Shift (NB)

Fredericton Shelters Inc. has acquired a new property intended to act as a transition house for people experiencing homelessness. We'll hear from the organization's executive director Warren Maddox. 

What will America's tariffs and Canada's counter-tariffs mean for New Brunswick? UNB's Herb Emery will join us.

Local alcohol producers won't have to contend with American competition as provinces look for ways to hit the US back, but interprovincial trade barriers still make it difficult to sell into other provinces. We'll speak with one distiller about his experience.

New Brunswick shares a land border with Maine, and many of those communities share deep relationships. So, how will an incoming trade war affect people on either side? We speak with St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern.

We'll gather our panel of politics watchers to talk about last night's state of the province address as well as the tariff threat.

The U.S. could impose tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as tomorrow...or at least that is what the president has threatened. We'll speak with the co-CEO of Mrs. Dunster's about how that business is preparing.

Our birder learns about new research on contaminants in ducks in the northeastern United States.

Alan Barbour of Ducks Aren't Real in Sackville talks about microgreens and how to grow them in these cold winter months. 

It's a great time to do a little star gazing with the planets in alignment. Chris Curwin will join us to talk about that and a couple of events in Hampton and Saint John

Gregory Marchildon is in Fredericton to talk about his new book.It's called Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada. 

Fundy Albert has another change in its local leadership, after its deputy mayor suddenly resigned this week. We'll hear what's in store for the municipality, and how residents are feeling about all the transition.

Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute is caring for a young snowy owl found in very rough condition near Shediac.

New Brunswick businesses have a few weeks to look for unclaimed property in their books and report it, so that people can find money they may have forgotten. We checked in with Marissa Sollows at the Financial and Consumer Services Commission.

Homesteader Mark Trealout will join us to talk about how he manages his cellar during the winter months, ensuring there's enough fresh veggies stored to feed his family until late spring.

Property assessments are up again this year, but if you've owned your home for a while, increases of more than 10 percent are phased in. We'll speak with a property tax expert who has concerns about that policy, and says the whole system needs reform.

CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud is taping a show this week at the HubCap comedy festival in Moncton, as it celebrates its 25th year bringing laughs to the city. We'll speak with host Ali Hassan.

People in Sackville got a chance to check out the area inside the local hospital where nurses are training, as part of the new program from Beal University. We'll speak with a member of the community's Rural Health Action Group about the space and their hopes for local health care.

If you've ever wondered how birds survive on cold winter days like we saw this week, our birder Alain Clavette has the answers.

There's a gorgeous baby grand piano in a quiet room in Fredericton's Charlotte Street Arts Center. This winter the center is making it available one Monday a month for anyone who'd like to tickle the ivories.

Spiking power bills and talk about reviving the Energy East pipeline project. We'll gather a panel to talk about the big stories in provincial politics this week.

Riverview's Justin Collette made his debut on Broadway 8 years ago. Now he's bringing Broadway to cities all over North America with a starring role in a touring production. We'll speak with him.

Kim Elmslie of Oceana Canada on the submission that launched an investigation into U.S. activity affecting critically endangered north Atlantic right whales.

Physics professor Kenneth Libbrecht of the California Institute of Technology shares fascinating facts about the white stuff.

Jesse Vergen of the Saint John Ale House on an Uptown restaurant celebration of fries, gravy, cheese and creative add-ons.

We speak with Michael Edwards of Science East about hibernation. 

We reach mayor Greg Marquis about two consecutive power outages that impacted upwards of 5,000 customers in the city. 

This week's music feature is Fredericton-based band Motherhood. We'll hear about their latest release - a concept album titled Thunder Perfect Mind. 

New Brunswickers woke up to some frigid temperatures today, and likely some of your cars didn't start. We'll get some cold weather tips from Saint John mechanic Danny Joyce.

There are many ways to homestead. Mark Trealout joins us to explain some of the ways that people are choosing to grow food.

A fungus that showed up in New Brunswick 14 years ago and almost wiped out the hibernating bat population with white-nose syndrome is beginning to disappear. We speak with bat conservation specialist Karen Vanderwolf.

You've likely heard of the Paris Crew. We'll explore the story with Stephen Andersen of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.

American TikTok users saw the app go dark briefly over the weekend, after the US Supreme Court upheld a ban over national security concerns. Tech journalist Carmi Levy will join us to talk about what happened, and the politics of it all.

Six Atlantic Canadian songwriters are getting together this week in Fredericton for the inaugural East Coast Music Hour Song Camp. We'll get the details about the new event from the CBC's Erin Costello.

There are simple things that you can do now to reduce your risk of developing dementia later in life. We'll talk about it with Chandra MacBean at the Alzheimer's Society of New Brunswick.

Our birder missed out on not one, but two, rare gulls sightings in the province!He'll revisit his conversation with the author of the Gull Guide: North America.

We gather out a panel of politics watchers to look at this week's first minister's meeting in Ottawa to strategize around Trump's tariff threat. Plus, the decision not to sell Irving Oil.

New Brunswick will get $10.8 million a year for the next three years to cover four new drugs used to treat rare diseases -- including cancer. We'll speak to a medical medical oncologist at the Saint John Regional Hospital about the difference this coverage will make.

The United States is backing off on proposed regulations that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters. The regulations were aimed at helping the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. But the Biden administration says there isn't time to get it done before the new administration takes over. We'll get reaction from a conservation biologist.

This week on What's Cooking, we'll talk about jerk chicken with Saint John's Shane Parkinson. He's behind Shaino's Jamaican Cuisine, a stape at the Queens Square Market.

The Town of Rothesay is blocking vehicle access to the Kennebecasis River, in an effort to prevent permanent ice fishing shacks from going up. We'll hear why from deputy mayor Matt Alexander.

Officials at ANBL are still dealing with an apparent cyber threat, and with the distribution system affected, it's having an impact on producers in the province as well. We'll get an update from the president of Craft Alcohol NB, Lloyd Chambers.

Pam Novak is caring for a fierce little saw-whet owl that's recovering from a collision, and the tiny creature is eating her out of house and home!