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GeoSweep saga continues

Atlantic Lotto cancelled GeoSweep because hardly anyone was playing the online game. ALC has invested $8 million in the company behind GeoSweep and now they're relaunching it in the UK. Robert Jones reports.

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Miramichi author is GG award finalist

Valerie Sherrard of Miramichi has just found out that she's a finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award. It's for her 20th children's book, Counting Back from Nine.

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Great time for birding

Alain Clavette says this time of year is great for checking a bird or two off of your life list. He shares a few recent sightings...including a Loggerhead Shrike and a Golden-winged Warbler.

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First Nation wants control of lands back

The Elsipogtog First Nation has served notice it intends to reclaim stewardship of unoccupied crown lands in its territory. We hear from Chief Arren Sock, and then from historian and public policy professor Ken Coates.

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Warden testimony continues

The warden who was in charge of the prison where Ashley Smith died continued her testimony at the inquiry. The CBC's Marc Genuist has the story.

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Estabrooks abuse update

Private investigators say 53 victims have come forward to say they were sexually assaulted by former Saint John police officer Ken Estabrooks. But the real number could be much larger than that. Rachel Cave has the story.

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Warden testifies

The warden who was in charge of the prison where Ashley Smith died says with hindsight she could have done a better job. Cindy Berry was on the stand at the inquiry and Marc Genuist has the details.

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Panel on economic update and Del Mastro

Shift's political panel - Lisa Keenan, Michael Camp and Jean Saint-Cyr - looks at the latest bad news from Finance Minister Blaine Higgs and the charges against MP Dean Del Mastro.

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Home Grown: Ruhe Farm

On this week's edition of Home Grown we'll hear about a farm in Shemegue that is thinking of getting in the the berry business, Haskap berries.

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Acadian Birder: On The Move

It's prime time for birdwatchers so as you can imagine Alain Clavette is spending most of his spare time attached to his binoculars. We spoke to him from Grand Manan last week, and since then he's been to Fundy Park.

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Smith Inquest Hear From Prison's Former Senior Manager

Marc Genuist has the latest on the Ashley Smith inquest. Some explosive tape recordings were played this afternoon at the Coroner's inquest into the death of Ashley Smith. They feature conversations between the deputy warden and members of her staff. Smit

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Freeman Patterson: Embracing Creation

A feature interview with New Brunswick photographer Freeman Patterson.

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New Health Plan

The health minister unveiled a new health plan for the province today, you'd be hard-pressed to notice any difference from the old health plans of the past, although apparently, this health plan will be implemented. Jacques Poitras has the details.

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Made In NB: Slow Food

Our guide to what's made in New Brunswick, Janice MacPherson has been enjoying some of the spoils of Slow Food Cocagne Acadie It's the only registered slow food convivium in the province. Janice MacPherson is here with the latest on the slow food movement

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The Ashley Smith Inquest Continues

The current deputy warden at the Grand Valley Institution was on the stand today at the Coroner's inquest looking into the death of Ashley Smith. The CBC's Marc Genuist has been following the inquest.

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Political panel takes on LaPierre and Cabinet Shuffle

Shift's political panel - Lisa Keenan, Michael Camp and Jean Saint-Cyr - weigh in on Louis LaPierre's admission that he misrepresented his academic credentials and this week's cabinet shuffle.

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Big storage crop expansion!

Nature's Route Farm in Point de Bute is growing again! Kent Coates and his wife Ruth are putting the final touches on a massive new building that will help them put away 180,000 pounds of vegetables for winter sales!

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Reaction to LaPierre resignation

Louis LaPierre admitted that he misrepresented his scholarly credentials and submitted resignations to federal and provincial bodies to whom he had been providing advice and guidance. Robert Jones has the story.

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Making the leap to sustainable energy

Chris Turner has taken the measure of the global green industrial revolution and sees hope for a thriving sustainable economy that doesn't hinge on oil. The author and journalist stops by the studio for a feature interview.

