Andrea Hughes says it took a community effort to win the Aviva Community Fund's grand prize, and it mean work can begin on the accessible playground this spring.

Michael Edwards at Science East looks at new research about just how wombats make their cubed poop - and why!

A Miramichi writers group is paying homage to the city's most famous authors and local culture by creating a literary trail. Sandra Bunting, a member of Words on Water, said she picked up the idea while living in Ireland.

Renee Pellerin was a veteran broadcast journalist working for the CBC in 2014, when a Canadian study casting doubt on the value of annual screening mammograms was published. She since started examining how mammography became standard medical practice. The result is her new book, Conspiracy of Hope: The Truth About Breast Cancer Screening.

Chris Hood, executive director of the Paramedics Association of New Brunswick, says the province's plan to address issues with Ambulance New Brunswick response times is a good start, but there's still more work to be done.

A collection of documents in the provincial archives provides insights into the history of the Baptist church and of China. The documents were donated by the family of George Manter Wilson of George St. Baptist Church - a preacher and civilian prisoner of war in China.

Canadian publishing icon Douglas Gibson visits Fredericton for a talk titled "Across Canada by Story: A Coast-to-Coast Literary Adventure." Gibson's career spans some 45 years and he's worked with some of this country's most famous authors, including Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood and Alistair McLeod.

The ski hills are getting ready to open in early December. And if you're really keen, Stefanie Bouchard, marketing director at Crabbe Mountain, says they're opening their bunny hill this weekend for a fundraiser and beer tasting event.

Associate producer Viola Pruss started her challenge to ditch single-use plastics this week. She's five days in and baking soda is pretty much her go-to at this point.

The panel discusses Brian Gallant's announcement that he'll resign as leader of the Liberal party but will stay on until a replacement is elected. That, and the homelessness crisis emerging in Moncton.