The first leaders debate ended with an affidavit and a suggestion that PC leader Blaine Higgs was offered the chance to continue on as Finance Minister under the Gallant government four years ago - a suggestion Gallant denied by producing his own handwritten notes from the meetings. Beyond that back and forth, voters are getting a better idea of where the parties want to take the province.

A number of farms across the province are opening their gates this weekend to give people a good look at where their food comes from. Sunday is Open Farm Day, organized by the New Brunswick Agricultural Alliance.Marco Boonstoppel and his family own Overlake Holsteins, where they'll introduce the public to robotic milking.

Five writers from across Canada made the shortlist for the 2018 CBC Nonfiction Prize. Lee Thomas was nominated for the story: True Trans. It's a personal story about a moment when they had to convince a skeptical doctor to approve a transgender top surgery, or breast removal. The doctor's reaction brought out an anxiety that Thomas was working hard to overcome.

Ross Neilsen moved to Saskatchewan not long after releasing his last album - Elemental. But for now, he's back in the province for the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

Many of us look to coffee for that burst of energy that keeps us going. Michael Edwards of Science East can't stomach the stuff but he is interested in the science behind it.

To give you a sense of how long it's been since the last time Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West elected anyone but a Liberal MLA: Bachman-Turner Overdrive was still topping the charts, and Pierre Trudeau had just won a third term as prime minister. The riding has been Liberal since 1974. The CBC's Julia Wright takes a look at the candidates in the running there.

Last year, Brian Golding built a giant fish out of his wood pile in Charlotte County. This year, he made a giant crouching tiger.

Canada Post is unveiling a new series of stamps, honouring First Responders and their work across the country. The first stamp was revealed at the Ambulance New Brunswick headquarters in Fredericton. It depicts the work of paramedics. Chris Hood, president of the Paramedic Association of Canada, says the gesture means a great deal to first responders.

PETA is taking aim at a New Brunswick plant processing lobster shells. They plan to fly a banner outside the offices of Omera Shells in Richibucto to put an end to the killing and eating of the popular crustaceans. But Fernand Gaudet, director of sales for Omera, says the company has nothing to do with 'killing' lobsters and the PETA campaign is not only upsetting but damaging the business.

It's the second week of school, and everybody's starting to get back into the routine. It's nothing new, of course. Kids have been going to school in the province for ages. The photographic evidence is available at the provincial archives, where archivist Josh Green is discovering old class photos and pictures of school hockey teams from the 1930's.