Maritime Noon from CBC Radio (Highlights)

David Boudreau in Bouctouche, NS and Cory Sandstra in Edmonton, AB, have a conversation about Cory's bone marrow transplant that saved David's life. The two men recently met in-person. And on the phone-in: How can we better help newcomers settle into their new lives in the Maritimes?

Art Fisher, the board agent of the Family Service Association of Western NS, is excited now that a project his group has been working on for a long time is finally coming together. They're creating affordable housing in Bridgewater. On PEI, we hear about housing struggles. And on the phone-in: Your questions on geology.

Kristin Matthews with the Better Business Bureau tells us about a new scam that involves your cell phone. She explains how it happens and how you can avoid it. UPEI is getting ready to launch its new Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies. And on the phone-in: Lawyer Jessica Lyle on wills.

A Syrian family of 6 will arrive in Antigonish, NS, next month and it'll be a challenge to find them housing. Lucille Harper who's the co-founder of SAFE: Syrian-Antigonish Families Embrace shares the details. We hear from Tyra Paul who has just started her own clothing line. And on the phone-in: Emily Rae dishes financial advice on budgeting.

12 year-old baseball player, Satchel Tate, recently had a stroke while playing in Bridgewater. We hear an update on his condition from Holly LaPierre of Hammonds Plains Minor Baseball. Some teenagers in Charlottetown talk about their art. And on the phone-in: Painting & staining with Jim White.

Anna Bald of Petite Riviere, NS, was walking on Cherry Hill Beach with her puppy when she saw a Blue Shark flopping in the shallows. She helped save it. We hear your feedback on old road in the Maritimes. And on the phone-in: Gardening tips from Niki Jabbour

Aman Hambleton recently won the Pawn Wise Chess Festival in Halifax. He explains the thrill of winning the competition and what skills are needed to be a chess grand master. We hear what's been done at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown following a cyber-attack earlier this year. And on the phone-in, we speak with Steve Skafte about abandoned roads

The CBC's Brett Ruskin takes a tour of Halifax Water's pumping station, located deep underground on Barrington St. Recent problems mean screened but untreated sewage is going into the harbour. The CBC's Julia Wright talks with people on Grand Manan about the bank that's closing. And on the phone-in: Summer reading.

We're living in difficult times and that's what's prompted the opening of the region's first Grief Café in Saint John, NB. We speak with Katarina Presti, who's a certified counselling therapist. And on the phone-in: Appliance repair technician, Aaron Publicover.

The Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships are happening August 3rd to 7th on Nova Scotia's Lake Banook. Ben Brown will be competing in the Paracanoe World Championships, just a year after taking up the sport. In Chester, NS Jordan Boyd's family has raised a million dollars in his memory for inherited heart disease research, partly through an annual golf tournament. We hear why this year is the last edition. And on the phone-in: recognizing great Black Atlantic Canadians

The Canadian Wildlife Federation has launched a new gear lending program. It's to help the East Coast fishing industry access ropeless fishing gear. Salome's Tub is a natural spring outside of Fredericton, NB. It's now part of a geocache tour of forgotten sites of Black History around the city. And on the phone-in: dog behaviour expert Silvia Jay takes your questions.

When Billy Burgoyne and Nikita Maher of Ecum Secum, NS found out that Billy had only a short time to live, the longtime couple chose to make it official. We hear their story. In New Brunswick, Para-sport NB is touring the province to get more people into the sports. And on the phone-in: your Lego memories

Abegweit First Nation's Judy Clark will be attending the Pope's mass in Quebec City this week. She reflects on what the mass and the Pope's apology means to her. And on the phone-in: you share your stories of air travel this summer with air passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs.

Karen Armstrong and her husband were on board the MV Holiday Island when the ferry caught fire on Friday. They are back in Nova Scotia and waiting for their car to be returned. Northumberland Ferries vice-president Don Cormier says all cars have been off-loaded from the ferry and will be returned shortly. And on the phone-in: wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft answers your animal questions.

Warren Maddox, executive director of the Fredericton Homeless Shelters talks about helping those without shelter keep cool, ER closure feedback and on the phone in: our gardening expert Niki Jabbour for tips on helping your garden and yard thrive

10-year-old Calix Marchand can beat his mom at chess while blindfolded. He is the under-10 boys Canadian Youth Chess Champion. We hear how Calix got into the game. You dish out your thoughts on your favourite ice cream. And on the phone-in: you share your thoughts on emergency room closures and wait times.

National Drowning Prevention Week, Your feedback on clotheslines and on the phone in: share your ice cream memories

David Gosine flew to Montreal for a monkeypox vaccine, a disease that isn't even found in Nova Scotia, but that the province doesn't provide any vaccines for. And author Cindy Etter-Turnbull tells us how to perfect your clothesline.

A couple from Tusket, Nova Scotia celebrates 80 years of marriage. And on the phone-in automotive repair expert Doug Bethune.

The C-F-L in Nova Scotia this weekend, Mac N Cheese feedback and Long-time gardener and now author Jamie Ellison offers gardening advice