Superior Morning
with Lisa Laco

Buying a pregnancy test... in a bar washroom. We'll find out why a group in Thunder Bay wants to install Canada's first restroom pregnancy test dispenser.

A new facility in Thunder Bay is promising to offer treatment to those recovering from addictions. The White Cedar Health Center, operated by Northern First Nations Health Care Services Limited, has opened in the city's southcore.

Are government surveillance programs the new normal? We talk about privacy in a post 9/11 world. .

Reaching out to victims of violence in their own language. We hear about efforts to train more francophone support workers to counsel women. Rose Viel is the executive director with the Centre des Femmes Francophones du Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario

Taking care of business. We'll find out how Economic Development Corporations are helping First Nations communities create jobs and revenue. JP Gladu is president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

Is it the boom-bust cycle of mining, or is Cliffs Natural Resources playing political poker? Up next, a mining analyst makes sense of the latest Ring of Fire developments.

Unconditional love. That's what some Elders say First Nations youth need to keep them out of jail. We'll hear about a program that attempts to deliver it.

Swift action is needed to replace emergency room doctors who are leaving Thunder Bay, according to Dr. Andrew Affleck. He says that there should be a designated recruiter for emergency room staff.

Building Leadership. We hear about a unique program that promotes leadership for Aboriginal young people. Sarah Wright, Matthew Thompson, and Matt Lane are just winding up their participation in this program.

Thunder Bay Regional Hospital's emergency department has it's own emergency to deal with. Three ER Doctors recently left, and six others will soon be gone as well.