The St. John's Morning Show

If Canada Post workers are back to work, what does that mean for the strike? How will Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers come to a new agreement? John Peters is a professor at Memorial University in the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Sociology, where he’s the Director of the Master of Employment Relations graduate program. He joined us on the line today to discuss the situation.

Our house doctor Peter Lin joined us over the line this morning with his advice on staying as healthy as possible this Holiday season, and how to avoid a visit to the emergency room.

Amanda McCallum is the Executive Director of Mining Industry NL. She talked about the importance a new Churchill Falls deal and how operations could change with such a boost in available power.

The provincial government is hoping some upcoming legislative changes will lead to more affordable housing. Deatra Walsh is the Director of Advocacy and Communications at Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador. She gave us her take.

Meghan Fahey's business, Driven to Ink has been severely affected by the Canada Post strike. She talked about the impact it's had and how no one will be sending or buying Christmas cards this late.

Teresa James Floral in St. John's is hosting Christmas floral workshops to help you create some holiday arrangements. For more details, we spoke with head florist Ivy Hanley and shop manager Jane Bonia.

A committee has been meeting at MUN for almost a year, to discuss the inclusion of the ode to Newfoundland in convocation ceremonies. Now, people are complaining that it's taking too much time, when there are bigger fish to fry. The CBC's Abby Cole brought us that story.

It's the most... frightening...time of the year? That's according to Ladies Who Lunch and Best Kind Productions. Philip Goodridge, Kyle McDavid, Lynn Panting and Dan Lasby are all involved. They gave us a short taste of the show in studio this morning.

Two years after a deadly explosion at the Come By Chance refinery, a widow is speaking out. She’s questioning whether the nation’s criminal laws, meant to hold employers accountable when workers die in the workplace, are strong enough. The CBC's Rob Antle brought us that story.

Ron Penney, former provincial deputy minister of justice, is cautiously optimistic that the new Churchill Falls contract would be beneficial for the province, but he wants more details made public so we know we're getting the best deal.