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Lighthouses can be lifesavers - but not when they are the backdrop for... muuuurder! Author Kevin Major shines a light on the setting of one of his popular crime mystery novels, "Five For Forteau." (Anthony Germain with Kevin Major)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency conducted a national soil survey to detect the presence of potato wart. However, the survey doesn't include Newfoundland and Labrador - one of the two provinces where the potato wart has been detected. We dig into the details with the acting director of Potato Program Response for the CFIA. (Anthony Germain with Patricia McAllister)

The North Atlantic is frigid at the best of times... but some whales apparently like it cold. A couple of humpbacks have been spotted in Trinity Bay. We speak with a Trinity tour operator who sailed out to see them yesterday. (Anthony Germain with Shawna Prince of Sea of Whales Adventures)

The late Carl Lake has been named to the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame. To mark the occasion, we welcome his wife Debbie to the studio as we look back at his legacy as a sports broadcaster... and recall the joy he took in cheering for his Boston Bruins. (Anthony Germain with Debbie Lake)

A full schedule of winter fun, good food and music this weekend in Clarenville as the town launches its first Trails, Tracks and Tunes Winter Festival. We get details from the town's economic development officer. (Anthony Germain with Colin Holloway)

Many residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay enjoyed the day off today due to the water being cut off. We reached the CBC's John Gaudi to fill us in on the surprise holiday. (Anthony Germain with John Gaudi)

As the St. John's edition of the Kiwanis Music Festival concludes for another year, we bring you one of the many stories that unfolded over the past week - the Grade 8 Lakecrest student who placed first in his group competition. (Anthony Germain with Wesley Ings and his teacher Rozalind MacPhail)

A pharmacare advocate with the Avalon Chapter of the Council of Canadians fears the federal Liberals are backing away from a meaningful national medical drug plan. (Anthony Germain with Yvonne Earle)

More snow to blow - and hardly anywhere left to put it. We take you to one shop that sold all of its snow blowers to find out about some interesting stories of unlikely sources of damage... and advice on the best ways to use your blower. (Anthony Germain with Honda One manager Bill Greene and Raymond Furlong on the service counter)

Private nursing comes with a hefty price tag that some say is much too high in this province. We reach the minister of Health and Community Services for his response to calls for an investigation into government spending on travel nurses. (Anthony Germain with Tom Osborne)

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation apologizes because its app was telling people with winning tickets that they had losing tickets. The ALC won't do an interview about what went wrong... or how the problem was adddressed. We talk to one lotto ticket buyer who's not sure whether to laugh or cry. (Anthony Germain with Steve Coombs)

A matter of privilege: An extensive survey of Canadians suggests when it comes to race and gender issues, a significant majority of people in this country can hardly be described as woke. We reach the author of "The Politics of Culture Wars in Contemporary Canada" at the University of Buckingham in the UK. (Anthony Germain with professor Eric Kaufmann)