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Massive bird kill predictable, says scientist

Bill Montevecchi says the death of thousands of songbirds last weekend near Irving Canaport's gas stacks was not unpredictable. The Memorial University biologist has studied the affects of offshore oil rig flares on seabirds.

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Pension meetings begin

About 400 retired provincial civil servants met in Quispamsis for the first in a series of meetings hosted by the pension coalition. They are challenging plans to convert pensions to a shared risk model. The CBC's Connell Smith reports.

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Woodstock man is duck calling champion

Woodstock's Matthew Wilsoon took his second Canadian duck and goose calling championship this past weekend at the national competition in Sussex. And in November, he heads to Arkansas to compete for the world title!

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Cheap beer on the border

NB Liquor is selling deep discount beer at its St. Stephen outlet in an effort to combat the problem of cheap beer from the US and Quebec. As Robert Jones reports, not everyone thinks the policy is fair.

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Political Panel: Pipeline And Quebec's Values Charter

Our political panel dicusses the west east pipeline projections and weighs in on the proposed charter of Quebec values. Michael Camp, Lisa Keenan and Jean St-Cyr are the members of our political panel.

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Home Grown: Our Apple Tree

On this week's edition of homegrown, we'll check back in with the Gagetown Fruit Farm where we adopted an apple tree late in the spring.

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Maritime Music Man: JJ Grey And Mofro

Bob Mersereau is all set for the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton. He fills us in on one of the headliners, JJ Grey and Mofro.

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Birding: Flying South

Our birder, Alain Clavette, joins us with what he's seeing as our feathered friends fly south and some advice for those of you who have hummingbird feeders out.

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Pipeline Jobs

A report released on the west-east pipeline touts a number of figures concerning the creation of jobs for the project. We look behind the numbers to find out just what some companies mean when they say the word jobs.

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Ashley Smith Inquest Continues

The inquest into the death of New Brunswick teen Ashley Smith continued today, with more compelling testimony into the workings of Canada's prison system. Marc Genuist has the details.genuist

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Ashley Smith Inquest Resumes

The inquest into the death of New Brunswick teenager Ashley Smith resumed today after a summer hiatus. Marc Genuist has a report on the what was said on the first day of renewed testimony.

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Cubicle To Cage

A New Brunswick film company hopes it has a t-v series hit on its hands. It's called Cubicle to the Cage and it follows people bored with their job who train to become extreme cage fighters.

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Some Oland Investigation Documents Now Public

Reporter Bobbi-Jean Mackinnon has the latest on the documents to be released concerning the Richard Oland murder investigation.

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Our Political Panel Is Back

The members of our political panel are back from their summer vacations and ready to weigh in on the latest poll numbers that show strong support for the provincial liberals, and their leader, that and more on the political scene.

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Homegrown: Anointment

April Mackinnon owns Anointment, a handcrafted skin care company based in Sackville.

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Court Hearing On Oland Warrants

Saint john Police were back in court today trying to protect the release of information connected to search warrants in the two year old Richard Oland murder investigation. The CBC and the Telegraph Journal are trying to get the public records unsealed.

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Our Music Man: Petunia

Our maritime music man talks about one of the performers who'll be doing some side shows around the Harvest Jazz and Blues fest, Petunia.

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Child And Youth Advocate On Snook Case

Saint John lawyer Norm Bosse, the Province's hild and youth advocate talks about the Donnie Snook case, and why we appear incapable of learning lessons when our children are at risk.

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Monument honours home children

A monument unveiled at Kings Landing honours the children sent to Canada from the United Kingdom between the 1860s and the 1930s. Ricarda Bradley's own grandmother was a home child, and she fought for the monument.

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Nurses to cut sick days

Nurses in this province claim more sick days than their counter-parts across the country, and now they'll try to find out why. Nurses have agreed to find ways to cut sick leave. Union president Marilyn Quinn explains.

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Bear watching attraction continues to raise concerns

The owner of Little, Big Bear Safari in Acadieville says he's going to stop hand feeding wild black bears. But experts remain concerned that there aren't adequate regulations. We speak with Barry Rothfuss of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute.

