Maritime Noon from CBC Radio (Highlights)

A Canada-wide testing program for grade 8 students shows that boys are lagging behind. We ask why. Our paint expert, Jim White, takes your questions about painting, staining and wallpaper. Plus your feedback on the layout of our liquor stores.

Mixed messages on Black Friday: buy everything? Buy nothing? Or buy local? Wine critic and author Natalie MacLean on buying good quality wine on the cheap. Your feedback on snow clearance and pronunciation pet peeves. Plus, a funny NB Kijiji ad attracts hits from around the world.

The New Brunswick government says fewer MLAs could help cut costs. Your feedback on snow plowing after the storm. Plus, your calls on what you'd like to see in the 2014 Canadian Health Accord.

The executive director of the Nova Scotia SPCA addresses the power struggle in Cape Breton. Your calls on how your community serves seniors. Plus, the details on an unclaimed million dollar lotto ticket.

Fishermen vote to split the fishing season to push prices up. A poll shows Maritimers will spend more this Christmas than other Canadians. Plus, your calls on the 'moral obligation' to perform CPR.

Sidney Crosby returns to NHL action tonight, we ask what his experience teaches us about preventing head injuries in youth hockey. Your grammar pet peeves. Plus, more of your "cat came back" stories.

A psychologist on whether the underwear thefts in NB could escalate to something more serious. Your feedback on allowing Sunday hunting. Some amazing "cat came back" stories. Plus, more of your thoughts on electric vehicles.

NS MLA Andrew Younger pushing for Sunday hunting. Your feedback on a photo banned from Fredericton city hall. Electric vehicles soon to be available, an expert takes your questions. Plus, new research shows men prefer romance over sex.

Bowater Mersey paper mill workers vote on job cuts and major concessions or risk permanent closure. Advice on paying off your debts. Plus, why a Fredericton artist is not allowed to display his work at city hall.

A spokesperson for Occupy NS explains what's next for the movement now that the encampment is gone. Your answers to the question: Was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, senior climatologist David Phillips takes your weather questions.

RCMP release more details about two suspicious deaths in New Annan, PEI. We ask: was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, Chef Craig Flinn has tips on freezing food.

We discuss one of the major fronts during WWII, one that doesn't get as much attention as the Normany Invasion: The Italian Campaign. We also hear stories from 90-year-old veteran Justice David Dickson. And we hear a half hour service from the national war memorial in Ottawa.

The former employee of a Halifax spa is sentenced for stealing money from the business, based on a fake cancer diagnosis. A winter driving expert has advice on winter tires. Plus your feedback on veteran medals and graphic safety campaigns for teens.

Was a presentation about distracted driving too graphic for teens? How to launch a second career, and a story about a former preacher turned Elvis impersonator. Plus, your feedback, and an update on NS's booster seat booster.

City workers in Saint John are facing a big cut to their pensions -- and that's just one of many public sector pensions in crisis. Why veterans' family members can't wear their medals on Remembrance Day. Plus, our home heating expert with a word of caution about home energy audits.