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While you've been sleeping, the world has changed. The St. John’s Morning Show tells you how. We bring you the latest news, the stories that matter most, and the information you need.

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The Registered Nurses Union of Newfoundland and Labrador is concerned about job opportunities for new nursing graduates, even with the province's healthcare worker shortage. For more, we spoke with Yvette Coffey, president of the province’s Nurses’ Union.
If the election south of the border is any indication, interest in politics is high, but engagement at the local level isn't showing that. For more, we spoke with Newfoundland and Labrador's Youth Parliament vice-president Kate Cadigan, director at large Ben Wheaton, and Municipalities N.L. president Amy Coady.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has issued a 72-hour strike notice to their employer. Craig Dyer is the president of the local chapter. He talked about the outstanding issues, and the local impact a potential strike could have.
Business grads Steven Nerheim and Noah Cote are the owners of "Baked and Loaded," St. John's newest food truck. They talked about their inspiration for the idea, the process of starting up a food truck, and their plans for the future.
It's been just over a week now since Murray Sinclair passed away, but his work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will have long-lasting effects on Tera McDonald. She's the founder of Kalawikk Diversity, which provides training and workshops around reconciliation-informed diversity, equity, and inclusion. She talked about the influence of Sinclair.
Advocacy group Protect NL have been rallying outside confederation building this week, voicing their concerns about wind energy projects. We spoke with Brenda Kitchen, one the of organizers of the “Rally for the Rock," and Christine Burke, a special guest at the rally who came here from Ontario.
Taglio is serving up Roman-style pizza, from Postmaster's Bakery. Mark Murphy is a co-owner of Postmaster's. He joined us in studio to talk about expanding into the pizza business.
Comedian Colin Mochrie and hypnotist Asad Mecci have partnered up for a show called Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis. Colin joined us on the line this morning to explain how the show works.
Could ongoing negotiations between Canada Post and its employees lead to a new deal, or is a strike still on the horizon? For an update, we spoke with Craig Dyer, president of the local chapter of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
Newfoundland's finest Ukrainian band, Kubasonics, is about to embark on a tour of Brazil, and they're kicking it off with a show tonight at The Ship Pub in St. John's. For more on how it came together, we spoke with Brian Cherwick and Maria Cherwick, two of the members of the band.
Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Research Initiative hosted an interactive archive of province's queer history. The CBC's Abby Cole stopped by.
30% of people in Newfoundland and Labrador don't have a family doctor. To find out how this is impacting seniors in the province, we spoke with Sharron Callahan, the executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Sector Pensioners Association. For a newcomers perspective, we spoke with Laowra Aguirre, manager of AMAL Youth and Family Centre's employment program, and Maude Parent, an employment support facilitator.
The Canadian Federation of University Women has a new initiative supporting the Iris Kirby House with baskets of household goods for those leaving this women’s shelter. For more, we spoke with the CFUW's Libby Foran and Margie Green.
Duncan Wardle is the founder of ID8, and the former head of Creativity and Innovation at the Walt Disney Company. He's in town for the “(Un)common Threads” Summit taking place this afternoon at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s. He joined us on the line to talk about creativity, and gave us a sneak peek of what he'll be talking about at the Summit.
How aggressive is too aggressive when it comes to hockey? David Hancock is an Associate Professor in the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation at MUN. He joined us on the line with his reaction to an off-ice altercation at a senior hockey game in Harbour Grace last month.
Remembrance day is coming up quick. Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts stopped by Howley Estates Sobeys, where he spoke with two members of Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion; president Mark Brown and vice-president Marvin Barnes.
The U.S. presidential election was less of a nail-biter than most expected, and now we know the result: Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. Memorial University political scientist Scott Matthews joined us to talk about the results, and how it could affect Canadians.
More and more people are using food banks across the country. For more on the demand in this province, the CBC's Heather Gillis spoke with Tina Bishop, manager of the Community Food Sharing Association, and Peter Wells, chairman of the board at the food bank in CBS.
The votes are tallied and Ward 3 has a new city councillor. Greg Noseworthy joined us on the line to talk about the win, and the issues he plans to tackle while in the position.
We spoke with former CBC St. John's colleague Dan MacEachern, who's now living south of the border, about his take on today's U-S presidential election.
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