St. John's Morning Show
with Anthony, Cec and Nancy

Gambling for charities

Does the positive outweigh the negative when considering how charities and gambling mix? Penelope Rowe, CEO of the Community Sector Council NL, looks at the pros and cons of gambling for good causes. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Diamonds in the dump

A Grand Falls-Windsor woman races to track down a garbage truck in an attempt to save a handful of her precious rings. Crystal Tibbo tells the CBC’s David Newell how that worked out for her. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Erin’s Pub reopening soon

It was a case of dreams almost awash, but the famed Erin’s Pub in St. John’s is getting ready to re-open its doors after a broken pipe almost kept them shut. Chris Andrews of Shanneyganock fame - who bought the establishment shortly before the liquid letdown - speaks with Adam Walsh. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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There’s no app for that…

Apps can never replace kindness: That’s what a developmentally-delayed teen learned Wednesday when he received a kind donation following the theft of his iPad. We get an update to the story of Tyler’s Coish’s stolen iPad from his mother, Roma. Download Flash Player to view this content.

What does Tim Hortons have to do with iPads? Listen to find out.

Young entrepreneur award

It’s a chance to go big - and win big. Young businesswoman Sarah Lynn Russell is looking at taking her Blaketown-based company Distinctive Interiors to a whole new level… and she could win $100,000 from the Business Development Council if her plans works. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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Gambling and disposable income

This week a Bay Roberts man won $2 million playing a scratch ticket - a ticket he says he had spent 1/3 of his weekly disposable income on. Al Antle of Personal Credit Counselling looks at how much is too much… and whether there’s a cutoff point at which you should stop spending your money on gambling. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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Stolen iPad, stolen memories

A St. John’s woman says someone stole her developmentally delayed son’s bookbag… and in it was an iPad filled with all his pictures. Roma Coish and her son Tyler talk about the theft and the gap it has created in his life. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Image: blog.kensington.com

Revitalizing Port Union

A group of Toronto architecture students is heading this way, looking for and coming with ideas for the "Culture of Outports". project. Philip Evans is a partner with ERA Architects in Toronto and Edith Sampson is with Port Union’s William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Senator’s Colin Greening’s dad

It hasn’t been a great week for some senators, but the Ottawa Senators are bucking the trend as they prepare for game four of their NHL playoff series. With left-winger Colin Greening fast asleep preparing for the matchup, Anthony reaches his dad Fred, who flew to Ottawa be there for the matchup. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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Oklahoma tornado

A massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. It turns out that CBC NL’s meteorologist Ryan Snoddon was part of a group looking for such phenomena there when the disaster struck. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Ryan Snoddon in Oklahoma City

CBS thrift store

Conception Bay South residents look forward to the opening of a Salvation Army Thrift Store, after losing the original store a year ago. Salvation Army major Lorne Pritchett explains how the new store will be able to meet the community’s needs better than ever. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Intravenous needle returns

The AIDS Committee of NL had a problem: most of the needles dispensed to drug users weren’t being returned. The committee’s executive director Gerard Yetman explains how education was the answer. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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Gardening and healthy children

If you’re having a hard time convincing your kids to eat their greens, you’ll want to hear about a new idea that the staff at Eastern Health is trying out this spring. Registered dietician Lisa Dooley tells Anthony about promoting healthy habits with the help of a community garden. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Corner Brook’s MMA lessons

Grappling the attention of some youth in Corner Brook, a former mixed martial arts fighter becomes a teacher. The CBC’s Jeremy Eaton takes in one of the weekly classes. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Salvage community museum

A fundraising effort in the town of Salvage hopes to keep local communities connected to their fishing culture. Edythe Goodridge is committee chair of the Salvage Fishermen’s Museum. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Salvage trails (Photo: beachesheritagecentre.ca)

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Victoria Day weekend live show from Pippy Park campground

It’s a little cold - some might say downright miserable at times… but the May 24th weekend is a good enough reason for a camping edition of the St. John’s Morning Show. Live from Pippy Park with music provided by The Rolling Kings, Anthony and Cec are on hand for a morning of fun, food, music, giveaways… and of course that lovely Newfoundland weather that gets us all heading to the wet woods every May. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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Young workers: Cashier clerk

How to handle the cash and the crime: The CBC’s Beth Macdonell has been profiling young workers on the Northeast Avalon all this week. This time Beth goes behind the counter at an Orange Store with young employee Chris Traverse. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Chris Traverse behind the cash.

Young workers: Bad behaviour

You’ve heard about the nice ones - Now it’s time to hear about the naughty. In her ongoing series focusing on young workers, Beth Macdonell asks bosses to share stories about the bad behaviour they’ve seen from some of their young employees. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Mary Brown’s franchise owner, Michelle Maher

Kelligrews field guide

If you have trouble telling a bluejay from a sparrow, a new field guide may help you as you head out for a walk this spring. Pauline Pawson is with the Kelligrews Ecological Enhancement Program, the group behind the guide. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Chris and Phillip Hadfield

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is no longer sitting in a tin can after returning to terra firma from the ISS earlier this week. Paradise resident Phillip Hadfield has been following his famous brother’s journey closely. Download Flash Player to view this content.

"Spaceship superstar" Chris Hadfield

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Ray Guy remembered

Icon, genius, brilliant: Some words being used to describe writer Ray Guy who died Tuesday at the age of 74. We revisit some of the brilliance from his days as a fireside commentator on CBC TV’s Here & Now. Following that, former colleague Bob Wakeham and former lieutenent-governor and politician Ed Roberts remember Ray Guy. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Ray Guy on the set of Here & Now

Stomach cancer elective surgery

In a case somewhat similar to Angelina Jolie’s, a woman in this province was pro-active when she found out she had a genetic mutation. Geralyn Hansford tells Anthony about her decision to have her stomach removed after learning she had a gene that increases the risk of developing cancer. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Geralyn Hansford in the CBC studio earlier this year.

Young workers: First officer

Continuing with this week’s series about young people working in this province, Beth Macdonell features Lori Phillips - a young woman who’s second-in-command on the bridge of an offshore supply vessel. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Lori Phillips on the deck of the Maersk Beater

Young workers: Meat department twins

Eager to work… times two. Teen twins Lucas and Nicholas Shave who work in the meat department at a Paradise grocery store talk to Beth Macdonell about their motivation to join the workforce at the age of 15. Download Flash Player to view this content.

16-year-old twins Lucas and Nicholas Shave with Kevin Shea, owner of Kevin’s nofrills in Paradise.

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Young tradespeople

This week CBC is looking at how young workers are making big bucks in high-paying jobs. Reporter Beth Macdonell puts on her hard hat to find out what life is like for young people entering the trades. Download Flash Player to view this content.

21-year-old Trevor Peddle is a first year apprentice in the trade of heat and frost insulation.

Young workers: Behind the bar

As part of the young worker series CBC is rolling out this week, Beth Macdonell introduces us to Amy Gaetz - a head bartender on George Street who’s mixing drinks to pay for her education. Download Flash Player to view this content.

Amy Gaetz mixing it up at The Martini Bar

The return of Cec

Everything’s tickety-boo as everyone’s favourite traffic reporter gets back in the driver’s seat Wednesday after an extended absence. His current replacement - Adam Walsh - guides the Morning Show chariot to the Haire household. There, he finds Cec and his wife Lynn… who’s also delighted to see him going back to work. Download Flash Player to view this content.

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