Information Morning Fredericton

The Playhouse's Tim Yerxa is back this week​. He tells us about some shows that make for a good gift.  

​Of the 20 recommendations made in the No Child Left Behind report on Indigenous youth mental health made three years ago​, child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says just eight have been implemented. ​C​olleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to Roxanne Sappier of Negotkuk First Nation about these findings​.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/indigenous-mental-health-report-1.7398942

New Brunswick is facing its largest measles outbreak recorded in several decades. Colleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to Dr. Lise Babin, a family doctor who administers vaccines and president of the NB Medical Society, about what she's hearing.

​Three weeks into the Canada Post strike, charities are feeling the strain. Colleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to Warren Maddox, executive director of Fredericton Homeless Shelters, about how this will affect future operations, including another location for the out of the cold shelter.

Rebekah Chasse reviews A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin. It's a movie that will make you laugh and cry.

Thousands of dollars are raised at this time of year to support families relying on the food banks. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Jane Buckley, chair of District 3 food banks about this year's holiday campaign.

Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Emma Hassencahl-Perley, curator of Indigenous Art at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, about a beadwork exhibition opening at the gallery.

There are now 50 cases​ of measles in the province, and more than a quarter of New Brunswick students in kindergarten did not meet the immunization requirements in the 2023-24 school year.​ Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Ian Culbert​, executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association about the immunization numbers.

Advocates and survivors are calling for a dedicated human trafficking unit in New Brunswick.

 It was part of the discussion at a conference in Fredericton this week dedicated to finding collaborative ways to combat human trafficking in the province. CBC's Allyson McCormack spoke to two of the speakers at the event, Kelly Tallon Franklin and Tyson Nelson.

It is the largest measles outbreak recorded in New Brunswick in decades. There are now 50 confirmed cases, all in the Fredericton region which includes parts of the Upper River Valley. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Dr. Mark McKelvie, regional medical officer of health, about how student vaccination rates could be playing into the outbreak.