The St. John's Morning Show

Hot drinks, donuts and fireworks -- those are just part of the public menorah lighting in St. John's planned for next weekend. We got all the details from Rabbi Chanan Chernitsky.

A hospital in Haiti where Team Broken Earth has done missions was attacked by a gang with homemade explosives, catching everything on fire. Dr. Art Rideout is co-founder of Team Broken Earth. He gave us his reaction to the news.

We're in the Christmas spirit today, and so are the Filipino Canadian Christmas Carole. They stopped by the studio to play some tunes.

Do you have a favourite Christmas movie? What about a song? Or a Christmas treat? These are the sorts of questions award winning playwright Robert Chafe presents to his Facebook followers, and he joined us in studio this morning to explain.

If you're in the mood for Indian Food, but wouldn't mind a plate of fries, dressing, and gravy... there's a spot to feed both of those cravings. Blackmarsh Road is now the home of SpiceX: Blackmarsh Superette, and the multi-cuisine store is celebrating it's grand opening today. Owner Mithun Mathew joined us in the studio today to discuss.

Mount Pearl and Conception Bay South have been named the hosts of the Under-18 Women’s National Championship. It's the first time in history that the tournament will be held in Newfoundland. Craig Tulk is Hockey NL's executive director, and he joined us over the line this morning.

In order to provide basic services like paving roads and clearing snow, municipalities need money. And that money primarily comes from taxes. Over the past week, we've looked at how several of the province's biggest municipalities --- like St. John's --- will spend tax dollars next year. Our morning show reporter Darrell Roberts joined us in the studio this morning to break down six more budgets.

We spoke with Rob Penney -- a vocal critic of the Muskrat falls project -- on the show on Monday. And his call is now being echoed by opposition politicians. Tony Wakeham is the leader of provincial PC party, and joined us on the line today.

The Conception Bay South town council voted to approve the 2025 budget, and our morning show reporter Darrell Roberts joined us in studio this morning to discuss the details.

A group of local photographers is helping the community learn about film photography. And they have a new, permanent home in St. John's to develop their photos. Johnny Lush is with DarkNL Community Darkroom and joined us in studio this morning to talk about it.