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Electric vehicles are not completely immune to the bitter cold, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Carl Duivenvoorden​,​ a sustainability consultant and an EV driver himself.

​W​e get an update ​o​n the sexual violence oversight teams that have been working with several municipal police forces in the province. The teams have been looking into how police treat victims of sexual assault and make recommendations on how to improve the process​. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Jennifer Richard​, director of ​strategic ​development for Sexual Violence New Brunswick​.

​A prenatal clinic in Fredericton is seeing enormous success. ​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Dr. Christa Mullaly, an obstetrician​-gynecologist at the Chalmers Hospital​, and one of the obstetricians working at the new clinic​.

Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Janet Flowers, the new affordable housing development coordinator overseeing hundreds of new housing builds in the city of Fredericton.

Have you heard of GeoGuessr? It's a game where contestants try to guess a location on a global map, with the help of a single photo. Paul Adams is a middle school teacher. He tells us about this weekend's GeoGuessr World Cup in Sweden, and how he uses the game in his own classroom. 

​A sign marking the Meduxnekeag Valley nature preserve​ went missing earlier this week. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to George Peabody, an administrator at the preserve, who says it is an act of vandalism.

It's no secret that New Brunswick health authorities have been leaning on travel nurses to keep hospitals afloat. An investigation by the Globe and Mail reveals just how lucrative the contracts have been for one private company. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Paula Doucet, head of the nurses union in New Brunswick.

Many New Brunswickers are starting to realize they will not qualify for a promised one-time payment from the province. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Susan Holt, leader of the Liberal Party in New Brunswick.

We meet a young woman from Fredericton who is fascinated by old photos and is helping to discover the lost stories behind them. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Megan Hicks.

Jeanne Armstrong spoke to two parents about whether they think restrictions are needed in schools to limit cell phone use. Laurie Wood is a parent of two in Hampton, and Nikki Arch is a parent of four in Woodstock.

​What's so bad about benzos? ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Dr. Peter Lin about the risks of these commonly prescribed drugs.

​​Universities and colleges in New Brunswick have an idea of how many international study permits they may get for the upcoming school year, but the math isn't very encouraging. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Ryan Sullivan, associate vice president of enrolment management at St. Thomas University.