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What's next, now that the plan for tents on the Halifax Common was voted down? from 2023-09-13T23:10
Many Haligonians were upset about a proposal before city council this week, to allow encampments on the Halifax Common. That idea was voted down, but tents will be allowed in other city parks. Max ...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #136: What's behind the rising trend of complaints against doctors from 2021-12-06T23:10
In recent years, the rate of complaints by patients against doctors has been rising steadily. In Nova Scotia, the numbers went from 200 in 2016, to 300 in 2020. Our healthcare columnist Mary Jane H...
ListenPolitical science prof weighs in, post-U.S. election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We look at last night's U.S. election results - as they stand so far - with the help of political science professor Don Abelson.
ListenDalhousie researcher studying tiny microbes that live on plastic pollution from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
And a new study looks at the type of bacteria that colonize plastic worlds, and how some may even be able to degrade those plastics. Robyn Wright is the lead author on the paper published this week...
ListenA for Adventure: capturing nature on your camera phone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team always gets the shot! They have some tips for getting the most out of your phone camera on any adventure, day or night!
ListenAmericans in NS keeping close eye on U.S. election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak with two members of the group "Democrats Abroad" about the expected high voter turnout for today's U.S. election.
ListenHealthcare Hacks #86: Answering those repetitive questions in healthcare from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton explains why repetitive, annoying questions from healthcare providers are key to your care.
ListenThe historical relationship between the Mi'kmaq & Acadians from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Cape Breton University scholar Ronald Labelle lends some historical perspective to the relationship between the Acadians and the Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia.
ListenNSCC graduates first group of Mi'kmaw Early Childhood Educators from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
NSCC has just produced its first class of Mi'kmaq early childhood educators. Student Adrianna Bonnell and instructor Nik Phillips tell us what they learned!
ListenDr. Strang on Halloween protocol during a pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wearing a mask over your mask. Dr. Strang on the challenges of a COVID-19 Halloween.
ListenHappy 102nd birthday Joy Saunders from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A centenarian in Lunenburg is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. Joy Saunders made headlines when she decided to walk laps around Lunenburg to raise money for VON Canada. Joy is turning 102 years...
ListenAdvocates call for national strategy on aging out of foster care from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There may be a moratorium on youth aging out of foster care, but an advocate says it's just a band aid on top of a much larger issue - the aging out system itself.
ListenRural NS man wants schools open for public recreation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One man is trying to mobilize rural residents to convince the Province to open schools back up to the public for after-hours recreation.
ListenA for Adventure: Exploring the Tusket Islands from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team have just returned from a tour of the Tusket Islands in Southwest Nova Scotia. Four of the islands are newly protected by the Nature Trust. Chris and Jan say each island ha...
ListenPictou Landing First Nation students share lessons about Mi'kmaw history and culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Students Sophie Mills, Evan Beadle, Marlee Paul, Alden Francis and Nicholas Strickland joined us for the last week of Mi'kmaq History Month for a series about Mi'kmaw culture and traditions.
ListenHundreds of NS teachers feeling burned out by pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A CBC Investigation wanted to find out how teachers are feeling, now that the most unusual school year ever is well underway. The CBC's Shaina Luck heard from hundreds of Nova Scotia teachers who s...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #85: Communicating your symptoms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this week's healthcare hacks, we're going back to the basics: how to communicate your symptoms properly when you get in to see a doctor.
ListenChecking in with the blockade for mainland moose from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A group of people who are concerned about the fate of Nova Scotia's endangered mainland moose have been blocking access to a logging road near the Tobeatic Wilderness area. We heard from Nina Newi...
ListenHRM calling for more committee volunteers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There's a call for volunteers to help fill vacant positions on municipal boards, committees and commissions in Halifax Regional Municipality, with two current members hoping more people will now ap...
ListenModerating the moderate livelihood fisheries dispute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Université Sainte-Anne president and former liberal MLA Allister Surette has been appointed by the federal government to help moderate conversations between Indigenous and commercial fishers. He sp...
ListenHow province could help Rugiai Almangush from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yesterday we learned COVID-19 delays have meant a pregnant Halifax woman has been unable to access MSI due to late immigration papers. MLA Lisa Roberts and Halifax Refugee Clinic coordinator Gillia...
ListenProtesters block logging road over mainland moose protections from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A group of people are camping out on a logging road on crown land in Digby County. They're trying to prevent logging trucks and equipment from cutting trees in a forest which they say is habitat fo...
ListenNeptune Theatre's first show is a movie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Curtains up! Neptune Theatre is reopening Friday after being closed since spring... with the help of a local filmmaker. The film Splinters will be show at the theatre.
ListenImmigration woes for pregnant Halifax woman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More immigration woes thanks to COVID-19. A Halifax woman from Libya is unable to get MSI because she couldn't get her documentation in time to meet a deadline for immigration. What's worse? She's ...
ListenBuilding a virtual Halifax one block at a time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There's a global effort underway to recreate the earth in the game of Minecraft. Information Morning's Erin MacInnis went online to meet one of the builders and get a tour of Halifax.
ListenA for Adventure: Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark mind-blowing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team just returned from the Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark on the Parrsboro Shore. They say the place is incredible and we should go.
ListenDemand high stocks low for enhanced flu shot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Flu season has started but the high dose flu shot is proving hard to find. Diane Harpell Vice-Chair of the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia tells us why.
