Maritime Noon from CBC Radio (Highlights)

The Supreme Court of Canada decides whether Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh waited too long to go to trail on charges of sexual assault. Your reaction to cuts to service at Via Rail. And tips for getting kids active, just in time for summer break.

A look at the impact of Via Rail cuts to a key route through Atlantic Canada. More than 300 students and staff at UPEI receive a warning that they may have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C. And home renovation tips from our experts - Alan Keating and Eric Tsuz-King.

Frustrated Riverview residents bring their concerns about a neighbours unsightly yard to town council. Your thoughts on the bilingualism debate in New Brunswick. And should women breastfeed in public? You join the conversation.

A group in New Brunswick calls for a referendum on bilingualism in the province. Your thoughts on the Nova Scotia government's decision to fund aquaculture. And you share your stories and questions about close encounters of the furry and feathered kind with wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft .

Shelburne's mayor discusses balancing economic development and environmental concerns and the upcoming Cooke Aquaculture development. Your feedback on civil servant sick days. And parenting advice for our mother-to-be and producer, Nina Corfu.

Federal employees are taking a record number of sick days. Your thoughts on the government's right to expropriate land. And prom memories - the good and the bad.

Nova Scotia introduces extra credit for extracurricular arts and leadership activities. Should government have the right to expropriate land? One Nova Scotian shares his story, and you share your opinions.

An NB horse jockey awaits the results of a review of Secretariat's 1973 Preakness race time. Your personal policy on giving to panhandlers, and your feedback on the impact of oil costs on economic growth.

Reaction to news that the Bowater Mersey paper mill in NS is closing indefinitely. Your feedback on a case involving a woman who hired a hit man to kill her abusive husband. Plus, answers to your gardening Qs.

The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a NS woman who hired a hit man to kill her abusive husband can claim self-defence. Your feedback on whether private trees should be protected. Answers to your science questions. Plus, more of your thoughts on panhandling.

Businesses in Moncton ask citizens to stop giving money to panhandlers. Your feedback on our obsession with checking email. A request for the Feds to reconsider job cuts in PEI. Plus, we ask: Should trees be protected on private land?

Olympian Tracy Cameron on why she's retiring from rowing only weeks before the London Olympics. More of your feedback on a plastic bag ban. The impact of email on productivity and stress levels. Plus, what to do once the 902 area code runs out.

A scientist on why a plastic bag ban might distract from more important environmental issues. Jim White has painting advice. Plus, your feedback on giving students zeroes and executive compensation.

We ask if executive salaries are fair following a protest at NSPower headquarters. More of your thoughts on teachers giving students zeroes. Answers to your lawn care questions. Plus, your reaction to the idea of a plastic bag ban.

We ask if a plastic bag ban would work in the Maritimes and whether teachers should be allowed to give students zeroes? Plus, your feedback on water conservation and the return of Beep!