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

Sheds: What used to be a simple storage spot for tools and maybe a dart board seems to be taking on a life of its own. Some of the sheds out there are nearly as big as the houses. That's why we've decided to have a contest and ask you what's so great about YOUR shed. To get us going, I dropped by John Snow's shed in Gander...he's our first contender for the coolest shed in Central Newfoundland.

Last week, the province's employer's council released the results of a study about the effects of high worker's compensation premiums paid by business owners. This province has the highest premiums in Canada. The author of the report says that's hurting communities and limiting job opportunities, but it might be more because high premiums look bad, rather than what they actually cost businesses. Morley Gunderson is an economist at the University of Toronto, and conducted the study on behalf of the employer's council.

In 2010, the European Union voted to impose a ban on the import of all seal-based products. That was a devastating blow for the sealing industry in this province. So, last year, the government of Canada decided to appeal the ban to the world trade organization. The process has been dragging since then, but this week, the federal government decided to push the issue and ask the WTO to appoint a committee to deal with it. This comes at the same time Canada is finalizing details of a free trade agreement with the EU, which pro-ban parliamentarians have said they'd reject if the seal appeal goes ahead. To find out what this all means, and whether the end result might benefit the seal industry in this province, I called Peter Clark. He's an international trade expert, based in Ottawa.

The resurrected Gander Flyers started practicing again on the weekend. One players has a special connection to the team... Mike Poirier's father Pat played for the Flyers in the late 70s.

When you hear the name Adolf Hitler, art is the last thing you think of. But Hitler was, in his early life, an accomplished artist. In fact, he made a living from his craft for many years. Dr. Gerard Curtis, a professor of art history at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook is researching the subject. He'll be giving the keynote address at tomorrow's Art EX event in Grand Falls-Windsor.

The town of Glenwood has a reason to celebrate this weekend. The community has been there now for 125 years. And while the population of the town is less than one thousand, they have a rich history and heritage. The town is holding a big birthday party, and I've reached Mayor Darren Bursey to find out more.

40 ago today, people across the country stopped everything to watch a hockey game. It wasn't just any hockey game. At the time of the Cold War, a hockey series between Canada and Russia was just as much about national pride and politics as it was about a game. The Summit Series, eight games meant to establish which country was best at hockey, opened eyes and changed the game. With 34 seconds to go in the series, Paul Henderson scored to make sure Canada came out on top...just barely. On the ice with him was the man who had tied that game minutes earlier...Montreal Canadiens star Yvan Cournoyer.

The mining industry in this province is worth millions and millions of dollars. For every Duck Pond or Voisey's Bay, there's a prospector who searched out the valuable rocks and staked a claim. This weekend, for the first time ever, the Newfoundland and Labrador Prospectors Association will hold an annual general meeting. Organizer Norm Mercer hopes there will be at least 60 prospectors at the event in Gander.

Chainmaille is usually associated with the garments used in medieval times to protect knights from their sword-weilding foe. The little links must be painstakingly joined together, which is both time consuming and pretty hard work. It's not the type of material we usually associate with art. But Central Newfoundland's Jason Holley does. He uses chainmaille - or raku chain - for his creations. Holley was recently nominated for the RBC emerging artist people's choice award at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. I reached him this morning at home in Amherst Cove.

Police are hoping it's a prank gone wrong - we'll find out about a myterious caped person in Botwood

What's the biggest problem with homelessness in our area? According to the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness in Gander, it's that it's out of sight and out of mind. The board was set up a year ago, and are having their first AGM On October 10. But to give us an update on homelessness in this part of the province, and how their group is hoping to help, we've reached Yvonne Gillingham in Gander.

It's still only rumour, but the news yesterday that Justin Trudeau is planning to announce a bid for the leadership of the federal liberal party caused quite a stir. The popular 40-year-old father of two represents the riding of Papineau in Montreal and has been a member of parliament since 2008. Scott Simms is a Liberal MP from Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor. I've reached him in Ottawa to get his views on what Trudeau's plans might mean for his party.

French artist Jean Claude Roy first came to Newfoundland more than 40 years ago. He instantly fell in love with the place, and the island's communities became a lifelong art project for him. Now, he's finally published his book, featuring an original painting of every single community on the island. The book is called "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur," a Latin phrase meaning "He who rises with the wave is not swallowed by it." He says that's what Newfoundland means to him.

Art comes in many forms. And for artist Charmaine Wheatley, Her next big project will be formed out of the hides and racks of as many Newfoundland beasts as she can find. Wheatley is originally from Nova Scotia and has called New York City home for over a decade. But her mother is from Happy Adventure. And she's currently living in Glovertown - which is where our Jessica Doria-Brown reached her.

There were already a few cranberry farms in the province when the paper mill shut down in Grand Falls-Windsor in 2009. But once the mill closed, the initiative to get farmers growing berries expanded. With additional funding from the federal government and investment from the farmers, nine more farms have since been started in the Exploits Valley. Those locations are bearing their first fruit this fall. To find out more, the C-B-C's David Newell spoke to Lloyd Warford. He's the Cranberry Initiative Project Coordinator for the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor.