Shift (NB)

A Saint John-area family had a bit of a scare this morning when their carbon monoxide detector went off. Lindsay Cail posted about the experience on social media to get people thinking about where their detectors are located - especially in houses with wood stoves.

Health care providers in the U.S. are obliged by law to share all their patients' medical information with them through electronic patient portals. Would a similar system benefit Canadians? Our health contributor Dr. Iris Gorfinkel takes a look.

Our birder Alain Clavette today! He's living in the midst of a research project about ducks - and he couldn't be more thrilled. He'll tell us all about it.

My latest borrow from the Fredericton Public Library will have me sprouting some seeds in no time. We'll hear more about their seed library this week - and ask for your gardening tips.

We have some amazing new Shift merch in stock, all made by a local St. Stephen artist who works with ink. Heidi Turner of Holdfast Ink tells us how she got into the medium, and where she finds inspiration.

Just over 2 million dollars has been allocated in the new budget to help people with diabetes manage the disease. While there aren't many details, the money will expand the insulin pump program and help with glucose monitoring. We'll speak with diabetes educator Rob Roscoe about the kind of difference that might make.

We'll gather a panel of politics watchers to talk about the budget, the upcoming byelections, and more.

The provincial budget contains a lot of suggestions as to where the government plans to spend money, but not a lot of details about how that money will be spent. We'll look at one line item with Jake Reid of the New Brunswick Pharmacists Association.

A new study out of U de M found some interesting results when it comes to the job satisfaction of family doctors and nurse practitioners in this province. We'll hear the details from study lead Claire Johnson.

Today on Green Shift - we'll learn more about a Coastal Adaptation Toolkit available online for Atlantic Canadians who are looking to protect their homes against future flooding and hurricane Fionas.