Information Morning - Cape Breton

With COVID-19 numbers soaring in Nova Scotia, we take a closer look at what we know about the variant Omicron with Dr. Lisa Barrett. She is an infectious disease doctor and researcher with Nova Scotia Health, and with Dalhousie University.

We find out what led a busy working mom in Whitney Pier to add activism to her list. Hear a feature conversation with Selah Best-Bourgeois, as she speaks out against racism.

Last summer, it looked like Clifford Street Youth Centre in North Sydney would close but it's now open for the foreseeable future thanks to the help of the community. Current Affairs correspondent Brittany Wentzell spoke with the organizer of the youth centre, Paul Ratchford, about how the community stepped up.

We get some cooking lessons and learn more from chef Riley Hollohan on the secrets of Whitney Pier-style carribbean chicken and rice, cooking some mac and cheese, plus... we explore the origins of Riley's signature hot sauce!

The newly-announced Centre of Excellence for Healthy Aging at Cape Breton University is aimed at helping turn research into innovative treatment. Stefan Leslie is the CEO of Research Nova Scotia, and Dr. Ken Rockwood is a professor of Geriatric Medicine and Neurology at Dal, and he is the recipient of the 2021 Ryman Prize.

In our Acadian column, we explore the history and traditions of the Island’s Acadian communities... the connections they have with each other... and with the wider Acadian community in the Maritimes. Our guide is Ronald Labelle, former Associate Professor of French and Acadian Studies at CBU. This week: Acadian traditions, around Christmas.

Reporter Tom Ayers has the latest on the Village of Baddeck. Nova Scotia's Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr says RCMP are investigating the Village of Baddeck's fiscal situation and he has ordered the village commissioners to get a handle on their finances or be replaced.

Hear some original poems from poet and artist Robyn Martelly... in an interview, we ask about the connections between her art and her community of Whitney Pier, and what inspires her.

Reporter Tom Ayers has the latest on the Village of Baddeck. Nova Scotia's Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr says RCMP are investigating the Village of Baddeck's fiscal situation and he has ordered the village commissioners to get a handle on their finances or be replaced.

Nova Scotia's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, explains the return of some restrictions and gathering limits as the Province tries to contain the most recent spread of the COVID-19 variant - Omicron.