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This week, we ask Ben Dunn what's cooking. He owns Scout's Sandwiches in Fredericton, and has been bringing up pounds and pounds of pastrami since opening day.

Where'd all the fluffy stuff go? High temps have melted the snow in most of the province, and it's a bit of a disappointment for people involved in snow sports like cross-country skiing. We'll speak with avid skier and president of Cross Country NB, Marc LeClair. 

Nearly 90 people in Dorchester decided the best way to begin 2025 was to plunge themselves into ice cold water, and to do it as a community. We'll speak with Jonelle Mace, one of the organizers and fellow polar plunger.

I'll get nerdy about games with the CBC's Jonathan Ore, as we talk about our faves from 2024, and what to expect on consoles in 2025.

A STU hockey player is repping Canada on the international stage, for the Winter World University Games in January! We'll check in with her

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan has officially been sold -- and is moving to St. John's Newfoundland. The team had been looking for new ownership for the better part of this year. We'll hear from Ed MacDermaid, who was part of a group trying to keep the team in the region.

All across North America, citizen scientists help out each December with the Christmas bird count. Our birder, Alain Clavette, usually participates in more than one. This year he takes us along on the Moncton count.

Our panel of politics watchers gather to go over the year that was 2024 in provincial politics, answering questions like "biggest mistake" and "best move" -- and this being an election year, there is plenty to talk about.

We'll ask Chef Kim Martin what's cooking on our segment this week. She's got pickles on the go at the Cranewood on Main in Sackville, and she tells us all about it. 

The new out-of-the-colder shelter in Miramichi has been open for a couple of weeks. We'll find out how it's going, and what the plans are for the future, when we speak with mayor Adam Lordon.