The St. John's Morning Show

Students in Bangladesh began protesting the government's job quota system last week, and this demonstration turned violent and deadly. Communications were blocked, with many students and Newfoundland residents being cut off from their families. The Morning Show's Katherine Crummey was at Memorial University during yesterday afternoon's protest. We hear from one of the attendees, who has been affected by the situation in Bangladesh.

There's been a $1.3 million dollar boost in the efforts to reduce chronic homelessness in St. John's. The funding comes from the federal government's homelessness strategy, and will go to 10 different community organizations. End Homelessness St. John's made the announcement yesterday. Their Senior Director of Strategy and Impact Jennifer Tipple joined us on the line to talk about it. 

We have a new series this summer on the Morning Show called "Beach, Please!", where we'll feature some of the best coastlines in the province. And we're starting the series in the Lumsden area. For years, the municipally-run Lumsden North beach was a hidden treasure, however in 2022, the rest of the province found out about it. The CBC's Leigh Anne Power went to the beach to find out more.

Stacie Hann dries out flowers, sometimes reconstructing them, and then presses them into frames. Hann is the owner and operator of Floral Impressions NL, and this piqued the interest of the Morning Show's Sarah Antle, who also happens to love pressing flowers. Sarah Antle spoke with Hann about her process, and a new part of her business.

Halifax artist Brandon Auger uses radio static for an unorthodox series of performances. Auger is in St. John's this week for the Sound Symposium. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts met Auger at the Anglican Cathedral crypt while he was setting up, to talk about his process.

Art Around the Bay is a ten-day, temporary gallery that's open right now at the Cupids Legacy Centre. It features over 200 works by over eighty artists. Sandy Newton and Peter Mulley are the organizers and curators, and the CBC's Jamie Fitzpatrick called them to find out more about Art Around the Bay. 

The local branch of the Student Alliance for Bangladesh in Canada (also known as SABCan) will hold another protest on Memorial University campus later this afternoon. The first protest was held last week, in soldarity with students in Bangladesh who began protesting the government's job quota system. SABCan says the situation is getting worse. Shafi Abrar is a spokesperson for the group here at Memorial University, and he joined us live in studio.

People don't just come in for a trim, they come in for connection. That's according to Yaw Antwi-Adjei, the co-owner of the 1949 Barbershop in St. John's. It's been called the "UN of barbershops," and it recently celebrated the opening of its third location. The Morning Show’s Katherine Crummey went to Conception Bay South to check out the new spot.

The iconic Sheila's Brush mural is back on display, in a new location. In the studio this morning we were joined by some of the people involved in the restoration process of the mural. Helen Gregory is the artist who originally created Sheila's Brush, Diana Daly rescued it from the trash, and Gary Taylor is an artist who worked with Helen to restore the mural to its original form.

After many thought they were lost at sea, the crew of the Elite Navigator spent almost three days in a life-raft before being found, and were welcomed home with open arms. The New Wes Valley mayor Mike Tiller joined us on the line today.