The St. John's Morning Show

Most sports fans only notice the referee when they're mad at them. But local referee assessor Mike Edmunds is ALWAYS watching the ref. His job is to help them do better. He joined us in studio to talk about the job.

A fire at the Paradise depot earlier this month is still causing issues at the town hall. The doors are going to stay closed for several more months. Mayor Dan Bobbett gave us an update on town services.

Later today, a group of Bonavista residents are gathering to discuss the state of health care in the area. Reg Durdle is one of the organizers of that meeting. He joined us to talk about the state of healthcare in the area.

Many of us would rather stay home on a freezing cold Sunday morning. But Scott Adams thinks you should bundle up and join him for a hike. He told us all about the new St. John's Hike Club.

Stranded at home. And stranded across the water. Both Bell Island ferries were out of commission earlier this week. We got an update from life-long resident Teresita McCarthy.

Imagine: after a snowstorm or two, needing to walk everywhere you need to go. Anne Malone is a disability advocate and author, who is visually impaired. She talked about the difficulties she's had over the last two weeks.

The town of CBS has announced a new "dome" recreation facility, but it won't have nearly as many amenities as council members and residents hoped. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts brought us that story.

Paul George is an assistant professor at Laval University in Quebec. He asked people from around the country to send in air filters from their cars so he could study the amount of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in different regions. The Morning Show's Jonny Hodder spoke with Paul to find out more.

Bird flu has reared it's head once again. There were two suspected cases in central Newfoundland last week. This morning we spoke with local homesteader Steve McBride, who's calling for quarantine.

As the US and Canada continue to negotiate tariffs, we check in with a psychologist about unplugging from the news cycle and coping with unpredictability. Sara Dimerman is a psychologist and author in Toronto.