Eight people who were previously identified as having a mystery neurological disease in New Brunswick did not die from something new and unknown. That's according to new research published online. And it comes as the government prepares to release its first report into the cluster of illness. The CBC's Karissa Donkin has been following this story - she joins us with an update.

Halloween is just around the corner, and this year, you might consider making green the new orange. Crystal Richard has some ideas on how to celebrate sustainably. She runs the blog East Coast Mermaid.

Some troubling new numbers on right whale populations have been released, just ahead of this week's annual meeting of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium We speak with Philip Hamilton at the New England Aquarium for more details.

Miramichi's John Vickers has been carving pumpkins for years - for the last two he's displayed them in a pumpkin walk through the Historic Chatham Business District. We get his expert advice on how to create the perfect carved pumpkin.

Alain Clavette has a habit of calling sparrows drab, brown jobs - but they often have the very best songs. And last weekend an unusual sparrow was spotted on Grand Manan. So Alain decided to talk with a real expert on sparrows - he brings us that conversation.

Campbellton and the rest of Zone 5 join a handful of New Brunswick cities and towns under circuit breaker restrictions. We check in with Mayor Ian Comeau.

Third doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are being made available starting next week for health care workers and Indigenous people. Many people in these groups received the vaccine more than 6 months ago. We speak with Kierstan Nissan, a community health nurse at the Tobique First Nation about the effort to organize clinics once again.

Jean Surette of Music NB joins us to talk about tonight's upcoming awards ceremony, being held virtually this year.

Today on Homegrown - we talk winter squash. If you're buying local produce through the winter you'll be getting a lot of it, and if you're stumped about how to handle it, we'll get some expert advice from chef Diane Savoie in Bouctouche.

A young herring gull got all caught up in a fishing line with a hook through its nostril. Luckily, a good Samaritan brought it in to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. We check in with Pam Novak.