Victims of violence can now end their leases early - making it somewhat easier to escape an abusive situation. We'll find out more about this change and the impact it will have when we speak with Cathy Holtmann with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence.

New Brunswick's Goose Lane Editions scoops up two prizes at the Atlantic Book Awards. We'll speak with writer Amy Spurway, who won the best first novel prize for her book Crow.

The pandemic has been isolating and hard to adjust to for many of us. For people who just moved to New Brunswick from abroad, or from other parts of Canada, getting to know their new communities while under lockdown has been even more challenging.To talk about all of this, we've invited several people to talk with host Colleen Kitts-Goguen today. Myriam Mekni is the executive director of MAGMA in Moncton. Moncef Lakouas is the President of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, and Li Song is with PRUDE, a multicultural association based in Saint John.

Mitchell Goodine, AKA Amour Love, a local drag performer, has an emotional discussion with host Colleen Kitts-Goguen about the closure of Fredericton's only gay club, Boom!, and what it means for the LGBTQ+ community.

Listen as Alain explores Wilkins Field in Fredericton

It's the first recorded death for the endangered species this year. There are only about 400 right whales left, since 2017, 31 have died.

Samuel Jones is growing all kinds of gourmet mushrooms - not on longs, but on bags of sawdust in his basement. While he's been doing it for the last three years, this is the first year he's selling at a local farmer's market.

The Atlantic Salmon Federations' annual report shows last year's adult salmon returns to North America were some of the lowest on record.

That means some businesses are able to open their doors again. But there is still come concern about how many customers they'll see.

The report, compiled by the Marine Animal Response Society and Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, says vessel strikes caused four out of the five whale deaths investigated last year.A total of nine right whales were found dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2019.