For 14-year-old Parker Matchim of Gander, knowing his family lineage has become a bit of an obsession. He's done his family tree, questioned his relatives, and researched online. Now he's sharing what he's found on a new Facebook page - "Ancestors of Eastport, Happy Adventure, and Sandy Cove."

A listener asks our Mi'kmaw language guide, Dean Simon, to look up the background of the names of mountains, lakes and hills in the interior of Newfoundland.

The NL Federation of School Councils reacts to high school students and teachers having to adjust to changing combinations of in-class and online learning. The two-week delay in the re-opening of the Atlantic Bubble means a student may have to wait months to get home to Gillams this spring, and the project manager reacts to news that the caribou monument, honouring the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the First World War has finally been installed in Gallipoli.

Central Health holds vaccination clinics to help battle Covid-19, Gander Airport CEO encouraged by federal assistance package for Air Canada, Qalipu band member who was kicked off the list is upset with Ottawa for cutting off membership talks, and Grenfell Campus theatre students take their show off the stage and perform it online.

Stacey Alexander of Corner Brook, NL hasn't been well since February 2020. Up until then, she was a healthy, active person, but now she believes she's suffering the after effects of COVID-19. The condition is often called long COVID, or long haul COVID - but Alexander was never diagnosed with the virus.

Bay of Islands residents rush to take voluntary Covid-19 tests after a small cluster of cases emerges, constitutional lawyer says NDP's court challenge to have all results of the NL election thrown out is unlikely to succeed, City of Corner Brook says fewer accidents and better traffic flow are good reasons to support the new roundabout, and a 14-year-old in Eastport- Happy Adventure-Sandy Cove runs an ancestry Facebook page.

Centreville-Wareham-Trinity will soon be home to the "Dr. Janice Fitzgerald HOLD FAST Lookout,"

conservationists say a new ATV trail on the west coast could pose a threat to one of the province's last wild rivers, Gander man helps recycling company collect coffee cup lids and bread tabs, and central Newfoundland man wins Percy Janes First Novel Award in Arts and letters competition.

Weather station on top of Marble Mountain will shut for a year as Doppler radar facility is replaced, public interest group of health care researchers will consult cancer patients and their families, NL fisheries union says lack of competition could cause crab harvesters to sell catches in NS, and forest fire expert says lack of runoff water could raise the risk of forest fires this spring.

The guide for our Mi'kmaw Words series, Dean Simon of Flat Bay, is a member of Qalipu First Nation and co-ordinator of its Language Revival Project. He's also a registered dietitian, so we asked him about words and expressions related to cooking

Buying a house for the first time can be a scary experience. There are so many different things to know, and different parts of the process that you want to make sure you get right. Well, The 101 is here to help! Mortgage broker Susan Anthony explains the first step: getting your mortgage.