The St. John's Morning Show

On July 1st, the remains of the province's Unknown Soldier will be laid in his final resting place at the National War Memorial in St. John's. We'll never know who that soldier was. Sarah Lockyer is a casualty identification coordinator for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Normally, she's trying to identify Canadians who have been killed in battle. But in the case of the Unknown Soldier, no identification was pursued, because he represents everyone. Lockyear spoke with the CBC’s Heather Gillis in Beaumont Hamel. 

There's a big jump in how much it's costing the province to care for kids with complex issues. Private companies and organizations were paid nearly 90 million dollars last year to take care of 225 children and youth. And questions have been raised about whether there are better ways to be doing things. Minister Paul Pike declined to do an interview for that story, but our CBC Investigates producer Rob Antle managed to track him down on Tuesday morning, at an unrelated event, and asked him some questions.

Spiked drinks are a serious concern for patrons of downtown St. John’s. We'll hear from one woman about the night she was drugged, and from an advocate who says bars can do more to protect people. The CBC's Abby Cole went out to talk to local townsfolk to find out their thoughts.

It's one year since the Titan submersible and its five crew members set out on their ill-fated dive to wreck of the Titanic. The vessel left at 9:30 on the morning of June 18th, and lost contact with its surface crew within two hours. Over the days that followed, media from around the world descended on St. John's. On the 22nd, wreckage of the missing submersible was found. There were no survivors. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts went to Harbourside Park this morning, not far from where the Titan and its crew began its unfortunate journey.

The Titan submersible was headed 38-hundred metres down below, to the sea wreckage of the Titanic. Among the five on-board: Stockton Rush -- the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, which built the submersible. And when contact was lost with the Titan, international media descended on St. John's harbour. And that's where Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts went live this morning, where he spoke with Ryan Cooke, who was heavily involved with reporting the story.

Do you feel safe in your town? The City of St. John's asked residents that very question earlier this year. The findings of that consultation were released Monday. It's part of the city's plan to develop a new crime and violence prevention strategy. Mayor Danny Breen joined us on the line this morning to talk the findings, and what the city plans to do, going forward.

It’s called Level 4 care when Residential placements are arranged for young people with complex issues, who have nowhere else to go. The number of children in these group homes and independent living arrangements is climbing, and so is the cost. Our CBC Investigates team of Rob Antle and Ariana Kelland have been looking into this story. Rob joined us live in studio today to break things down.

Popular cafe "The Hungry Heart Cafe" -- which is run by Stella’s Circle – is relocating to 77 Charter Avenue.

But those are not the only plans in the works. Stella’s Circle is also teaming up with Food First NL to make the site a hub for community food programming and services. Laura Winters is the CEO of Stella’s Circle, and Josh Smee is the CEO of Food First NL. They both joined us in the studio this morning.

Myles Russell is a Civil Engineering Technologist, and the Director of Streets are for People, which is an organization focused on sustainable urban planning for St. John's. He has a plan that means less parking and more life at the Village. He joined us in the studio today to explain his plan to us.

Two babies were born in the same hospital, on the same day. Happens all the time, right? But for two men in this province, what happened after that was a mystery that remained hidden for decades. A new CBC podcast delves into their story. Luke Quinton is the host of "Come By Chance," and he joined us in the studio this morning.