There's good news today for people struggling with fertility with a government announcement meant to improve access to IVF services. We hear the acting Health minister speaking with reporters about the new funding, and then get reaction in the On the Go studio with a fertility advocate and started the Facebook group Faces of Fertility. (Acting Health Minister John Haggie, Krissy Holmes with Ledon Wellon)

Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus.  COVID-19 set off a series of changes that transformed the lives of Canadians. On The Go's health contributor joins with a look back... and forward. (Krissy Holmes with Dr. iris Gorfinkel)

Stitching a path towards more a more tolerant world: A national quilting association offers their True Colours Quilt Along to everyone free of charge. Two of the blocks are designed by St. John's queer quilter and artist Corey Follett - co-owner of The Quilted Stash - who joins us in the On The Go studio. We are also joined by the membership director for the Canadian Quilters Association, on the phone from Edmonton (Krissy Holmes with Corey Follett and Kelly Moore)

With the looming threat of U.S. tariffs... the stakes couldn't be higher at this year's Seafood Expo North America taking place in Boston. We check in with our reporter who's on the ground at the show. (Krissy Holmes with Leila Beaudoin)

He's the reason for this Irish themed season - but he's actually British - and he has one fascinating story. We welcome the chair of the Basilica Heritage Foundation to the On The Go studio to guide us through the pirates, shamrocks and snakes... sorting fact from fiction on the life story of the real Saint Patrick. (Krissy Holmes with Anne Walsh)

219 years and counting: The Benevolent Irish Society will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this weekend... but they'll also be marking a goodbye - and preparing for change into the future. We welcome the president of the BIS to the On The Go studio for a look into the weekend and beyond. (Guest-host Andrew Hawthorn with Bob Gillard)

The artistic director of the Shakespeare by the Sea festival drops by the On The Go studio to talk about their 33rd year... including details about heir toga party at the Legion Branch 56 on Saturday, March 15th... the "Ides of March." (Guest-host Andrew Hawthorn with Sharon King-Campbell)

With Mark Carney our new prime minister... now the speculation on the federal election begins. However, with a new Liberal leader the electoral landscape looks a whole lot different than it did a couple of months ago. We welcome a couple of young political watchers to the On The Go studio for a look at the changing landscape. (Guest-host Andrew Hawthorn with MUN political science undergraduate honours student Devon Budden and Kate Cadigan, chair of Equal Voice - an organization dedicated to increasing female candidates in politics)

: A new non-profit is offering free training for people wanting to learn about mental health first aid. The co-founders of a fairly new local non-profit called the Mental Health Foundation of Canada join us in the On the Go studio to talk about the opportunity to anyone who'd like to learn how to identify and help people in need. (Guest-host Andrew Hawthorn with Pam Pardy & Sarah Furlong)

A complete lunar eclipse, or rather a "full blood worm moon" is happening in the wee hours of Friday morning. We find out more with the chief science communicator for the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes for the European Space Agency... who joined us live in the On the Go studio. (Guest-host Andrew Hawthorn with Bethany Downer)