Labrador Morning

Sheila Cooper of North West River lost her son Jon to a drug overdose two years ago. She kept his ashes in a skull-shaped pot inside her camper, right in front of a framed photo of Jon. Over the weekend, someone stole the cherished keepsake. She speaks with Labrador Morning host Rhivu Rashid.

We're kicking off a new series called "A Shore Thing." Over the next few weeks, we'll learn all about the wonders of marine life on our shores. Our guide is Jeff Clements, an aquatic biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Moncton. This morning, we learned about moon snails.

The San Juan will have a replica that will set sail from Basques in 2026 and make a stop in Red Bay. The CBC's Peter Cowan spoke with Cindy Gibbons, the Cultural Resource Management Advisor for Parks Canada in Red Bay. Following this, he spoke with the boat builder, Xabier Agote.

17-year-old Elena Pike from Happy Valley-Goose Bay is off to a dance conservatory to take her dancing professional. She spoke with Labrador Morning's Heidi Atter.

Forest fire duty officer Jeff Motty joined us for another update on all Labrador wildfires.

The NDP sent out a press release questioning the government math regarding the housing supply across the province. Labrador Morning's Darryl Dinn spoke with Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown about his concerns. We also spoke to Minister of Housing Fred Hutton to get his reaction to the NDP press release.

In May, Labrador City announced plans to install a substantial piece of playground equipment that meets accessibility standards. Labrador Morning's Darryl Dinn stopped by Centennial Park playground to chat with Mayor Belinda Adams about this new development.

The Biennale d'Art Contemporain Autochtone is holding its 7th edition of the Contemporary Native Biennial across multiple venues in Quebec. Inuk artist from Postville, Nunatsiavut, Bronson Jacque, has their sculpture on display till September. They joined us to talk about their exhibit.

Tourism season is in full swing in Labrador. We checked in with Peter Bull at Battle Harbour Historic Trust to see who's make the trip to the traditional outport that goes back more than 200 years ago.

It was a stressful couple of weeks for wildfire evacuees from Churchill Falls, but the mood now is one of relief and celebration now that they're allowed to return. We asked longtime resident Robert Dawe what it's like to be back again.