Longtime listeners will know that no one loves birds more than Alain Clavette. You can imagine his heartbreak last week, when he watched eider after eider fall from the sky.

Kimberlee Bastien of Upper Coverdale just released her book '52 Homestead Skills: A self-taught homesteader's one-year journey to learning a skill a week.'

Pop-culture critic and broadcaster Jesse Wente is part of the President's Speakers Series at Mount Allison University. He's long been a passionate advocate for inclusion and diversity in the representation of indigenous peoples in media. This time, his topic is called Beyond Reconciliation: Looking Towards the Future of Canada.

Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers talks about the band's new album, and writing music while also being a new dad.

Winter weather has hit parts of the province with a bang, including the Atlantic Wildlife Institute near Sackville.

Moncton speed skater Courtney Sarault just returned from her first World Cup trip to Calgary and Salt Lake City in Utah, where she earned a silver in the women's 1,500 metres short track.

Oceana Canada released a report today, saying little is being done to rebuild depleting fish stocks. Science director Robert Rangeley says only 34 per cent of Canada's fish populations are considered healthy.

The Red Cross is honouring two New Brunswick humanitarians. Saint John's Roxanne Fairweather will be honoured for her work on early childhood literacy, anti-poverty and gender parity. And Austin Henderson of Salisbury has been named young humanitarian of the year for his work on issues like youth empowerment and immigrant integration.

The CBC's Viola Pruss is going 'almost' plastic-free for a month as part of the CBC Atlantic Waves of Change series. On 'Day One' she explains how she'll do it.

The Empress of Ireland ocean liner collided with a Norwegian coal ship in the St. Lawrence in 1914, within sight of the shore near Rimouski, Quebec. Some 1,400 people were aboard, and more than a thousand were lost in the disaster.