A group of peace activists will begin walking from Pugwash to Halifax in support of nuclear disarmament beginning on Sunday. The walk is being led by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. Mainstreet spoke with the group’s co-chair Lyn Adamson on Friday.

Barbara Emodi, Michelle Coffin, and Chris Lydon talk politic with guest host Preston Mulligan

A short story set in rural Nova Scotia is now a feature film called Sharp Corner. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it's now making its way to the Atlantic International Film Fest in Halifax. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by the film's director and screenwriter, Nova Scotia's own Jason Buxton.…

In a letter obtained by The Canadian Press this week, the JUNOs revealed plans to put several categories on hiatus, including reggae recording, children's album, Christian/gospel album and international album of the year. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Jamaican-Canadian musician Jah'mila, a previous winner of the Reggae Recording of the Year, to ta…

Do you feel the United Nations is as relevant as it was five, 10 or even 20 years ago? It's a question that will be debated Wednesday evening by university and high school students at Dalhousie University's Potter Auditorium. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by two of the debaters, Francesca Southwell and Meghan Runge, to get a preview.…

A Halifax mother is raising awareness about a rare condition that affects about one in 5,000 babies called Hirschsprung Disease. Robin Lorway's son, Taran, was born with the condition. She joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the condition and why she wants more people to know about it.

Light in the Forest began a decade ago as an art installation by Holly Carr, exploring her young son’s anxiety and her own childhood fears. It has since evolved and it's now a multimedia exhibit opening this week at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. Carr joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the new immersive experience.…

On Monday, the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association invited community members and guests to the inauguration of its new Resilience Centre in Millbrook First Nation. The site will be dedicated to healing and resilience of Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQ+ people and their families. Host Jeff Douglas visited the new facility and spoke with project …

The charitable sector, the private sector and three levels of government have come together to build more than 30 homes for families in need in Nova Scotia. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Miia Suokonautio from YWCA Halifax to talk about how this came together within a single year, who was involved and whether they can do it again.…

Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Spinbusters Chris Lydon, Barbara Emodi and Michelle Coffin to talk about election speculation at the provincial now that the fall sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature has begun. Plus, a look at the "spin" around the end of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement.…

Cape Breton Island is celebrated for its rich and unique culture. A new project by Fulbright scholar Toni Doman-Vandyke is taking an in-depth look at how the island's traditions are preserved, and how they've been affected by contemporary technology. She spoke with Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberals can't stop the Conservatives — but he can. But did he stay in the confidence-and-supply agreement too long to be taken seriously as opposition? Political science professor Lori Turnbull joins host Jeff Douglas to give her thoughts on the situation.

Advocates say a basic income program is exactly what's needed to address poverty, food insecurity and homelessness. This weekend in Halifax, there will be a free one-day conference where you can learn more about basic income programs and how to work towards getting one here. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Mandy Kay-Raining Bird and Rob Fennell to l…

Two Nova Scotian mothers are calling for change to the province's mental health and addiction systems after seeing their children struggle to receive care. Pam Cooley's son died of fentanyl poisoning in British Columbia in January 2020. Meanwhile, Denise Burgess has been trying to get help for her oldest son who has struggled with mental health and…

A new survey released by "Too Good To Go" shows 85 per cent of Atlantic Canadian adults say a portion of their child's school lunch returns home uneaten every week. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Sarah Soteroff, the company's senior PR manager, to discuss how to limit that food waste and why it's important.…

A Nova Scotian woman is heading to the WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, next week, to compete in the culinary category. Olivia Sewell, who is from Tantallon, is a recent Nova Scotia Community College culinary graduate, and she is one of 1,500 competitors from around the world to be selected to participate in what is the Olympics of the trad…

According to crime data from Statistics Canada, shoplifting rates across Canada have increased in recent years, and Nova Scotia is leading the pack. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Jim Cormier, the Atlantic director for the Retail Council of Canada, to talk about what that means and how it's happening.…

Lori Turnbull and Alex Marland give their insight on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, asking NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, to pull support for Liberal government to prompt fall election.

