CBC Newfoundland Morning

The federal government's national ten-dollar-a-day childcare plan was supposed to make it easier for parents to find licensed daycare. The Fraser Institute says that's not happening in this province. Matthew Lau is a researcher at the institute. He spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

The Salvation Army Foodbank in Grand Falls-Windsor was awarded the national standards of excellence by food banks Canada. We spoke with Community Services Coordinator Daniel Kelly.

Scott Grant shoots photos. And, at a hockey game on the weekend, the puck came right at him. He told us all about the injury.

Some post-secondary students say a smaller number of courses being offered is having a big impact at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Visual Arts student Camryn Nichols spoke with the CBC's Colleen Connors about it last week. And today, we got response from Peter Ride, the Dean of Fine Arts at the Grenfell Campus.

The town of Gander is looking for public transportation options. There's currently no bus service, and just one taxi company. For more, the CBC's Leigh Anne Power spoke with Gander town councillor Bettina Ford.

Toronto temporarily renamed streets in her honour. And Thursday night a family from Western Newfoundland walked along Taylor Swift Way to see the pop star perform. We spoke with Natasha Dobbin and her two daughters, Jaida and Jamielyn.

Entries are now open for the Newfoundland and Labrador Creative Non-Fiction Writing Contest, a collaboration between the Newfoundland Quarterly literary magazine and Writers NL. We spoke with Joan Sullivan, editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly.

NL Corporate AV Solutions has brought a new magical holiday adventure to Corner Brook. Their ‘Elevator to the North Pole' is an experience created in partnership with Santa Claus himself. CBC's Amy Feehan stopped by and spoke with Mike Hoskins and KJ Hollahan.

Santa Claus is coming to town, and his visit to Corner Brook's Christmas parade will be during the day this year, NOT at night. Peter Saunders and Jason Tarbett are with the Corner Brook Kinsmen Club, which is organizing the Santa Claus parade. They spoke with Newfoundland Morning's Bernice Hillier.

Happy memories of musician Dave McHugh, who died last week at the age of 57 have been filling social media over the past few days. People are sharing about the incredible loss they feel because of his passing, and talking about their gratitude at having known Dave. Bernice Hillier spoke with Dave McHugh's cousin and fellow musician, Paul Pike.