Episodes
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Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about Emancipation Day and the opportunity it offers for reflection and action on anti-Black racism. Senator Bernard will be holding a workshop for staff with the Halifax Regional Municipality later this month.
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As Mainstreet Halifax celebrates four decades on the air, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Canadian musician Joel Plaskett to talk about his favourite music from the last 40 years — and what year really stood out to him.
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Some daycares and businesses in the Halifax area closed on Tuesday due to a boil-water advisory affecting a large swath of the municipality. We hear how the advisory is affecting people and businesses, plus learn more about the water treatment process.
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The Canadian Society For Education Through Art is holding its annual conference at NSCAD University in Halifax this week. This year, the keynote speaker is Halifax-born artist and associate professor JJ Lee. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas before her lecture, titled In My Yesterday: Drawing a Family History.
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June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. Nova Scotia's Department of Addictions and Mental Health has announced it will continue an online program, that started as a pilot, aimed at supporting the mental health needs of first responders. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Dr. Luke Schneider, who helped create the program, to learn more.
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People concerned about open-net pen salmon farming met in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday to voice their concerns about the lack of regulation in Nova Scotia. Simon Ryder Burbidge, the senior marine campaign co-ordinator with the Ecology Action Centre, was there. He joins host Jeff Douglas to discuss those concerns.
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Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Jess Lewis of Bird Friendly Halifax to talk about why the common nighthawk, a threatened species in Nova Scotia, is Halifax's Bird of the Year.
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Are you a professional strawberry huller? The Kingston Farmers Market in the Annapolis Valley wants you to sign up for its first annual strawberry hulling contest on Thursday. It's part of what they're calling Strawberry Week. Mainstreet's Jane Sponagle spoke with organizer Lauren Avery to learn more.
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How many times did we hear "Build Back Better" during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia? And crucially, what does "better" mean? Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang, who has given that question a lot of thought, to talk about caring for others and building our resilience.
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A new program for emerging Mi'kmaw singer-songwriters launched in Dartmouth on Monday. The Mi'kmaq Artist Emergence Program, or MAEP, brings together artists for a week of music training, cultural teachings and mental wellness counselling. Program creator Carol Ann Potter of Bear River First Nation spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye about why this program is so important.
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When Nova Scotians are faced with record-breaking high temperatures, working can go from uncomfortable to dangerous. So what are your rights as a worker in those conditions? Guest host Jane Sponagle is joined by Noah Enns with the Halifax Workers Action Centre to talk about what responsibilities employers have to ensure their workers are safe.
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Two Planks and a Passion Theatre in Canning, N.S., is gearing up to share one of their newest pieces. It's called Chased by the Bear, and it's a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Co-creators Ken Schwartz and Allen Cole join guest host Jane Sponagle for a chat about their adaptation and how it became a country-western musical.
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Award-winning singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell was just in Nova Scotia as part of her album release tour, so in case you missed both of her shows, Mainstreet's Alex Guye has you covered. She sat down with the three-time Canadian Folk Awards winner late last week for a conversation about her new album, titled Anniversary, her tour and her latest songs.
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Hockey Nova Scotia has released a new Code of Conduct for the upcoming 2024-25 season that aims to promote safety and respect on and off the ice for all involved, including coaches, players, parents and guardians. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Wendy MacGregor, a lawyer who's an advocate for athletes, to learn more about the changes.
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When the Shubenacadie Canal was originally surveyed in 1767, it was meant to facilitate transportation between Halifax and the agricultural, timber and coal-producing areas of northern Nova Scotia and the Annapolis Valley. But these days the canal and park are largely used for recreational activities. Since 1984, the Shubenacadie Canal Commission has been trying to preserve the waterway, its history and its new life, so last week, Mainstreet's Rob Doublett jumped into a kayak with commissioner Cait Green for a tour.
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To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, Mainstreet broadcasts live from Millbrook First Nation. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by the CBC's Jane Sponagle from Kejimkujik National Park & National Historic Site, Millbrook Chief Bob Gloade, lead male dancer of the Mawio’mi Brady Googoo and Millbrook councillor Carley Gloade.
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To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, Mainstreet broadcasts live from Millbrook First Nation. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Mi'kmaw linguist Bernie Francis and the CBC's Sis'moqon who was in Shubenacadie for an event called Freedom Day.
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To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, Mainstreet broadcasts live from Millbrook First Nation. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Don Julien of the Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, Heather Stevens of the Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre, Dawn MacDonald and Justine Maloney of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association, and traditional singer and drum keeper Michael R Denny, who is also emcee of the day's Mawio’mi.
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