Labrador Morning

From isolation to inspiration. What started as a lonely Ramadan for our Labrador Morning host, Rhivu Rashid, ended with him finding community. We hear the opening of Rhivu's Atlantic Voice documentary, "Ramadan Diaries of a Morning Show Host."

Game, set, match. It's time for the 40th annual Labrador Cup soccer tournament!

Looking to hear some local music? We hear three original songs by songwriters Scott Neary, Matt Soper and Nathan Freake, which were performed at a recent songwriter circle in Labrador West.

The Nunatsiavut Government says it stands behind the independent report on verifying Indigenous identity at Memorial University. We hear more from Nunatsiavut Government President Johannes Lampe.

The repatriation ceremony for an unknown soldier killed at Beaumont-Hamel was highly emotional for those present—including for Labrador MP Yvonne Jones. We hear some of her thoughts from the Beaumont-Hamel site this past Saturday.

We hear some of the architectural vision for the future Integrated Health, Housing and Supportive Services Hub in Happy Valley-Goose Bay—and we learn how community and healing are being prioritized in the design.

Three, two, one, gooooo! We take you to the 3rd annual Sheshatshiu Community Race, and hear from a couple of organizers making that race happen.

We pay tribute to a beloved teacher in Labrador West who died last year, who's being remembered as a "ray of sunshine" in the classroom. We hear about the first annual Cindy White Memorial Award, and chat with the winner.

Ellen Adams was passionate about teaching the Rigolet Inuttitut dialect and helping her students thrive. We pay tribute to the late Ellen Adams, who passed away a little over a week ago.

The future Integrated Health, Housing and Supportive Services Hub has sparked controversy in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. We dropped by last week's open house on the upcoming facility, and heard how a few people are feeling about the plans.