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Savannah Burgess, peer team lead with the POSSE Project, and Landon 'Morty' Morton, a community support worker with Mainline Needle Exchange, talk about the importance of the day.

The Black Beauty Culture Association has made a lot of strides in their work to increase access to Black beauty training in Nova Scotia. Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with several people involved about their work, and how they're looking to the future.

It's been a busy summer for Nova Scotia's television and film industry and it's looking like it will be a busy fall too. Casting director Erin Hennessey joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about her work on local productions and how you can get involved.

Halifax improv group, Hello City, has a new show opening at Halifax Fringe Festival on Thursday. Galaxy Pals: A Space (Odd)yssey will take the stage at the Bus Stop Theatre. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by cast members Liam Fair and Colin McGuire.

shalan joudry's meditative homage to sweetgrass will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next week. She joins host Jeff Douglas, alongside Rose Meuse, to talk about the "poetic doc" titled welima'q.

A Canadian cult character is returning to the big screen. Deaner, or Dean Murdoch, is a metal-head, Prairie boy, the governor of given'er. Paul Spence created Deaner for the FUBAR movies, and now in Deaner '89, the character will explore his family roots. Spence joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the film, ahead of a special screener in Halifax …

A new conservation project will bring together Nova Scotians to help replant and regenerate eelgrass meadows. It's called the Community Eelgrass Restoration Initiative and it will bring together community members, Mi'kmaq leaders and Dalhousie University scientists. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Kristina Boerder and Tyler Sack to talk about the ne…

Earlier this week, a woman in Dartmouth, N.S., raised concerns there being only one walk-in clinic in her area and it's operating with reduced hours. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Colin Stevenson with the province's Department of Health and Wellness to talk about what other urgent primary health-care options are available to Nova Scotians, if a wa…

Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by St. Francis Xavier University assistant professor Morgan Bimm to discuss recent slang trends and where they came from, including the term "brat" and the phrase "very mindful, very demure."

Earlier this month, a Nova Scotian pipe band competed in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The Dartmouth & District Pipe Band, which will celebrate 60 years in action next year, placed second in Grade 3A. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Blaise Theriault, the band's pipe major, to talk about how it all went down.…

A woman in Dartmouth, N.S., is raising concerns about the lack of walk-in clinics in the area, after discovering that there appears to be only one location open and it's operating at reduced hours and capacity. First, we'll hear from Mariette Emond and then host Jeff Douglas is joined by Dr. Gehad Gobran, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, to get hi…

Maggie Andrew, who is from Waverley, N.S., has won the grand prize in the prestigious CBC Searchlight. CBC Music announced winners Monday morning. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Maggie to discuss her career and what this win means to her.

The countdown is on to the opening of a new comedy club in Halifax. Halifax Live is opening above the Dome on Grafton Street later this month. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Josh Poulain, the club's operations manager, and producer Nick Martinello.

The Nova Scotia government says it will serve the first lunches of its new School Lunch Program this October, with a potential 13-million meals to be served over the school year. We hear from Education Minister Becky Druhan about the new program, and host Jeff Douglas speaks with Nourish Nova Scotia's Aimee Gasparetto to talk about what more needs …

Senior lecturer in economics, Moshe Lander, breaks down the potential impacts of the double rail lockout, and gives live reaction to the federal government forcing a binding arbitration on the two rail companies.

