Shift (NB)

June Bugs have arrived. The big insects can be...unsettling. So we thought we should learn a bit more about them. Steve Heard, a biology professor at the University of New Brunswick, tells us more.

Our political panel joins us this week to talk about Bill 45 and the New Brunswick Health Council's finding that New Brunswick had the lowest public-sector health spending per capita in Canada in 2020.

Our birder shares his latest discoveries on Grand Manan Island.

Across the region, the death cafe movement has been growing in popularity. CBC reporter Mariam Mesbah took in a death cafe meeting in Moncton to hear what people had to say.

Bill 45 is raising concerns among some municipalities in the province. We hear what Dan Murphy thinks about it. He's the executive director of The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick.

Michael Edwards of Science East has just returned from Edmonton, Alberta.

That was the location for this year's Canada Wide Science Fair. Over a dozen students from New Brunswick brought their projects to the fair...and they took home some big prizes.

Two New Brunswick choruses are joining forces for the first time to present a pair of concerts this weekend. The Sussex Choral Society will join Fredericton's Bel Canto Singers. We reach both directors to learn more.

The aurora borealis is not easy to catch, as the forecast is ever-changing. We reach amateur astronomer Chris Curwin of Saint John to learn some best tips.

The Spirit Project is a company of artists in the Fredericton area with and without intellectual and physical disabilities. Since September, the artists have been working on a new production. We reach Lisa Anne Ross of Solo Chicken Productions, who is directing Hearts Above Us.

What started as a three hour outing for Alain Clavette this morning quickly stretched out into much more. Our resident birder took along his friend Gabriel Arsenault, who's new to birding. They expected to spot dozens of birds -- and ended up seeing 60 different! Spring is really in swing.