The St. John's Morning Show

The province has started removing what it described as 'abandoned' tents from the encampment at Bannerman Park over the weekend. But volunteers with Tent City for Change say organizers and residents will weather this storm as they've done before. We spoke with organizer Laurel Huget.

Music can help people with dementia, adults with autism, and it even helps new parents connect with their babies. Renee White is a certified music therapist. She joined us in studio to talk about the magic of music.

The CBC's Sarah Antle hit the streets of St. John's yesterday to find out how people are feeling about the rising cost at the checkout. After that, the CBC's Leigh-Anne Power stopped by with some grocery price comparisons.

Some parents of deaf children say the Newfoundland and Labrador education system is failing their kids. The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf says it's been raising alarm bells for years. Renee Phair Healey is a registered psychologist and the NLAD's director of programs. Paula Coggins is an ASL consultant with the NLAD's family communication program. They join us in studio alongside ASL interpreter Ken Parsons.

Bell Islanders haven't been able to access their landfill there for almost six month. The Eastern Regional Service Board runs the facility, and people on the island say the board is out of touch with their reality. The CBC's Mike Moore headed to Bell Island to speak to people about the situation.

Could a form of universal basic income be the solution to the current cost-of-living crisis? First Voice, a St. John's Indigenous advocacy coalition, believes it could, in particular poverty and inequity among Indigenous people. We spoke with Director of Advocacy Justin Campbell.

Two Palestinian sisters have been working tirelessly to help rescue their younger brothers from the war-torn area. We first met Marilyn Kasken in January. We caught up with her yesterday to see what's happened with the family since then.

The provincial government installed signs yesterday making it clear that people should not be staying on the Colonial Building grounds. CBC’s Mark Quinn and other reporters spoke with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott yesterday. Following this, Mark Quinn called up NDP leader Jim Dinn to get his thoughts on the government’s latest approach to tent city residents.

How do buildings influence human health? House Doctor Peter Lin brought us the details on new research.

There are a few gardens in the Rawlins Cross area that are always blooming with colourful flowers in the springtime. Morning Show reporter Jessica Singer met up with the man behind the beauty, William Pryse-Phillips.