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Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute is caring for a painted turtle who tried to cross a bridge in Fredericton. That did not go well. She's also got a porcupine with a bit of a mystery illness.

A grade 10 student from Rothesay Netherwood School is making waves in the world of musical theatre. Charlotte Harriman won big at the National Thespian Festival last month, qualifying her to compete at the international competition in Indiana later this summer.

Garden expert Bob Osborne has a new book out, with photographs taken by Beth Powning. The two of them will join me for a chat about "Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates."

If your neighbour makes the best ribs on the block, and your sister's kebabs are second to none, we're offering some tips to help you get up to snuff in a new series we'll call Get Grilling. This week - we've got the 101 with meat guy Sean MacFarlane at Victory Meat Market in Fredericton.

The legal battle over New Brunswick's unilingual lieutenant-governor is having impacts on an ongoing courtroom fight - the dispute over Premier Blaine Higgs's early election call back in 2020. CBC's political affairs reporter Jacques Poitras will join us to explain.

We're heading back to the Hayes Teaching farm in Fredericton this year. Last year we learned all about what's growing, and when. This year we'll get started with a look at a big Open Farm day tomorrow.

It's Friday, so we'll gather our panel of politics watchers to talk through this week in news. Gas prices, name changes, and a federal appeal of a court ruling are on the docket today.

After four days of testimony, the coroner's inquest into the death of Chantel Moore concluded yesterday. A jury has now put forward 12 recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. We'll ask criminologist Michael Boudreau for his thoughts on those recommendations.

Last Friday Alain Clavette just happened to be in town. That doesn't happen very often - so we decided to take the opportunity to do a little birding together. Naturally, we brought a microphone along to record the fun.

The New Brunswick Adoption Foundation announced the recipient this week of the Erminie Cohen Compassion Award - Dr. Elaine Deschenes. She founded the Southeast Social Pediatric Centre in Memramcook - which assists children and families in vulnerable situations using a collaborative care model.