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	Podcast:		Labrador Morning from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)
	Episode:		Mantas Back In The Pool, Municipal Elections, and Suicide Prevention Strategies
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:55:02
	Publish Date:		2021-08-19 03:10:00
	Description:		Health care workers say they're worried that political debates around vaccines will oversimplify a complicated issue and turn people away from the jab. We speak with Lauren Vogel of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. MUN's Labrador Institute will move out of its current space in North West River's former residential school building. We hear from Ashlee Cunsolo, the Dean of the School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies about why. We discuss the upcoming municipal elections with the president of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, Amy Coady-Davis. about a community-tailored suicide prevention program, Roots of Hope and how you can get involved. The topic of suicide can be challenging to discuss with others but is necessary to have. We hear from two mental health advocates on how to start these critical conversations. Despite speaking out about spousal abuse, a Labrador City woman says she wasn't heard. We learn what you can do if you find yourself in a similar situation, when we speak with Michelene Gray of the Labrador West Status of Women. The Melville Mantas are back in a full-sized pool for the first time in a year. We catch up with some of the swimmers and Coach Kerry Rideout. Finally, we'll need all the tools, including booster shots and masks, to beat the Delta variant. Dr. Peter Lin tells us what tactics are necessary to fight a changing virus.
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