Shift (NB)

New Brunswick's sports history is on the walls and in the vaults at the Sports Hall of Fame. We'll be hearing about some of the amazing items this year, beginning with a medal that belongs to Olympian Catharine Pendrell.

We'll check in with Quispamsis para-cyclist Alex Hayward, fresh off his first podium at the Paralympic Games!

Help for potato growers in the province who lost some $40-million last year because of wet weather. A recovery program has finally been announced. We'll check in with Potatoes NB.

Birder Alain Clavette has fall migration on the brain. He'll share some interesting observations as birds travel south.

This week on What's Cooking, we'll visit Chef Alex Haun at Kingsbrae Garden Cafe in St. Andrews. He's got his hands on a giant tuna and he's not letting any of it go to waste. He'll tell us his plans for it.

Premier Blaine Higgs says the feds are trying to force the province to take in thousands of asylum seekers, without providing federal funding assistance. But the federal immigration minister says the claim is largely fictitious. CBC's provincial affairs report Jacques Poitras joins us with the story.

The Miramichi SPCA says it may have to close its doors in a month if it can't find a way to climb out of a 30,000 dollar deficit. We'll check in with the executive director Jennifer Arseneault.

We'll talk about the Paralympic Games with Sally Hutt at Parasport NB.

Colin Higgins has just arrived back home after an incredible performance at the Paralympic Games in Paris. We'll hear about his experience.

The Sackville Festival of Early Learning is celebrating 20 years of concerts and outreach events. We'll speak with one of the festival's artistic directors in just a moment.