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Imagine you are sitting behind your computer, and suddenly, your heart rate elevates and you feel the sensation of dread is sinking in as you realize you just fell for an online scam. For Newfoundland Morning Producer Hillary Johnson, the realization occurred after purchasing a vanity on Facebook. She shared her experience after falling for a scam, and explores how social media is fueling these scams.

The minimum wage in this province is set to hit $15.60 on April 1. However, some policy experts say it should be $20 an hour to cover the cost of living here. That's just one of the recommendations the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives published this week. Russell Williams is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Memorial University and one of the authors of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommendations.

The provincial government has agreed to buy additional power from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd, with the hopes of stabilizing the struggling newsprint mill. But the company that owns the mill, Kruger, is not saying how much the deal is worth, how much power the government will get, or what Kruger hopes to do with the cash. The CBC's Colleen Connors spoke with Roman Gallo, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kruger Pulp and Paper.

Accordion player Mike Symmonds of Conche is used to celebrations, but a gathering last week took him by surprise. That's because it was in HIS honour. Symmonds is 76 years old and he's been playing accordion for more than 60 years. He's performed at garden parties, weddings, birthdays, cruiseship visits, you name it.

Symmonds and Mary Foley, a Conche resident who organized the special gathering, spoke with Bernice Hillier.

You can celebrate your birthday any way you like, and a woman from Fleur de Lys has decided she will spend time walking on HER birthday this week. Millie Walsh is doing it for a cause that's dear to her heart. A longtime community volunteer in Fleur de Lys, on the Baie Verte Peninsula, she's decided to spend part of her 65th birthday on Wednesday by walking 20 kilometres to raise money for the Dorset Museum Interpretation Centre.

Fishermen from across Newfoundland have spent the last week calling for free enterprise in this province's fishery, which would give them more control over where they can sell their catch and how much they can sell it for. The CBC's Leigh Anne Power was live at a Monday morning protest in Gander, where fisherman Tammy Elliott spoke about the need for change.

Anticipate construction, potential road closures and traffic delays for the foreseeable future! Over $32 million in government support will be provided for various road improvements in Newfoundland and Labrador, benefitting 27 municipalities. CBC's Colleen Connors spoke with John Abbott, the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, at Friday's announcement.

A man who fought to get radiation therapy at the new regional hospital in Corner Brook says he's disheartened.

That's because the province's health authority still hasn't recruited a radiation oncologist, just months before the hospital is supposed to open. Gerald Parsons was co-chair of a hospital action committee that lobbied for improved services at the new hospital.

The province's heritage foundation is recognizing five women who have made a mark on this province in one way or another. Heritage NL has designated the women under their Provincial Historic Commemorations Program. In some places in North America, March is observed as Women's History Month, But it's always a good time to talk about how women in our province have contributed. Lisa Daly is board chair for Heritage NL.

ICYMI: A virtual reality project from Newfoundland and Labrador was featured this month in one of the largest technology and entertainment festivals in the world. Local tech startup Six Nineteen exhibited two of its VR projects at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. 340-thousand people attended last year. Chelsea O’Hara is co-founder of Six Nineteen, and Andrea Cooper is a St. John’s artist and creator.