The St. John's Morning Show

It took determination, patience and a lot of hard work. Ashen Katagoda completely transformed his body, and gained self-confidence at the same time. He has even travelled to Toronto for a body building competition. He joined us in studio to talk about his wellness journey.

Starting Wednesday, nicotine pouches will no longer be sold in convenience stores, and will have to be purchased behind a pharmacy counter. Dr. Leslie Phillips is a professor in Memorial University's school of phramarcy and faculty of medicine, and she also runs the university's quit smoking program. She explained how this will help combat the nicotine crisis in our youth.

Last year, a week's worth of groceries cost the average family of four eight percent more than in 2022. Food First N.L. CEO Josh Smee joined us in studio for more analysis.

St. John's Ambulance presented life saving awards to 13 citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador for their acts of bravery at an Investiture and Life Saving Awards Ceremony. We spoke with two of the recipients this morning, Shelley Barry and Jeff Morrissey.

Morning Show reporter Jessica Singer stopped by Bibi's Bistro, a new restaurant on Water Street in St. John's offering some French culinary flavor.

The Town of Torbay is now Rainbow Registered, which is an accreditation handed out by the 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce. Torbay mayor Craig Scott joined us in studio to talk about what it means for the town.

We brought you part three of our visit to Salmonier Nature Park, where Darrell Roberts met some of the park's birds. He spoke with park interpretation technician Mike Blackwood.

In the final installment of our Salmonier Nature Park series, Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts stopped by the section of the park dedicated to extinct wildlife. He was joined by park interpretation technician Mike Blackwood.

The Morning Show's Sandi Noseworthy sat down for a language lesson with Laurabel Mba, owner of Laurabel Mba Consulting, and a host on Rogers television. She taught us the basics of Igbo, a language spoken in Nigeria.

The votes are in, and Liberal candidate Jamie Korab was elected as the new MHA for Waterford Valley. He joined us on the line to sum up the last few weeks on the campaign trail, and what issues he's looking to address in the district moving forward.