The St. John's Morning Show

There are currently heat warnings in many parts of the province, and most of us here in Newfoundland aren't used to temperatures pushing past thirty degrees! That means we're also not used to taking caution against the heat. This morning we were joined on the line by Dr. Itai Malkin, the Medical Officer of Health, to receive some tips about how to stay safe in the heat.

If you want to stretch your muscles while stretching your brain, you should try Fresh Air bilingual yoga, which will be happening every Monday evening this summer in Bannerman Park. It's organized by Far Out Fitness and Canadian Parents for French. Cindy Butt is the owner of Far Out Fitness, and Gaston Letourneau is Canadian Parents for French N.L. They both joined us in studio this morning.

We asked listeners to reimagine the St. John's Harbourfront, without the prison cell bars in the way. The Morning Show's Sarah Antle was in studio, and she asked for your opinions of what the harbourfront could look like. Now, she's back to tell us about some of your responses.

An equipment issue at Muskrat Falls caused a widespread power outage yesterday afternoon. According to a statement from NL Hydro, testing at Muskrat Falls caused a trip in the system. Power was restored to most customers within half an hour. VP of Engineering, and NL System Operator at NL Hydro Rob Collett joined us on the line today to explain what happened.

As many Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans struggle to buy groceries and pay bills, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is revealing another piece of the puzzle. It says that 30 per cent of Atlantic Canadians make less than 20 dollars an hour. The co-author of the study, Christine Saulnier, joined us on the line this morning to talk about it. She's the Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Nova Scotia.

The Newfoundland Embassy is a fixture in downtown St. John's, but now it has a second location, resembling a bouncy castle. It's a new portable, inflatable pub -- to be blown up for outdoor events just about anywhere. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts went to check out the inflatable structure with co-owner and operator of the Newfoundland Embassy Niall Hickey.

FREE BEER! Those words always get attention. That's why it was the perfect name for a comedy act that travelled the island back in the '80s. Now, the iconic duo known as Free Beer are back together. Their world tour - consisting of three shows - starts this weekend in Heart's Content. The men behind the act, Chris Lorne Elliott and Kevin Blackmore, joined us on the line this morning to tell us all about it.

Geraniums are at the centre of Heart's Content Blooms, the town's first annual geraniums-plus flower show. It's happening this weekend, as part of Heritage Days celebrations. To learn more about the flower show, and some of the other festival events taking place in Heart's Content, we were joined on the line today by Val Worthman, a member of the Mizzen Heritage Society.

The Market Family Cafe is serving up hot coffee and food everyday from their new location on Hamilton Avenue. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts visited the Market Family Cafe for today’s edition of Foodie Friday, where he spoke with the owner, Danilo Gonzalez.

If you walk into Johnson Podiatry in Stratford, PEI, you might assume you're walking into the business of a foot doctor. But Doctor Johnson is facing allegations that he's not actually a doctor of podiatry. A national podiatry group says it points to the need for regulations in jurisdictions that don't regulate the profession, that includes Newfoundland and Labrador. The CBC's Steve Bruce has been looking into these allegations.