CBC Newfoundland Morning

The City of Corner Brook announced the investment of two new larger buses to replace the current models on the road. CBC's Alex Kennedy spoke with Corner Brook Mayor Jim Parsons about the announcement.

Prices on many items will be coming down because of federal GST cuts, but there's a real cost to the changes for retailers. For more, we spoke with Jim Cormier, the Atlantic director of the Retail Council of Canada.

They faith can move mountains. But can taking a stand for truth and reconciliation lead to a name change for a mountain in Central Newfoundland? We posed that question to the minister responsible, Gerry Byrne.

Last week the R.C.M.P in this province started to give some of their officers body cameras. Tracy Jenkins-Fudge is the programs manager with the RCMP. She talked about the roll out plan for the rest of the province, and why they felt getting this technology was important.

An old building is no excuse for a lack of fire safety. That's what two moms are saying after a stay at the Driftwood Inn with their daughters' volleyball team became terrifying and traumatic. The hotel in Deer Lake was destroyed by fire in October. Newfoundland Morning's Bernice Hillier spoke with Dena Ellis and Katie Conway.

Jo Anne Broders, a teacher at Smallwood Academy in Gambo, has been named a recipient of a Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. She joined us on the line this morning to talk about the honour.

Keith Cormier is renewing calls to have the name of Mount Peyton changed in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, because the mountain peak in Central Newfoundland is named for a notorious settler who is infamous for having killed Beothuk people. Newfoundland Morning's Bernice Hillier met up with Cormier at the Mikwite'tm Garden on the Majestic Lawn in Corner Brook.

Change Islands has been without a nurse for over two years - and as winter approaches, people there are getting even more concerned about what that means. We spoke with Paula Flood, the mayor of Change Islands and a first responder.

The university of Oregon has a pilot project testing ways to harness energy from ocean waves, because it could end up being a more efficient method of producing green power than wind or solar. Burke Hales is lead scientist on the project. He spoke with CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

Decking the halls with the Descendants. The band is gearing up for their annual Christmas tour. We got all the details from Con O'Brien.