The second wave is here and numbers are rising. Restrictions are also changing and people have questions. We get some answers from Susan Kirkland, the head of Community Heath and Epidemiology at Dalhousie.

Grocery clerks at a number of chains received a bump in pay during the pandemic because they were on the frontline. Now that numbers are rising again, some are pushing for a similar bump now. We speak with Karim Bardeesy of Corporate Knights.

Our political panel will join us to go over this weeks' news: the speech from the throne, the province's COVID response, and a whole lot more.

Another area of the province moves to the orange phase today - Zone 2, which includes Saint John. We'll talk to the mayor of the Port City Don Darling.

We check in with the CEO of the Moncton Chamber of Commerce. Phase orange has changed this time around - what does that mean for businesses in the area?

Alain Clavette brings us the second part of his adventure with 13-year-old birder Davin McAskill of Sackville.

Zone 1 is heading back to phase orange. We'll talk to Sackville's Deputy Mayor Ron Aiken about the move and what it'll mean for his community.

A new study has been published about how bowhead whales travel through the region by focusing on prey. It could help inform how scientists track North Atlantic Right Whales too. We speak to Dan Pendleton with the New England Aquarium.

Today on Homegrown: a new delivery service in Moncton is helping seniors, students and those in isolation get the food and medication they need. We'll learn all about AtDoorstep from one of the co-founders.

A couple of porcupines are dealing with some pretty serious parasite problems. They are being treated at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute near Sackville. Pam Novak from AWI joins us with more.