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Bear watching attraction raising questions

The Little, Big Bear Safari in Acadieville says it offers nature lovers a chance for an up-close look at black bears without the risk. We hear from owner Richard Goguen, and biology professor Graham Forbes who thinks it's not a good idea.

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A Lament for Bats

New Brunswick is losing its bat population to white-nose syndrome. Grand Manan poet Wayne Clifford was inspired to write a poem about the loss.

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Rare plant found in NB

The rare Van Brunt's Jacobs Ladder has been found the the Dipper Harbour area. It's a species at risk in Canada and has only been seen in this province 3 times. Josh Noseworthy of the Nature Conservancy talks about the find.

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NB Corn Maze Among Top 10!

The famous corn maze at Hunter Brothers Farm in Bristol is even more famous now. The people at Canadian Geographic have named the maze among their top 10 in Canada. Chip Hunter talks about what it takes!

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Calls for Carr's Resignation

The privacy commissioner found that the Minister's executive assistant violated the Privacy Act. In the past, ministers have quit over privacy breaches. But Jody Carr is hanging on. Jacques Poitras has the story.

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Fundy Biosphere Reserve

Dickson's Falls as you've never seen them before. We'll find out about a documentary that captures the extraordinary ecosystem of that part of the Fundy Biosphere Reserve.

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Briggs Maple Ltd.

David Briggs must have maple syrup in his blood. His family has been producing maple products for five generations. David saw an opportunity to branch out and offer more. He founded Briggs Maples Ltd in 2009.

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Hopewell Rocks Name Search

The province's iconic Hopewell Rocks have invited suggestions from the public for a name for one of the rock formations. It seems a number of the rocks have names, but not this one. Kevin Snair is the interpretive services supervisor at the park.

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World Washer Toss Championships

It's called tossing washers, and if you haven't seen it done...it quite literally involves tossing metal washers, the kind you'd find at the hardware store, at a target inside a wooden box. This weekend there's a world championship for the sport taking pl

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Summers End Folk Festival

Summer may be nearing its close, but the festival season continues. This weekend the music moves to Grand Manan...and our maritime music man Bob Mersereau will be there.

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Therapeutic Riding Looks To Purchase Simulator

There's an oraganization that's has been quietly helping disabled people for more than a decade in the Saint John area, and now they are looking for the public's help to expand. Shining Horizons Therapeutic Riding Association is a non-profit group dedi

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Fredericton Woman Completes First Iron Man

This weekend over two thousand athletes competed in the Mont-Tremblant, Iron Man event. A number of those were from right here in New Brunswick. The event started with a 3.8 km swim in Tremblant Lake followed by a 180 km bike course through Mont-Tremblant

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Made In NB: Intelysis Aviation

Well, you could say there's been a lot of turbulence on the way to success for Intelysis Aviation, a company based in Shediac. The company designs online reservation systems for the airline industry. It all started with one man working in a basement in M

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Full Set Of Medals For NB Rower

When we spoke with Taylor Perry on Friday, the 20 year old rower was celebrating winning a gold medal in the single men's skulls. Well, after a very big Saturday he now has a full set of medals! He picked up a silver in double skulls with Jack Summerhayes

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Herman The Lobster

There's a restaurant on Deer Island that has quite a summer tradition. The 45th Paralell keeps a big lobster in the tank all summer long - every summer - for 26 years. And every fall they release the lobster back into the ocean to live for another year.

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Cat Shot With Arrow

The Saint John SPCA is dealing with a case of animal cruelty. It seems that someone shot an arrow at a cat up in a tree. That cat was severely injured. Melody McElman is the president of the SPCA's board of directors.

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Rower Taylor Perry

New Brunswick has another gold medal on its hands from the Canada summer games, Paul speaks with rower Taylor Perry about the race.

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An Acadian feast!

Owner and Chef Karen Mersereau at Hotel Paulin in Caraquet talks about the big feast she cooks for every National Acadian Day.

