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George Thorne and his wife, Margaret, often kept pets in their house in Grand Falls-Windsor. Margaret passed away six years ago, and George had a pet Shih Tzu for a while to keep him company. But when that dog passed away, George went to the Exploits Valley SPCA and adopted a cat named Nelly! The CBC;s Martin Jones paid them a visit.

High school graduates in Corner Brook are getting more and more nervous as graduation season approaches. If dresses and suits don't fit, they'll need an altered reality - and quick. Cue the experts, Poonam and Rohit Yadav, who run the alteration service Jasmin Boutique. CBC's Amy Feehan stopped by to see how they're keeping up with this bustling time of year.

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services have new mobile crisis response teams: in Stephenville, Bay St. George and Bay St. George South. Melissa Roberts is the regional director of mental health and addictions with the organization.

Two people are dead following a vessel capsizing on the west coast of Newfoundland on Sunday morning, near the community of Lark Harbour. The Coast Guard confirms the two deaths and says the fishing vessel "Miss Jenny," a 23-foot open boat, had capsized with six people onboard. Four of the crewmembers were airlifted to hospital and are in good condition, while Coast Guard recovered two deceased crewmembers from the water. Fish harvester Sam Anderson was nearby in the area around Molly Ann Cove and Rope Cove near Lark Harbour, and he spoke with the CBC’s Elizabeth Whitten.

Today is Earth Day, a time to reflect on our impact on the environment and consider ways to live more sustainably. Nancy Pearson of St. George's on the island's west coast of the Island is trying to clean up her community - one walk at a time. Every day, she goes for a walk and brings along a garbage bag to fill with all the litter and trash she sees along her way. Pearson has been doing this for years and started an Instagram account to document her travels and inspire others to do the same. The account, called "A Bag A Walk," now has over a thousand followers.

Friday night was one of fear and worry for many residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, as a fire on the North Side of the town forced the evacuation of homes on several streets in the area. George Andrews is the mayor of the community.

It was a harrowing start to the weekend in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. On Friday night, a former ceramics shop was on fire. That fire spread to a nearby former air traffic control tower as well as an aircraft hangar that was being used to store outdoor vehicles. The building was also being used to store liquid oxygen, which set off several explosions. About two dozen people in the North Side area of town were evacuated from their homes. Monica Legge spoke on Friday night to Labrador Morning's Heidi Atter.

This year's theme for Earth Day is Plastics versus the Planet. From microplastics showing up in our food, to giant plastic islands floating in the ocean, the petroleum by-product is everywhere. Martin spoke with Francesca Kerton, a chemistry professor at Memorial University.

Mountain bikers in Stephenville are getting fed up with ATVs and dirt bikes destroying their trails. Nigel Pike is a member of the local mountain biking group who maintains some of the trails in the area, and he says vandalism happens way too often.

Team Canada; Olympics and Paralympics; athletes struggle to live and train on federal grants; Athletic Assistance Program; new money; Liberals announced an extra 35-million dollars over the next five years for elite athletes; Katarina Roxon of Kippens; hoping to make it to her fourth Paralympic Games; in Paris this summer;CBC's Leigh Anne Power.