Miscellaneous
Smishing is an adorable-sounding name for the act of scamming people via text messages. The CBC's Manjula Selvarajah shares tips on guarding against smishing attacks. We catch up with Andrea Procter as she gets ready to give a presentation about the societal context of the residential school system to the NL Historical Society. Throughout the week we'll hear from some female entrepreneurs in Happy Valley-Goose Bay who have either launched or grown their business during the pandemic. Today we hear from Heather Barnes Bursey of Spruced Up Labrador. Convenience store owners blame the province's high tobacco taxes for a loss in their cigarette sales revenue. The CBC's Terry Roberts has been looking into it and tells us what he found out. Students in the English School District are back in class today, but it's going to be a few more days until students return to school in Sheshatshiu. We get an update about the return to school plan from Sheshatshiu School Director Tim Jack. The Menihek Nordic Ski Club is encouraging people to hit up the trails to help their mental health and get exercise, but not to overdo it if they're just starting out. Gerry Rideout joins us. A fitness coach in the province is injecting some cuteness into her workouts to raise money for Parkinson's research. We hear Lita Mae Button talk about training in the "goat shed". Finally, as MPs gear up to return to the House of Commons next week we speak with Mia Rabson of the Canadian Press about what's driving the national political agenda this week.