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It's pretty common for animal shelters to find themselves awash with kittens in the spring. But this year seems to be setting records.

9 year old Mathias Goguen just released his first single! Pretty impressive. He's in our musical spotlight this week.

The Green Party is calling for a revitalized passenger rail service in the region, including a new route between Campbellton and Sackville. Leader David Coon will join us to talk about the benefits and the costs.

Ducks are literally dropping themselves off at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute these days! Heat and humidity forced an eider duck to drop right on the institute's driveway. Pam Novak will tell us about it.

J.K. Irving, chairman of J.D. Irving Limited, died last week at the age of 96. Harvey Sawler first met Irving when Sawler was New Brunswick's director of tourism, and Irving was focused on the effort to restore the Bouctouche Dunes.  Years later Sawler interviewed Irving for his book, 21st Century Irvings. 

You've bought a house, the sold sign is up, but there's still work to be done before you move in. Saint John agent Jake Palmer is back to talk about real estate.

School may be out for the summer, but teachers hope students will remember what they learned. In the mandatory grade 10 Civics class, that includes something called digital citizenship. We'll learn about its importance in a cell phone fueled world.

The Canada Health Act is 40 years old this year. We'll take a look back at the past 40 years, and where the state of healthcare is now, with two New Brunswick researchers -- Tracy Glynn and Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard.

Lisa Porter moved to Woodstock a couple of years ago and brought her passion for Dragon Boat racing with her. Now she's president of the brand new paddling club and there's a big racing event in the community on Canada Day. We'll hear all about it.

Experts are warning about another tick borne disease to keep an eye out for, if you venture into the long grass this season. Mount Allison biologist Vett Lloyd will join us with the details.