Students at the Master Gardener Summer School in Truro, N.S., had the chance to dig into all kinds of gardening skills and techniques this July. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by David Jarvis, who runs We Feed Lunenburg, a community group dedicated to fighting food insecurity, about his experience with the course.…

SurfAble, a group dedicated to presenting adaptive surfing in Nova Scotia, will be hosting an event called They Will Surf Again on Saturday. It was founded by Life Rolls On, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with various disabilities. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Michelle Mahoney, the accessibility offic…

On Thursday, Black community leaders from across Canada and the United States gathered at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook, N.S. The event gave those leaders the opportunity to present key lessons about community land trusts and how they can work. Shekara Grant of the Weymouth Falls Community Land Trust spoke with host Jeff Douglas about t…

Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with the course instructor, Marcia Ostashewski, and four of the seven students who went of the educational trip.

Host Jeff Douglas is joined by fingerstyle-guitar legend Don Ross and his new touring partner Jule Malischke ahead of their show at The Carleton in Halifax on Sunday. The talk about their newfound partnership and how their show will be a collaborative format.

The Atlantic International Film Festival announced has its 2024 program. It will be the 44th edition of the festival, running Sept. 11-18 at Park Lane Cineplex in Halifax. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Lisa Haller, AIFF's director of programming, to talk about the highlights.

The Congres Mondial Acadien, or the Acadian World Congress, is well under way in Southwest Nova Scotia this week. It's a celebration of Acadian culture that's bringing people from around the world together. Nathalie Geddry, host of Radio-Canada's La mouvée, joined host Jeff Douglas to talk about what the last few days have been like.…

Curtis Whiley of the Upper Hammonds Plains Land Trust joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about a land trust event happening at the Black Culture Centre in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday. Leaders from Black-led land trusts around Nova Scotia, Canada and the U.S., will be giving presentations and participating in talks with community members.…

Non-profit organizations that manage units that house hundreds of Nova Scotians who would be homeless without the help are pleading with the Houston government for more funding to properly pay for that work and to expand their programs. Representatives from Adsum for Women and Children and the North End Community Health Centre appeared before a leg…

Halifax's Zuppa Theatre and members of Sipekne'katik First Nation have come together to create an adaptation of Shakespere's The Tempest. The original was written in a time of colonization and is one of the only Shakespeare plays to feature Indigenous characters. In this retelling, titled Metu’na’q, the characters confront stereotypes. The CBC's Si…

Carys Sutherland, who is originally from Stratford, Ont., but has family in Halifax, is Symphony Nova Scotia's new principal hornist. The French horn player graduated from Julliard and recently made CBC Music's 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 list. Sutherland spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye.…

On Monday, Aug. 12, the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company is hosting "The Big Bee," an adult spelling bee, at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax. Theatre founder and artistic director Logan Robins joins host Jeff Douglas in Studio A to give some details about the event, and to put him and some other CBCers to the test.…

The Wabanaki Two Spirit Youth Council is holding a two-spirit naming ceremony this Sunday in Millbrook First Nation. It's the third of seven naming ceremonies the council is presenting. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Paulina Meader, a Knowledge Keeper from Membertou First Nation, who will be ceremony keeper on Sunday.…

The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Board is adding "gradual onset psychological injury" to their eligible claims starting on Sept. 1. This means workers will be able to file a claim for injury caused by things like workplace bullying and harassment. The CBC's Celina Aalders spoke with legal intern Mina Ali from the Halifax Workers Action Centre …

Federal Treasury Board President Anita Anand was born and raised in Kentville, N.S., and she's back in the province for a visit. She joined host Jeff Douglas in Studio A to talk about her current role managing government spending and her career as a member of the federal parliament.

Prisoners' Justice Day (Aug. 10) is a day to show solidarity for people inside Canadian prisons, remember all the people who have died of unnatural deaths while incarcerated and help those in custody overcome barriers to justice. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Renford Farrier, who was recently granted parole after over three decades in federal prison…

Independent Living Nova Scotia will host its 12th annual Art of Disability Festival at Pier 21 in Halifax this weekend. It's all about creating an inclusive space for artists with disabilities to share their talent. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Hannah Hall, the festival's co-ordinator, and photographer Michael McCullough, who is a longtime vendor a…