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Maggie's Memories

While Eldon Hay was researching his book about the Convenanters, he discovered letters written by Margaret Duncan Borden about growing up around Murray Corner more than 100 years ago. He's complied those letters in a book.

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Bobblehead Paul at the Canada Games

Dave Lorette's daughter is on the province's canoe and kayak team so he took Bobblehead Paul along to Sherbrooke, Quebec to check out all the action!

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Winning coach talks wrestling success

New Brunswick's women's wrestling team has picked up 3 of the 4 medals the province has won so far at the Canada Games. Head coach Krista Betts won gold herself back in 2005, and she explains the team's success.

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Dream Domes create tourism buzz

Christel Postel and Robert van de Straat built a couple of dome structures that are part tent, part four star resort at Ridgeback Lodge on the Kingston Peninsula. The domes are now featured in an international magazine!

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NB drivers pay far too much for car insurance

Drivers in the province pay nearly $200 more per car than experts suggest they should. In fact according to some of the analysis New Brunswick drivers have now paid $900 million too much over the last 10 years.

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Woman's cat credited with saving her from fire

66 year old Cheryl Fields was asleep last Thursday in her Murray Corner home when her cat pounced on her chest alerting her to a fire. She escaped with her cat and her car, but lost everything else and has no insurance.

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Bee Keeping Workshop

They are always having interesting courses at the Falls Brook Centre and an introduction to bee keeping caught our attention. Greg Lynch's parents kept bees and he now has his own hives. He explains the plan for workshop.

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News cuts cause concern

Bell Media is cutting news staff at several radio station it purchased from Astral Media. We hear form one of the reports who lost her job and from Woodstock town councillor and former journalism instructor Theresa Blackburn.

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Removing banned animals from Reptile Ocean

Bruce Dougan of the Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton is in Campbellton planning the removal of banned animals from the business under the apartment where two young brothers were killed by an exotic snake.

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Brown Booby spotted!

Just a year after the first record of a Brown Booby in the province, Durlan Ingersoll spotted another one! He's with Sea Watch Tours on Grand Manan and spotted the bird while whale watching.

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Future brighter for Queenstown potters

When we last spoke with Yolande Clark she was facing the prospect that her home and livelihood had been wiped out by their leaky furance oil tank. While there's still a lot of work ahead, the Clark family's outlook has improved.

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Python behaviour

The tragedy that left two young brothers dead has snake experts confounded. McGill herpetologist David Green talks about the behaviour of African Rock Pythons like the one police say killed Noah and Connor Barthe.

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Campbellton reacts to tragedy

The news that two young boys were killed in Campbellton by an African Rock Python has people shocked. The CBC's Marc Genuist has the latest on the investigation and the way the community is coping.

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Pipeline plan moves forward

TransCanada is moving forward with the west-to-east pipeline plan, and it's partnering with Irving Oil on a $300-million deep water marine terminal. The CBC's Robert Jones reports.

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Sweet Valley Herbs!

Fresh herbs have certainly increased in popularity in recent years. Anna Randall has helped things along. She's the co-owner of Sweet Valley Herbs and she's our guest on homegrown.

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Reporter buys stolen bike online

CBC intern Bridget Yard explains how she figured out the bike she bought on Kijiji was stolen, and how she managed to return it to the rightful owner.

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Rare Hummingbird

A very small bird is creating a very large buzz amongst birders in the province. An adult male Rufous Hummingbird is hanging around a yard in the Saint John area. Local naturalist Jim Wilson tells us more.

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McCorkell Case

Gold coins, Neo-Nazis - and, a mysterious dead man with an estate worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They're all included in the case of Robert McCorkell, who died in Saint John in 2004. CBC's Neville Crabbe brings us the latest.

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The Metamorphosis: The Apprenticeship of Harry Houdini

Did you know Houdini got his famous handcuff escape act from someone here in the Maritimes? And that it was in New Brunswick that he discovered his famous straightjacket? Author Bruce McNab tells us more about Houdini's Maritime experiences.

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Petition

A St. Stephen woman has started a petition calling for the end to what she calls "hiring discrimination against citizens who speak only English." The CBC's Rachel Cave brings us the story.

