A number of important sketches were donated showing parts of the province pre-photography. Photo archivist Josh Green said they arrived here, after they were discovered under a bed in Australia.

It took a group effort to save a loon that stayed at Skiff Lake a little too long. But the loons has since recovered with Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute.

Premier Blaine Higgs says his government has a green light on shale gas development, at least in the Sussex area. And Green Party MLA Kevin Arseneau raised eyebrows when he talked about the People's Alliance leaders' frequent use of the phrase "common sense," comparing the party leader's use of language to a famous quotation by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda.

Birder Alain Clavette shares tips for people putting out their winter feeders, where to place them, and how to keep birds from flying into windows.

The provincial government announced funding for an out-of-the-cold shelter for Moncton's homeless. Lisa Ryan is the director of the city's YMCA ReConnect program, which will operate the shelter.

There are many spent bullet casings in the woods, and metal smith Kristianne Levesque of Bite the Bullet turns them into everything from jewellery to belt buckles and money clips.

Newfoundland and Labrador's The Once are in the province this week for a couple of shows. The band released its fourth studio album this year, called Time Enough. Band member Geraldine Hollett shares her thoughts on a few of the songs, including one she wrote about talking to her inner self.

Shift's associate producer Viola Pruss is well into her challenge to ditch single-use plastics and is finding that, if you only look, there's lots of options at the stores.

A workshop at the University of New Brunswick wants to help parents and those working with autistic youth prepare for life after high school. It's called Beyond High School and is hosted by Amanda Randall, a behaviour analyst and autism expert from the University of West Virginia.

Doug Jones, president and CEO of Worksafe NB, reacts to the provincial government hoping to pass a bill to rein in soaring Worksafe premiums paid by business owners. There have been big increases in the premiums every year since 2015.