The Central Newfoundland Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)

CBC News has obtained documents that show the Innu community of Natuashish was warned a year ago that it was heading for a financial crisis. And this week there are indications the crisis is here. Band Council employees are owed back wages, and the chief is warning of major layoffs ahead. The CBC's Vik Adhopia looked into this and joined Central Morning.

Change Islands is known for it's rugged beautiy and the Newfoundland ponies that call it home. But recently, a new group of four-legged visitors have come to the community. More than a dozen caribou have taken up residence there, much to the excitement of people there. Unlike most visitors to Change Islands, they didn't take the ferry. To find out more, Leigh Anne Power spoke with Larry Hurley.

Most people are lucky if they manage one career they love. Well, we found someone with two...and neither is exactly run-of-the-mill. Our David Zelcer explains.

During the last federal election campaign, Peter Penashue prided himself on visiting every community in Labrador. But now an investigation by CBC has found he did that with the help of thousands of dollars of free travel from Provincial Airlines. The question is, did Penashue break the rules? The CBC's Peter Cowan looked into the matter.

Stephen Brown was riding his dirt bike on a gravel road near Lethbridge about ten days ago when tragedy struck. The 15-year-old collided with an unmarked barrier made from chain and cables. He died instantly. Now, his mother, Michelle Brown, is speaking out because she wants to prevent anyone else from meeting the same fate. Michelle Brown told her story to the CBC's Azzo Rezori. Tragic stories like the one we've just heard raise some important questions. The CBC's Rob Antle has been looking in this, and he joins me now.

Earlier this year, the most of the landfills scattered across central Newfoundland closed . Garbage from our region is now shipped to the huge waste management facility in Norris Arm. For most of us, there has been little difference at the curb, but we still have those old dumps bordering our towns. There is a plan to remediate those sites, though. To find out more, Leigh Anne Power speaks with Allan Scott. He is the chair of the Central Newfoundland Regional Waste Authority.

When you have a loved one in hospital, the last thing you want to worry about is their comfort and care. But that is just what worried Gillian Butt of Grand Falls-Windsor. Her 92-year-old father has been at the Central Newfoundland Healthcare Centre for several weeks. And Butt says every time she leaves the facility at night, she wonders about her father's safety. That is because she thinks the hospital is overcrowded. Our David Newell spoke to her about it.

In most provinces and in some parts of the world, a midwife is considered an important part of delivering a baby. But in this province, midwifery isn't regulated....and expecting parents often find it hard to access the service. This week, the Canadian Association of Midwives is in the province with the hopes of improving this situation. They'd like the federal treasury board to create a pay catagory for midwives, And they'd like to be officially recognized for the services they provide. Anne Wilson is the President of the Canadian Association of Midwives.

Beans, wieners and roasted marshmallows are typical grub you'd find around the campfire. But the tin cans were traded in for gourmets meals this weekend in Bishop's Falls. A group of women learned to cook their culinary finest without the kitchen comforts. It was part of the Becoming An Outdoors Woman Program hosted by the Department of Environment and Conservation. And the Morning Show's Melissa Tobin dropped by for a taste test...

It was one of the darkest days in the history of the nation of Newfoundland. 136 people died - men, women and children - when a German submarine torpedoed the passenger ferry Caribou off Port aux Basques. It happened 70 years ago yesterday.

The Newfoundland Senior Hockey League season gets underway on the weekend, and teams are already dreaming about winning the classic Herder Trophy. If the NHL ends up losing the entire season to another lockout, however, the senior teams can start dreaming a bit bigger. That's because after the last lockout, when the NHL had no playoffs, nobody won the Cup. A couple of hockey fans took the league to court, claiming their beer league team was entitled to the chance to challenge for it. They won. Tim Gilbert was their lawyer, and I reached him in Toronto.

Today, more than a thousand people are going to cram into the two gyms at Gander Academy, as they try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. The category isn't "most number of people in a gym", though. It's all about science. The students will be joining others across Canada to set a new record for most people doing a practical science lesson at the same time, in multiple locations. Naomi Young is organizing the event at Gander Academy, and I dropped by the school to talk with her about it.

In this province, if a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she has a nearly 70 percent chance of having her breast removed as part of her treatment. That's a much higher rate of mastectomy than in most other parts of the province. That fact is one of the revelations in a new study released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Anne McFarlane is a vice president with CIHI.

It's been three and a half years since Grand Falls-Windsor's historic mill shut down. Barely anyone has been allowed inside since the closure, and any remediation efforts seem to be on hold until the Supreme Court rules who - the province or Abitibi - will foot the bill. In the meantime, workers say the mill is deteriorating fast. Kevin Whiffen worked at the mill for over thirty years, and was one of the workers kept on as security after the mill closed. Our Jessica Doria-Brown met up him to find out what kind of shape the mill is in these days.

These days, girls playing hockey is no longer a novelty. Girls aren't just playing, they're having skills development camps, competing in tournaments and going to school on hockey scholarships just like the boys. What's interesting in Central Newfoundland, however, is that there are almost as many girls as boys registered, and the girl's game is growing faster than the boys. Female players in our region will have lots to celebrate tomorrow, on World Girl's Hockey Day. Carolyn Yates is the Central representative for girl's hockey with Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. I called her in Botwood to find out about hockey day celebrations.