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Passive Home

Talk about a energy efficient home! Win Naugler and his wife Janis built a passive house that costs less than $70 to heat for the whole winter! They run a company that is building these houses. We find out more about the design.

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Lobster Shell Disease

Marine researchers are keeping a close eye on the spread of lobster shell disease. It's had a big impact on the industry in New England - and it's spreading north. We find out more from the University of Maine's Richard Wahle.

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Aller-Retour

10 high school students teamed up with 13 film professionals to make a feature film that's just been picked up by Radio-Canada. They're still raising money to finish the production. We talk to producer Jean-Marc Goguen.

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St Stephen Flooding

People in St. Stephen are still assessing the damage after some 165 millimetres of rain fell on the town Friday night. Mayor John Quartermain talks to us about the aftermath and the cleanup.

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Paul Learns Gaelic

They say anyone can be Scottish during the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival - and Paul Castle is putting it to the test. Find out how he did learning a bit of gaelic!

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Cannibal Lobsters

Researchers at the University of Maine say they're finding evidence of adult lobsters eating juvenile ones in the ocean. We talk to University of Maine graduate student Noah Oppenheim about what's happening.

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Paul Plays the Bagpipes

It's the New Brunswick Highland Games this weekend - and they say anyone can be Scottish during the festival. Paul Castle puts it to the test by trying his luck at the bagpipes. You'll want to hear this ... or will you...?

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Home Grown: Wild Mushrooms

Dwight Thornton is a forager who runs Fiddlehead Heaven in Windsor, near Florenceville-Bristol. This week on Home Grown, we talk to him about his hunt for wild mushrooms.

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Veterinarian Honour

Veterinarian Cheryl Cullen has won the small animal practitioner award for her work treating dogs for a certain type of glaucoma. Her work is now helping treat human patients too!

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Shorebirds at Johnson's Mills

Every year thousands of birds stop on the mudflats in Johnson's Mills to break their journey from the Arctic to South America. We talk to Denise Roy from the Nature Conservancy of Canada about the annual display.

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Glenn MacFarlane talks New Brunswick.

Glenn MacFarlane is busily writing songs about New Brunswick ... and he's coming back home this summer to share them with his home-province audience. Our Maritime Music Man Bob Mersereau tells us more.

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Wind Power Woes

New information released by NB Power suggests wind power in New Brunswick has been both expensive and unreliable. CBC's Robert Jones has been looking into the story.

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Tidal Bore Surfers

Four international surfers are in New Brunswick this week to try their luck riding the tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River. Tuesday was a great day on the water - we'll hear from California's Colin Whitbread about how it went.

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Made in New Brunswick: Luminultra

Fredericton company Luminultra has created a testing kit that helps monitor bacteria in water. Janice MacPherson tells us more about Luminultra's work in this month's Made In New Brunswick.

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Post-Partum Depression Help

New Brunswick is home to a unique program that offers support to new mothers. It's called Momslink...and it helps new mothers who are struggling with post-partum depression. We hear from a mom and a researcher about the program.

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Riparian Rights

A longtime fisherman on the Miramichi says there are fewer places for people like him to fish because of a system called "riparian rights." We talk to Mark Hambrook of the Miramichi Salmon Association about the issue.

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R. B. Bennett Statue

Oromocto artist Robin Hanson has created a sculpture of R. B. Bennett - one that he's hoping will some day have a home on Parliament Hill. We talk to him about the project.

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Salmon Pool Closures

DFO has closed 22 salmon pools because of low water levels and high water temperatures. The Ledges Inn in Doaktown is one of the places affected by the closure. We hear from co-owner, Caroline Taylor.

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Home Grown: Milda's Pizza + More

Milda Titford used to run a restaurant in England that adhered to strict macrobiotic cooking principles. Now, she's selling wood-fired pizzas at the Boyce Farmer's Market in Fredericton. We find out more on this week's Home Grown.

