The St. John's Morning Show

How to avoid tragedy when swimming in the wild. We have a conversation with an avid swimmer and a rep from the Lifesaving Society.

The Omicron variant is turning our lives upside down again, just as the holiday season ramps up. We get the latest science on it from MUN virologist Rod Russell.

You've probably heard it said. Maybe you've even wondered about it yourself. The idea that "masks and distancing have taken away people's natural immunity to colds and other viruses." Some say that's why we're seeing so much sickness right now. Colin Furness doesn't believe that for a minute. He has another idea entirely about what's going on. It all has to do with whether we think of the immune system as being like a muscle, or like a photo collection. Colin Furness is an infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto

A tight race right down to the finish line between Liberal candidate Joanne Thompson and the NDP's Mary Shortall. We hear from both of the St. John's East candidates about the results.

New data shows food insecurity numbers in the province are headed in the wrong direction. We talk to Josh Smee of Food First NL about what the numbers show, and putting that trend in reverse.