A national women's under 18 football championship is underway in Fredericton. Oliver Pearson looks at the growth of the sport in the province. 

We speak with communications and public policy expert Jamie Gillies about the last two weeks in American politics, from an attempted assassination to president Biden bowing out from the upcoming election. 

A blueprint for success for aging in place. We'll hear about a study done in Saint Andrews about the connection between civic engagement and health in older adults.

Shift’s resident birder Alain Clavette scours downtown Moncton for chimney swifts.

Much of the world has been dealing with the aftermath of a massive tech outage today. Banks, airlines and health care are among the industries that use Microsoft Windows affected by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Vanessa Vander Valk spoke with David Shipley, a cybersecurity expert and CEO of the Fredericton based Beauceron Security.

On what's cooking this week, we're headed to St. Andrews where Chef Alex Haun runs the kitchen at Kingsbrae Garden. Like many chefs he likes to use local ingredients, and this week that's lobster mushrooms!

Campobello Island and Eastport Maine have once again been connected by boat. We'll learn more about a new ferry between the border communities.

The Progressive Conservatives are promising to lower the HST to 13 percent over two years if they're re-elected in the fall. They say that will help people deal with the rising cost of living. We'll ask economist Richard Saillant what he thinks of the plan.

Some people living in Uptown Saint John say the homelessness and addiction situation has reached a crisis level. Longtime resident Bob McVicar recently posted online about the issue and wrote to council. We'll speak with him about the response he received.

Michael Edwards of Science East looks at advancements in synthetic food. Apparently you really can't believe it's not butter!