Maritime Noon

In a curtailed edition of Maritime Noon, off the top of the show, we hear from Kate MacEachern in Cape George, NS. She got photos of two men who stole a church bell from the property of Holy Rosary Church on Monday. PEI sees more efforts to encourage "buy local". And also on PEI, more women are entering the trades.

On the phone today: How accessible is your community in the Maritimes for people with disabilities? And off the top of the show, we hear from a researcher at Dalhousie University who's looking into the language of chickens. We also hear about a chicken shortage.

On the phone-in: Pharmacist Graham MacKenzie answers questions about medications and supplements. He also discusses the measles vaccine. And off the top of the show, we hear about Worrall's Furniture and Appliances in Fredericton that's closing after 52 years in business.

On the phone-in: Listeners call to share their best and worst travel stories. Our guests are Lorn Sheehan from Dalhousie University and Frances Gertsch, a senior travel advisor with Stewart Travel Group in PEI. And off the top of the show, we speak with Rob Hankinson about the postponement of a conference in Wolfville this summer. The North American Interfaith Network conference has been postponed due to the political climate in the US and peoples' reluctance to travel across borders.

Today's phone-in: we take your calls on your community's public transit. But first, a Maritimer in Thailand who felt the 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar, and we hear both sides of the fight over a provincially-run emergency homeless shelter on PEI.

Today on the phone-in: Our listeners share their views on the issues of greatest concern in the federal election. Our guests are political scientist Jamie Gillies from UNB and Aengus Bridgman who's the Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and an Assistant Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.

On the phone-in: Our guest is Nathaniel Pearre, who's a research fellow at Dalhousie University studying electric vehicles in the renewable energy storage lab. He answers questions about EVs. Off the top of the show, we hear your feedback about a flag controversy associated with the South Shore Regional Centre for Education. And councillors in Charlottetown, PEI, vote to close the province's homeless shelter and outreach centre on Park Street.

Today's phone-in: a registered dietitian takes your nutrition questions. Plus, CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault is on the road, and flags are causing a flap at South Shore, NS schools.

On the phone-in: appliance repair expert Aaron Publicover takes your questions. And off the top of the show, Canadian Chamber of Commerce has found Saint John, N.B. is the most tariff vulnerable city in Canada. We speak to the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce CEO Shannon Merrifield.

On the phone-in: Gardening expert, Niki Jabbour, answers questions for gardeners across the region. And off the top of the show, we hear about an initiative in Quebec that will see people who are no-shows after making a restaurant reservation will be charged $10 per person. We talk with Natasha Chestnut from the Restaurant Association of NS whether such an initiative has been talked about in the Maritimes.