The St. John's Morning Show

A year ago, there were promises to plug a gap in residential tenancies law that let rule-breaking tenants and landlords off the hook financially. Now, we have an update. Our CBC Investigates producer, Rob Antle, joined us in studio to break down the latest on the story.

The Big Feed Club has been offering a solution for getting groceries in the province for the past couple years. The company provides door-to-door grocery delivery across the island. Now, the company is expanding its services to the Bonavista Peninsula. The CEO of Big Feed Club Brad Russell joined us in studio this morning.

Torbay is looking to become more welcoming to newcomers by hiring an Immigration Settlement Coordinator. Craig Scott is the mayor of Torbay, and he joined us over the line today to discuss.

Owen Sheppard is an Atlantic University soccer star, and has played for Canada's Premier League... and for his next soccer adventure, he's heading to the other side of the world. He joined us over the line this morning.

For many newcomers, getting permanent residency isn't a simple feat. But on Friday, the provincial government announced a policy that could make things easier. Laura Churchill is the C.E.O. of Picture N.L., and she joined us in studio to talk about how this policy could impact film and tv employees.

Skyler is home. A beloved Golden Retriever that went missing from Kenmount Terrace on New Year's Eve, was reunited with her family earlier this week-- all thanks to strangers who helped with the search. Skyler's owner, Alejandra Higdon, joined us on the line today to tell us how she was found.

As the Liberal party gears up for a snap leadership race, we take a look at the top contenders for the role. Alex Marland joined us on the line today to give us some more information on the matter. He is the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Acadia University.

MHAs have voted in favour of the Churchill Falls Memorandum of Understanding. We spoke with political scientist Kelly Blidook to break down what happened at the Churchill Falls MOU debate. 

We're having a strangely mild winter this year, and we aren't the only ones. L.A. is on fire, and it's snowing in Texas. Joel Finnis is a climatologist at Memorial University, and he spoke with us this morning to explain what's going on.

Jai Spurrell, an artist and art teacher at Magic Storm Events in St. John's, is holding a Vision Board Workshop tonight. She joined us in studio this morning to talk about what exactly vision boards are, and how they can help.