The pandemic means it's harder for you to get out and meet candidates running in your district. So each morning starting today, we're bringing them to you. Today we talk with candidates running in Humber-Bay of Islands. We are joined by Liberal candidate Stelman Flynn, Independent candidate Eddie Joyce and PC candidate Rob Marche, all of whom are campaigning in the Humber-Bay Of Islands region. These 3 candidates spoke with us regarding where their parties stand on the issue of public/private partnerships.

With Air Canada suspending all flights through Gander International Airport last week until further notice, we ask Liberal MP Scott Simms what his government is doing to bring them back. Also, winter was slow in coming, and snowmobilers are embracing the winter pastime like never before as they wait to get on the trails.

Municipalities NL uses its website to challenge election candidates with questions on issues that affect local government, Canadian-born fact checker Daniel Dale reflects on four years of keeping track of Donald Trump's lies, students in Pasadena are still having fun - snow or no snow - and an artist stops to smell the wildflowers in Gros Morne and makes a connection with nature.

Central Health explains why Covid-19 vaccines headed to Grand Falls-Windsor had to be administered in a hurry, women on the NL campaign trail complain of sexism, family of newcomers refuse to let the pandemic derail their dreams of opening a restaurant in Central Newfoundland, and young musical theatre students from Western Newfoundland are back on stage this weekend, doing what they love.

Gander mayor worries how cuts to Air Canada service will impact the town, Deer Lake airport has landed back another direct Air Canada flight per week to Toronto, NL's Seniors Advocate wants them to be heard in the election campaign, the NL real estate market flourished in 2020, and librarians in this province say they are busier than ever.

Qalipu First Nation forms a partnership with Marathon Gold, union says it could lose jobs when new Adult Mental Health Acute Facility in St. John's is built, Masters student is researching why more and more teens are poisoning themselves, and the new Chair of Arts NL says the organization is more important than ever because of the pandemic.

Home owner with disabilities says government won't give her enough repair money to be able to stay in her home, national columnist weighs the pros and cons of former journalists being hired to do PR for parties in the NL election, people in Lark Harbour finally have cellphone service, and Corner Brook community groups hope to set up a new community transportation system for people who don't have a car.

Premier and opposition leaders try to work out a response to the elimination of airline flights to NL, psychologist says "toxic positivity" can do more harm than good to people's mental health, Central Newfoundland funeral home is training a "comfort dog" to help clients and staff, and Town of Grand Falls-Windsor delivers board games to residents' homes for family fun nights.

Elimination of Air Canada flights to NL will hurt Gander International Airport and inter-provincial tourism, NL's federation of municipalities laments population decreases that reduce local tax revenues, old photos rescued by a Corner Brook mill worker nearly 40 years ago finally see the light of day, and a dad who's spent a decade of winter nights flooding a freezing cold backyard rink offers maintenance tips.

MUN Harris Centre rep says Appleton's decision to discontinue tax breaks for seniors reflects a provincial slide in the tax base, White Hills ski facility is stockpiling manufactured snow - and hope - in the face of mild weather, western Newfoundland's snowmobile sales are strong despite the pandemic and late arrival of snow, and a Newfoundland woman becomes president of the company that brings the Paw Patrol TV show to the world.