Young athletes from Fredericton and Saint John spent part of their March Break in Orlando, Florida at an international cheerleading competition. It proved a tremendous success for the Capital Cheerleading Club. Both of the Fredericton teams won their respective divisions in senior and junior, says Senior 1 Encore team coach Terri MacQuarrie.

Michael Edwards of Fredericton's Science East has been watching naked mole rats at the National Zoo in Washington. They are not exactly pretty animals but quite interesting, almost ant-like, in their behaviour.

Some people are raising concerns that no hospital in the region is able to perform a lung transplant, so patients have to move to Toronto to wait for a match. But that can get so expensive, many patients rely on the kindness of strangers to survive, says Barbara Walls with the New Brunswick Lung Association.

A couple of months ago, singer songwriter Danny Michel wrote a post online regarding how tough it is for musicians to survive, in large part due to streaming services. That post went viral and started a conversation among musicians and fans. He talks to host Gary Moore about those struggles, and his upcoming visit to New Brunswick.

It's an anxious time for many people living along the St. John River, as flashbacks to last spring's historic flood are starting to set in. Jasmin Boisvert, a water resources specialist with the Department of Environment and Local Government, says since last year's major flood the province is also using its five-day forecast.

Media coverage on sexual assault and the MeToo movement have increased calls to sexual assault centres across the country. Staff at the Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre welcome the growing awareness on issues related to assault, says program coordinator Jenn Gorham. But the centre also suffers from an increasing shortage of volunteers, she says.

A UNB startup has made it to the finals with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation's Breakthru competition. Better Than Reality develops software that helps companies virtually train their employees. But CEO Dan Cane says they also want to model each training program after the companies' real work spaces.

Peter DeMarsh of Taymouth was on board of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on the way to Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday. DeMarsh was the chairperson of the International Family Forestry Alliance. But for many years, he also represented private woodlot owners in the province and worked closely with Rick Doucette, the president of the New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners.

Photo archivist Josh Green is examining some very 'long' items at the provincial archives, including a Woodstock bridge rendering that doesn't make much sense once you take a closer look at it.

In 2004, Susan Levi-Peters became the first female chief of Elsipogtog First Nation, a role traditionally filled by men in the community. On International Women's Day, she tells her story as part of a series on New Brunswick women who shattered stereotypes to pursue their dreams.