Maritime Noon

The Nova Scotia Department of Education announces a new policy on cell phones in the classroom, starting in September. The CBC's Jean Laroche has the details. Two men from PEI discuss their family connection to D-Day and their trip to Normandy this week. And on the phone-in: Colette Robicheau provides advice on decluttering. Plus, two young students from PEI talk about their D-Day project.

An oyster grower in East Bideford, PEI, speaks with the CBC's Nancy Russell about his frustrations. He has still not received any damage claim money since post-tropical storm Fiona blew through in 2022. Lorraine Peters from Rothesay NB, who's 58 years-old, will compete at the Miss Universe Canada pageant next month. And on the phone-in: We speak with Jim Cormier and Wendy Friedman about the retail industry. Cormier is the Atlantic director for the Retail Council of Canada and Friedman owns Biscuit and Independent Mercantile in Halifax.

We speak with Moira Brown, a senior scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute. She discusses the sighting of an endangered North Atlantic Right Whale close to the coastline near Peggy's Cove. And on the phone-in: PEI's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, talks about the Live Well PEI Action Plan.

We hear about a recently cancelled affordable housing project in Spryfield, NS, and rezoning the waterfront in Stratford, PEI. And on the phone-in: urban planner Tristan Cleveland takes your calls on development issues and housing density.

Alana Hirtle invites us to this weekend's Grand Opening of the new Portaupique Community Centre, and a PEI man is buried in a grave he dug for himself. And on the phone-in: Aaron Publicover takes your appliance repair questions.

Cora Young, an environmental chemist from York University, speaks with us about a recent study that examined the level of so-called "forever chemicals" or PFAS in sea spray. We hear your feedback on the RCMP. And on the phone-in: CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin answers questions about the weather.

Chris Harvey-Clark, a veterinarian and shark researcher from Dalhousie University, discusses the increase in shark attacks and shark behaviour in the wake of a shark attack on a man from PEI in the Turks and Caicos. And on the phone-in: Ken Donnelly and Hughstin Grimshaw-Surette answer questions on invasive species.

Jenny Saulnier lives in Hammonds Plains, NS, and one year ago today, her house was burned down in the wildfire that ripped through Upper Tantallon and her neighbourhood. She speaks with the CBC's Aly Thompson about how she has coped. And on the phone-in: Greg Marquis from UNBSJ discusses his new book,"Canada's State Police: 150 years of the RCMP".

A group of migrant workers in Charlottetown, PEI, are staging a protest and hunger strike in front of the PEI Legislature. They are unhappy about changes to the Provincial Nominee Program. The CBC's Go Public team speaks with a woman in Sussex, NB, whose Facebook page got taken over by fraudsters. And on the phone-in: Barry Walker provides advice on heat pumps

Jim Ryan, the mayor of the Town of Pictou, NS. speaks about the future of the pulp mill near his town. He also speaks about yesterday's settlement agreement. A new heart clinic in Halifax is named after a hockey player named Jordan Boyd who died in 2013.. And on the phone-in: Niki Jabbour provides advice on gardening.