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Walking Around New Brunswick

Sarah Russell, her boyfriend Andrew Campbell and their dog Kramer are spending the summer hiking along the shores of the province's rivers. We talk to Sarah about the journey.

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Remembering Alex Colville

Artists and art lovers across the country are remembering Alex Colville. The celebrated artist died at home in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at the age of 92. We hear from his former colleague, Virgil Hammock.

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Bat Population

Three species of bat have been put on the Species at Risk lists in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The population here is down to 79 from 7000 just a few years ago. Karen Vanderwolf of New Brunswick Museum explains.

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Wetlands Concerns

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the Department of the Environment has given SWN Resources a wide-sweeping permit to do seismic testing in wetlands and watercourse buffers. We talk with Stephanie Merrill.

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Federal Cabinet Shuffle

Keith Ashfield is out. Rob Moore is in. And, Bernard Valcourt is staying just where he was - sort of. Prime minister Stephen Harper has shuffled his cabinet. The CBC's Robert Jones brings us the details.

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Liberation Therapy

The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on the province to stop funding a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis, saying liberation therapy is ineffective. We hear from a patient who had the procedure.

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Bear in the Back Yard

Adelbert Rousselle has a favourite morning routine of drinking coffee in his backyard before work. But Friday, he had the interruption of a lifetime ... when a bear charged out of the woods towards him. He talked with Paul Castle about it.

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Home Grown: Fredericton Food Bank

The Fredericton Food Bank is working on ways to keep food hampers full of healthy food - including fresh vegetables grown on site. We talk with executive director Elizabeth Crawford-Thurber about this year's crop.

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Lepreau Costs

A new report puts the cost of the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor refurbishment at 3.3 billion dollars, close to a billion more than the price NB Power has generally quoted. CBC's Robert Jones tells us the story.

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Unusual clouds

People in Fredericton saw some unusual cloud formations - it looked like the entire sky was some sort of sand art project. Environment Canada's David Phillips explains what kind of clouds they were and how they're formed.

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French Fry Art

Kerry O'Toole is working on a mural of a covered bridge made entirely out of french fries! And he hopes to claim a world record for his efforts. It's all part of the lead up to National French Fry Day in Florenceville-Bristol.

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Back to the wild

A little fox kit named Echo was taken to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute last spring after she was hit by a car. After a great deal of care, she's recovered and has just been released! Pam Novak tells the tale.

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Dwindling municipal councils

Many communities are struggling with council vacancies and resignations. Baker Brook has lost so many members of its council, it can no longer function. Adolphe Goulette has been appointed by the province to supervise.

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Shark researchers team up with sport fishers

Researchers at UNBSJ needed to catch and tag porbeagle sharks for their research, but they couldn't get out into the Bay of Fundy -- so they teamed up with the St. Andrews Sport Fishing Company! Biologist Stephen Turnbull explains.

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Remembering the Charlotte County flood of 2010

People in Charlotte County can empathize with the flood victims in southwestern Alberta. In December of 2010 flood waters forced many people from their home. Brian Barker of Bonny River looks back.

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NB fishermen unhappy with lobster size increase

The minimum size for lobsters allowed to be caught in the western half of the Northumberland Strait is increasing, by just one millimetre. Christian Brun of the Maritime Fishermen's Union says that's nowhere near what fishermen here wanted.

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Blood and Daring

Author and historian John Boyko is back to talk about his latest book, Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil and Forged a Nation. It includes the fascinating story of a woman from this province.

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NB unemployment rate highest in Canada

New job numbers place the province's unemployment rate at 11.2 percent. It's the worst in the country - and, the result of a free-fall that began a few years ago. The CBC's Robert Jones has the story.

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Another NB worker heads to Alberta

Jason Brown of Salisbury worked full time for 20 years here in New Brunswick, but he says he just couldn't get ahead. He's been in Fort McMurray for two months and he says he's already made a year's salary.

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U-Pick strawberries in St. Antoine

It's that time of the year! The strawberries are plump and ready to eat at Eddy William's farm in St. Antoine. He tells us about the season so far at Uris Williams and Sons.

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