023

LISTEN: The Town of Fogo Island found out this week the RCMP is planning to leave. We got reaction from the mayor (Photo: CBC). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001628-the-town-fogo-island-found-week-rcmp-planning

03/08/2023

LISTEN: Go see "a funny play about life, the universe and beagles" by NL theatre luminary Berni Stapleton in Grand Falls-Windsor. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001403-a-one-person-play-written-performed-nl-theatre-luminary

03/08/2023

LISTEN: An exhibition of the Arctic art of Kenojuak Ashevak opens in Trinity Bight. Deb Wickwire of the English Harbour Arts Centre and William Huffman of West Baffin Cooperative look at a piece (Submitted photo). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001402-from-arctic-newfoundland-an-exhibition-art-kenojuak-ashevak

02/08/2023

Mi'kmaw Artist Marcus Gosse of Stephenville is feeling excitement and anticipation. The Royal Canadian Mint asked him to create the design for a pure silver coin, which is on sale now on the Mint's website.

02/08/2023

LISTEN: NL Mi'kmaw Artist Marcus Gosse is behind the design of The Royal Canadian Mint's new silver coin (Photo: Royal Canadian Mint). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001074-nl-mikmaw-artist-marcus-gosse-behind-design-the

02/08/2023

LISTEN: Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi tells us how Newfoundland birds are struggling in the summer heat (Photo: CBC, The Nature of Things). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16001082-seabird-biologist-bill-montevecchi-tells-newfoundland-birds-struggling

01/08/2023

LISTEN: Printmaking - it's on wheels this month. An artist loads a lightweight press onto a cart and takes it to the people (Submitted photo, Andrew Testa). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16000895-printmaking-wheels-month.-an-artist-loads-press

01/08/2023

LISTEN: The Town of Clarenville orders people not to consume the water, after a vehicle plunges into the local supply (Photo: Town of Clarenville). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16000879-the-town-clarenville-orders-people-consume-water-vehicle

31/07/2023

LISTEN: Kosuke Toba's new food stand in Corner Brook, Ugly Stix, gives a nod and wink to Newfoundland culture (Photo Hillary Johnson/CBC). https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16000525-their-food-stix-memory-ugly-stix-food

28/07/2023

LISTEN:
Police are warning some co***ne on the streets in this province is laced with fentanyl.
Hear from an expert about the dangers of fentanyl and what to do if you think someone has taken it.
Jane Henderson is a Harm Reduction Consultant with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services.

Police are warning some co***ne on the streets in this province is laced with fentanyl. We talk to an expert about the dangers of fentanyl and what to do if you think someone has taken it. Jane Henderson is a Harm Reduction Consultant with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services.

28/07/2023

LISTEN: A new film tells the story of a small town with a whale of a problem.
It's called Trout River and the Blue Whale.
Tom Cochrane is the director,
Olivia Ball is the producer of the film.
Stream it on CBC Gem.

A new film tells the story of a small town with a whale of a problem. Hear about Trout River and the Blue Whale. Tom Cochrane is the director, Olivia Ball is the producer of the film.

27/07/2023

LISTEN: The hot weather and humidity this summer are taking their toll on people's basements.
Hear from with an industrial hygienist who will tell us how to prevent mould, and how to treat it if you get it anyway.
Nikki Davis speaks with CBC's Leigh Ann Power.

The hot weather and humidity this summer are taking their toll on people's basements. Hear from with an industrial hygienist who will tell us how to prevent mould, and how to treat it if you get it anyway. Nikki Davis is an industrial hygienist with her own company in St. John's.

27/07/2023

LISTEN: A novel idea; we get some summer reading suggestions from some professional book lovers in the province.
Chelsea Humphries is a librarian at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook.
Emily Hepditch is the author of The Woman in the Attic which won NL Reads in 2021.

A novel idea...coming up we get some summer reading suggestions from book lovers in the province. Chelsea Humphries is a librarian at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook. And Emily Hepditch is the author of The Woman in the Attic which won NL Reads in 2021. They're both on the line with their summer rea...

26/07/2023

LISTEN: A visual artist based in Corner Brook has taken the art of knitting and transformed it into an incredible collection of intricate drawings,
Meet Michelle MacKinnon, the artist behind "To Keep Your Toes Warm While You're Home", displayed at the Joseph R. Smallwood Centre for the Arts in Gander.

A visual artist based in Corner Brook has taken the art of knitting and transformed it into an incredible collection of intricate drawings, Meet Michelle MacKinnon, the artist behind

26/07/2023

LISTEN: A plan to expand MUN's medical school could help with the doctor shortage in this province.
But is it enough to help people in rural Newfoundland and Labrador?
Hear from John Norman, the mayor of Bonavista
and Rex Bowers, mayor of Baie Verte.

A plan to expand MUN's medical school could help with the doctor shortage in this province. But is it enough to help people in rural Newfoundland and Labrador? Hear from John Norman, the mayor of Bonavista and Rex Bowers, mayor of Baie Verte.

25/07/2023

LISTEN: They've signed on the dotted line.
Hear from the president of the province's nurse's union about their new contract with government.
Yvette Coffey speaks with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

They've signed on the dotted line. This morning we'll hear from the president of the province's nurse's union about their new contract with government. Yvette Coffey speaks with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

25/07/2023

LISTEN:
One of Corner Brook's own is being recognized by the province for his decades of helping others.
David Elms is being given the province's highest honour - the Order of Newfoundland for his volunteerism.
Hear his conversation with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

One of Corner Brook's own is being recognized by the province for helping others. He's being given the province's highest honour - the Order of Newfoundland. David Elms speaks with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

24/07/2023

LISTEN: Janet Weldon got a surprise last week when she saw a seal up river from Humber Village.
She's concerned seals being this far away from the ocean will affect the salmon population in the area.
Hear her conversation with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

An idyllic afternoon kayaking on the Lower Humber River interrupted by an unexpected visitor last week. Hear the story about the seal that almost made his way to Deer Lake. Janet Weldon speaks with CBC's Hillary Johnson.

24/07/2023

LISTEN: Trading in the burgundy for the Red, White and Blue.
We ask Stanley Cup winner Alex Newhook about his trade from Colorado to Montreal.
Here's his conversation with CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

Trading in the burgundy for the Red, White and Blue. We ask Stanley Cup winner Alex Newhook about his trade from Colorado to Montreal. Here's his conversation with CBC's Leigh Anne Power.