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Alain continues his adventure with a friend who's interested in birding.

21 year old Lucas Cormier was drafted in the second round by the Ottawa Redblacks. He's off to rookie camp next week.

We head to Prince Edward Island to find out about cover crop research conducted over the last four years on potato farms. Ryan Barrett is a research and agronomy specialist with the PEI Potato Board.

People will go to great lengths to improve their appearance. But a tanning product gaining traction on TikTok and Instagram may be taking things too far. We reach Toronto dermatologist Dr. Renita Ahulwalia about why nasal tanning spray may be a trend worth passing on.

A number of people reported seeing a meteorite in the sky last month. Michael Edwards at Science East joins us with a deep dive on meteorites, including some tips for recognizing them if you're after that big reward!

We've borrowed what may seem like an odd item from the library this week - a unicycle! But for some, this one-wheeled apparatus is a method of daily transportation. Vanessa gets some tips from one such expert, Eric Nielsen in Fredericton.

Public health is pressing pause on its weekly COVID 19 updates. From now until October, the information will only be available monthly. We'll ask infection control epidemiologist Colin Furness about the change.

HR professional Shaune Cole joins us to talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. How well are we faring here in Atlantic Canada? She'll tell us about a recent study into hiring trends, and where we stand in the region.

Previously undiscovered tapeworms have been found in some freshwater fish here in New Brunswick. It prompted a biology student at UNB to look into it, hopefully with the help of some citizen scientists. We'll speak to Megan Fraser about her research.

We head back to the Fredericton public library to borrow something else. And this time it's something very unusual indeed. There's a tire involved. And a helmet. Can you guess what Vanessa will be learning this week?