Science East just won a big national award for a project on innovation, and that has Michael Edwards thinking about a recent viral story in the world of science: involving innovation, something called a bubble curtain and hurricanes. He'll fill us in.

The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is fielding calls from people concerned that vaccine and mask mandates violate their rights. But the Human Rights Act covers discrimination based on factors like disability or religion, not personal conviction. We speak with the director of the commission, Marc-Alain Mallet.

We check in with our career counsellor Shauna Cole. She's been walking us through making a career change in the current climate. Today she talks about your personal brand, something she says you have, whether you're managing it or not.

We talk to UNB professor Heather Millar about the Liberal's climate plan, and what kind of buy-in is needed in New Brunswick to bring it to fruition.

Students are missing days of class due to backlogged COVID test results. What is the education system doing to ensure they aren't falling behind? We talk to ASD-East Superintendent David McTimoney.

Some changes are coming to the province's social assistance program. People receiving social assistance will see reduced clawbacks if they work, receive child support or live with parents. Randy Hatfield with the Human Development Council breaks things down for us. And Ken Pike with the New Brunswick Association for Community Living joins us to talk about how the changes will affect people with disabilities.

Exactly how old was that lobster you had for dinner the other night? A new research study out of the UK is using the changing DNA patterns in lobsters to more accurately identify their age. These findings may prove to be useful in creating a more sustainable fishery. We hear more from research scientist Martin Taylor.

Erica Butler and Jamie Gillies look at the changes the province has made in addressing the pandemic, including bringing back the emergency order. They also touch on the federal election results.

Alain Clavette takes one last tour for the season to see pelagic birds in the Bay of Fundy. Then he visits a biological station on Kent Island.

Farm manager Mark Trealout describes what's growing in the fall garden and explains why in his opinion it's the best time of year to be farmer.