Information Morning Fredericton

A slide from a sex-ed presentation to high school students is under scrutiny by the Premier. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to sexuality educator Nadine Thornhill for her reaction. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/blaine-higgs-defends-banning-sex-education-group-1.7217393

​Crown prosecutors vote​d 99% in favour of strike action amid labour shortage​s and a system they say is in crisis. But the province argues that a strike can't legally happen yet as the collective bargaining process continues.​ Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Shara Munn​,​ she's a crown prosecutor and President of the New Brunswick crown prosecutors association. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crown-prosecutors-strike-vote-new-brunswick-contract-talks-1.7215856

​Swamp milkweed is popping up in gardens, and monarch butterflies are making their way north. Reports on the population overwintering in Mexico say numbers are down again, but a zoologist here in New Brunswick says the news isn't all bad. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to John Klymko. 

​Facebook Marketplace has become a popular place to sell things you don't want anymore. But making a little money almost cost Sandra Pond thousands of dollars. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to her. And then Jeanne spoke to cyber security expert David Shipley. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/facebook-marketplace-scam-1.7216826

The Fredericton Co-op on Doak Road is marking 50 years. The grocery landscape looks a lot different now than it did in 1974. Jeanne Armstrong visited the Co-op and spoke to manager Paul King about the direct charge model and why they've seen their largest membership base yet.

Premier Blaine Higgs has lost another caucus member heading into the next election.

On Friday, former cabinet minister Andrea Anderson-Mason told CBC news she's decided not to run. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to political scientist Lori Turnbull about what it means for the PC Party of New Brunswick. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/andrea-anderson-mason-decides-not-to-run-1.7214119

If you were walking by Odell Park this weekend, you might have done a double take. Harold the Hippo, an art installation, has returned to Fredericton in a new home. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Angela Watson, Cultural Development Officer and Public Art Coordinator with the City of Fredericton.

Itching for a paddle? The city will be making it easier to get out on the water by creating a dozen free, public access points. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Andrew Cuthbertson, an avid paddler and owner of Second Nature Outdoors, about why this initiative is so exciting. 

​A large work of art by an artist in Ontario went missing on its way to a gallery in British Columbia, and ended up in New Brunswick. Julia Veenstra tells us the story of her lost and found painting.

​A senate committee looking into the migrant labour force in Canada says the system isn't working.​ In a report released this week, the committee says the system is failing workers and the employers who depend on them.​ Clare MacKenzie spoke to committee chair, Senator Ratna Omidvar, about what they're recommending to fix it.