Maritime Noon

On the phone-in today: Michael Haynes in Nova Scotia and James Donald in New Brunswick give advice to listeners about great places to go for a hike in the Maritimes in winter. And off the top of the show, we speak with Janick Cormier from Restaurants Canada about the impact of the HST holiday at restaurants. We also hear about a woman on PEI who has been doing embroidery for 75 years.

On the phone-in: Author and journalist, Omer Aziz, answers questions and speaks with listeners about Donald Trump's second term as US president. And off the top of the show, we speak with Delphine Durette-Morin who's a scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute. She comments on the US government backing away from regulations that would slow vessels in US waters. This could negatively affect endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. 

On the phone-in today: Automotive expert, Doug Bethune, answers listeners' questions. And off the top of the show, we hear about expanded drug coverage for rare diseases in NB. And we hear your feedback on PFD's.

On the phone-in: Lesley Anderson who's an expert on genealogical research, gives advice to listeners who are doing research on their family tree. And off the top of the show, we speak with Bill Hazel, a deputy fire chief with the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Service in West Hants, NS. They saved a man last week who went through the ice on Panuke Lake while skating. And we also hear about two new pallet shelter communities for the unhoused in HRM.

On the phone-in: Fitness experts, Kathleen MacPhee and Jordan Forbes discuss exercise goals in 2025. Listeners have a chance to ask questions. And off the top, we hear from a neighbour in Lower Sackville who saved his neighbour during a house fire in Lower Sackville, NS. 

On the phone-in: Energy efficiency expert, Barry Walker and Eric Murphy from Halifax Heat Pumps answer questions about heating systems. And off the top, the CBC's Jean Laroche talks with Scott Tingley from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources about improvements to the provincial wildfire protocols. And we hear about an Indigenous police officer in Summerside, PEI, who has won an award.

On the phone-in: Christine McLean who is chair of the Child and Youth Study Program at MSVU in Halifax answers questions about gentle parenting. And off the top, we speak with Ann de Ste Croix who's the executive director of the Transition House Association of NS. She discusses the high number of IPV homicides recently in NS.

On the phone-in today: Physiotherapist Laura Lundquist gives advice to listeners who are dealing with pain from injuries. She also discusses injury prevention. And off the top of the show, we hear about a new system at the UPEI Campus Food Bank. And we also hear about a prestigious award given to Kent Oakes who passed away on PEI last year.

On the phone-in: Nathaniel Pearre, a research fellow at Dalhousie University studying electric vehicles in the renewable energy storage lab, answers questions about EVs. And off the top of the show, we discuss dry January and we hear your feedback on Justin Trudeau's intention to resign.

Today on the phone-in: on an abbreviated Maritime Noon, we get your reaction to Trudeau's announcement of his intention to resign as prime minister and Liberal leader with political scientist Alex Marland.