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Construction around St. John's is causing frustrating traffic backups for many drivers -- especially in the area around MUN. Mark White is the manager of construction engineering with the City of St. John's. He joined us to talk about the city's push to get these projects complet ... Show More

The second annual Marine Careers Expo is starting today at the Harbourside Park in St. John's. Lieutenant Commander Lucas Pang joined us in studio to give more details on the event. 

The province's medical association is concerned that a new government incentive for family doctors will have some unintended consequences - and not in a good way. For more, we spoke with NLMA's president, Dr. Steve Major. 

Leigh Chapman, Canada's new Chief Nursing Officer, joins us for the full hour. We also hear from callers about how to encourage nurses to stay working in the public health-care system and we hear from Angela Preocanin, first vice-president of the Ontario Nurses Association. 

Today, we look at the news that ministers could abandon plans to freeze some disability benefits.Paddy, Laura and Henry discuss where the news came from, and what the plans were in the first place.And, after a week in which Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that he was get ... Show More

Today we look at the new members of the Labour government.Adam, Chris and Paddy look at Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet appointments including the unexpected addition of James Timpson and Sir Patrick Vallance.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscas ... Show More

Wes Streeting says the NHS is letting people down, but should he be spending so much time talking the health service down? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Robert Crampton and Jane Mulkerrins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

After Ken Clarke told us better-off patients may have to start paying for GP appointments, Matt looks at the case for reforming general practice and hears about other healthcare systems around the world. Plus columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on exclusive pollin ... Show More

The spotlight was back on the assisted dying bill this week after it was revealed that the requirement for a high court judge to decide on cases was to be scrapped. Those in favour of assisted dying say the change will make it safer, but does it undermine trust in the bill? Gaby ... Show More

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. While Anthony Albanese this week continued to receive a warm reception abroad, at hom ... Show More

​​Today, we’re going through the PM’s first major television interview since getting the job. ​​ He defended his decision to cut winter fuel payments for most pensioners, and said his government is "going to have to be unpopular" to deliver change. ​​ ​​Paddy’s also been talking ... Show More

Today, we recap the first meeting of the new parliament and the latest roll call of government appointments, as well as the new chair of the Conservative’s 1922 committee.Adam is joined by Vicki Young to explain the day’s ceremonies, the latest government appointments, and the fi ... Show More

Sir Keir Starmer has said the NHS must "reform or die" following Lord Darzi's damning report which paints a grim picture of the state of the health service.     On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to health correspondent Ashish Joshi about what the prime minister has pro ... Show More