• A parent and a childcare advocate have concerns with the province's pre-kindergarten pilot program
    Oct 16 2024

    A provincial pilot program for pre-kindergarten has some parents and advocates asking questions. Erin Cullen is with the group ABCs and ECEs NL, and David Philpott retired education professor from Memorial University, and an advocate for improving the province's childcare system. They joined us to express their concerns.

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    12 mins
  • There's a new Women's Junior-A Hockey League on the northeast Avalon
    Oct 16 2024

    A new Women's Junior-A Hockey League is launching later this month. Molly Gill is one of the players, and Jeff Brown is the league's V-P of communications and community engagement. They joined us in studio this morning with details on the new league.

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    7 mins
  • Dr Lin examines several independent reports that show younger people are getting certain cancers at an increasing rate
    Oct 16 2024

    Cancer can hit anyone, at any age. But a number of recent studies show that people between 29 and 49 years old are getting cancer more often than in the past. House doctor Peter Lin joined us with more.

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    8 mins
  • This N.L. school isn’t waiting for an official cellphone ban — it’s doing its own thing
    Oct 16 2024

    Taking cell phones out of the equation. The CBC's Colleen Connors took us to Corner Brook Intermediate, a school that's been seeing positive changes with a new rule banning phones in the classroom.

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    11 mins
  • Minister John Hogan responds to concerns surrounding breast cancer screening in the province
    Oct 16 2024

    John Hogan, the Minister of Health and Community Services of Newfoundland and Labrador responds to concerns regarding the lack of action to reduce the age for breast cancer screening.

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    6 mins
  • The rules around the administration of Crown Lands are about the change
    Oct 16 2024

    Crown land administration issues have caused headaches for some people for years -- but now, the provincial government thinks it has a solution. Lawyer Greg French joined us to talk about the changes to the system.

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    11 mins
  • Remembering hall-of-fame jounalist and writer Brendan McCarthy
    Oct 15 2024

    Remembering the "hockey prof." Local sports journalist Brendan McCarthy passed away on the weekend. Brian Rogers and Glenn Stanford joined us this morning to share memories of their friend.

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    11 mins
  • There is currently no timeline for reducing the age for breast screening eligibility in the province
    Oct 15 2024

    Although the provincial government announced an age reduction for women to be eligible for breast screening, nothing has been implemented. This lack of action raises red flags for the advocacy group Dense Breasts Canada. The CBC's Alex Kennedy spoke with Jennie Dale, the co-founder and executive director of Dense Breasts Canada, and Jerry Earle, the president of NAPE.

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    11 mins