The St. John's Morning Show

The end of summer brings fewer tourists to St. John's, which leads to difficulty for many small business in the fall and winter months. Cory Byrne, a co-owner of the Post Taphouse in Torbay, Martin Hurley, the owner of Hurley's Barbeque food truck, and Jessica Holmes, the owner of Arbour restaurant in Bay Bulls, joined us in studio to share the difficulties small business can face in the winter months.

More and more people can’t afford furniture for their homes, however Home Again Furniture Bank provides free furniture to many families. Maureen Lymburner, the director of development Home Again, joined us in studio to tell us more about this furniture bank.

This weekend the Community Sector Council is hosting a wellness event to launch the start of Well Being Week in the province. Lindsey Hynes, the manager of community vitality and well being with the Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, joined us in studio to share more about this event.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is coming up next week, however conversations around those topics aren't always easy. Amanda Gear, a Inuk from Labrador who has an Indigenous and aboriginal studies certificate, joined us in studio to discuss Indigenous stereotypes and biases.

After a student was found with weapons at Waterford Valley High School on Monday, teachers have raised concerns about safety within schools. CBC's Heather Gillis spoke with Trent Langdon, the president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, to learn more.

If you're new to St. John's or want to be more involved with the St. Johns community, the group Sharing Our Cultures can help. They are hosting a welcome week called Intercultural Conversations in hopes of connecting community members. Lloydetta Quaicoe, Sharing Our Cultures founder and CEO, joined us in studio to share some more details about this event.

A new TikTok trend has been spreading misinformation, saying that wearing sunscreen can be harmful. However according to Dr. Jay Coffey and Dr. Joe Coffey, two dermatologists, this is false. They joined us in studio to debunk this misinformation about sunscreen.

This weekend The group Save Our Slipway is hosting a community gathering to make sure the slipway gets the repairs that it is in need of. Jenn Whiteway, one of the organizers of the event, joined us in studio to explain why the Quidi Vidi slipway is so important to the community.

With cold and flu symptoms kicking into high gear this fall, many are wondering about COVID-19 and its status in the province. Tara Moriarty, an infectious diseases researcher and associate professor at the University of Toronto, joined us on the line to give some COVID updates.

In the journal, Nature, researchers published a study discussing mental health. This study suggests a connection between one area of the brain, and the size of that area, to a person's risk for experiencing depression. Doctor Peter Lin, CBC's medical columnist, joined us on the line to give more details.