Premier Blaine Higgs is looking for a way out of the federal carbon tax. Higgs says he doesn't have an opinion from his lawyers yet, but it's already looking like the premier may not have a legal leg to stand on. The CBC's provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras has the story.

Every year at this time the York-Sunbury Historical Society -- part of the Fredericton Region Museum -- remembers a fallen soldier from New Brunswick. As Remembrance Day approaches, the group has decided to honour Private Harold Blanchford Kelly. He was just 28 years old when he was killed in action in November of 1916. Host Colleen Kitts-Goguen speaks with society member Gary Campbell.

We gather a panel of politic watchers to discuss the premier's decision to not call a snap election this year, the decision that will see NB Power forced to buy electricity from the provinces first two small nuclear reactors and the recent movement of PC MLAs in and out of committees.

This week our birder talks to the author of a book about birds that focuses more on spirituality than it does science.

Atlantic Books Today editor John Tattrie shares the top five books to read this fall.

Shift's associate producer Danielle McCreadie took a walk in the Hal Hines Memorial Garden with Jim Goltz to learn about the Nature Conservancy's efforts to protect the Hal Hines Forest.

Fredericton filmmaker Rebecca Tremblay has two showings at the Silverwave Film Festival this weekend. We reach her to hear all about her short films HUM and Good Mom.

We reach Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute to hear about some migrating birds that are having some trouble getting to their final destination.

This week we talk with Alfredo Justo about all the spooky mushroom species that exist.

Ozempic is a drug approved in Canada to treat type 2 diabetes. But it’s increasingly being used by people for weight loss.  It’s popularity has allowed researchers to better understand the harms that may come with the medication.  Health columnist Dr. Iris Gorfinkel gives an overview.