ListenWildlife biologist Bob Bancroft on endangered moose habitat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This isn't the first time, the province's ability to protect endangered species has been questioned. In May, The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruled that the department of lands and forestry had fa...
ListenCommercial fishery leaders to speak at Standing Committee on Fisheries from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The fisheries minister has reaffirmed that lobster fishermen in Southwest Nova Scotia won't have a set at the table in discussions regarding a moderate livelihood fishery. Bay of Fundy Inshore Fish...
ListenBridgewater shelter wins a makeover from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It has been said that "the kitchen is the heart of the home." For a domestic violence shelter in Bridgewater, winning a new granite countertop has not just been good for the heart... it turned into...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #84: Getting a second opinion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton talks about the importance of a second opinion in medicine.
ListenDigby resident says province is logging endangered mainland moose habitat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Two years ago, Richard Amero photographed a moose and her calf on Crown land that he says is now being logged by Nova Scotia's Department of Lands and Forestry. The land southeast of Weymouth is be...
ListenBernadette Jordan on fisheries tension in Southwest Nova from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan talks about the ongoing tension between Indigenous and commercial fishermen.
ListenAre lobster buyers' regulations constitutional? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Commercial fishermen say buyers who purchase lobster from the Mi'kmaq are breaking the law. Dalhousie law professor and legal columnist Wayne MacKay weighs in on whether that law is, itself illegal.
ListenIndigenous news site crashing from high demand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A independent Indigenous news site has been overwhelmed by readers looking for information on the Sipekne'katik moderate livelihood fishery. The site's founder, award winning Mi'kmaw journalist Mau...
ListenNS Municipal Elections wrap-up from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The 2020 Nova Scotia municipal elections are a wrap! The CBC's Pam Berman talks about some of the unofficial results...
ListenAdvocate's advice to WestJet passengers after cuts announced from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
WestJet is offering travel vouchers to passengers affected by their recently announced cuts... passenger rights activist Gabor Lukacs talks about about what WestJet's Atlantic passengers should do.
ListenMunicipal elections watch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There are hundreds of people running in municipal races across the province. The CBC's Pam Berman will be by to highlight some of the ones to watch.
ListenTensions over Mi'kmaq fishery continue in New Edinburgh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CBC's Paul Withers brings us the latest in the violence against Indigenous fishers in Saint Mary's Bay.
ListenMi'kmaw fisherman describes barricading himself inside lobster pound as mob vandalized vehicles outside from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mi'kmaw fisherman Jason Marr spoke with host Portia Clark about barricading himself inside a lobster pound in Middle West Pubnico, N.S., while outside a mob burned and vandalized vehicles.
ListenA for Adventure: Rails to trails biking from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rail lines turned into trails are the perfect way to get out and bike as a beginner. Chris and Jan from A for Adventure team tell us all the best spots to see the fall colours.
ListenCheck in on e-voting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Municipal elections are underway and across the province, one company is handling all the online and call-in voting for those using e-voting. Dean Smith is the president and founder of Intel-ivote ...
ListenRethinking the way we view Nova Scotia's Crown land from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A former director with Nova Scotia's Department of Environment says the forestry industry has too much control over forested crown land. Dale Smith is now retired from public service.
ListenPay parking changes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There's a new way to pay for parking in HRM. It comes into effect today. HRM's manager of parking services Victoria Horne tells us how it works.
ListenHealthcare Hacks #83: The do's and don'ts of surgery preps from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What you do in the days and hours leading up to surgery can make a big difference to the outcome. Our healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton shares some advice on how to prepare for surgery.
ListenHalifax man's immigration derailed by COVID delays from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How COVID-19 delays cost a Halifax man his job and shut down his immigration path.
ListenSIRT observer disagrees with Santina Rao findings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The man tasked with observing the SIRT investigation into possible excessive force in the arrest of Santina Rao disagrees with the findings of their report.
ListenNocturne is back, but with some changes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Nocturne art festival will go on this year in Halifax, but it will be a lot different this year than in the past. Executive Director of Nocturne Lindsay Ann Corey tells us about it.
ListenDalhousie theatre students to perform online play from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's showtime for the theatre students at Dal's Fountain School of Performing Arts ... but they won't be waiting in the wings of a theatre any time soon. Instead, cast members are performing from t...
ListenHalifax election candidates' response to police reform from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Police reform has been a huge topic of discussion in 2020... and a new survey shows exactly what Halifax mayoral and council candidates think needs to change.
ListenSurvival of NS theatre companies threatened by COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
People who work in theatre across Nova Scotia say many companies will not survive unless they receive immediate support from the province.
ListenHomeowners still waiting for Kitec compensation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Eight years after a big class action lawsuit was settled, many people who pulled Kitec plumbing out of their houses are still waiting for their money. The CBC's Yvonne Colbert explains why.
ListenA for Adventure: Climbing and "bouldering" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team tells us about one of Nova Scotia's fasting growing activities, with tips for how you can get into the sport of climbing and bouldering!
ListenHealthcare Hacks #82: Avoiding catheter infections from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Health care columnist Mary Jane Hampton explains why catheters are one of the most common causes of infections in hospitals.
ListenQuestionable grocery aisle signs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Whether you're looking for sriracha sauce or mango juice at the grocery store, you'll probably be told to check the "ethnic" aisle. A Halifax language professor explains why descriptors like that c...
ListenStudent still awaiting $4000 refund for cancelled school trip from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Several months after her school trip to Europe was cancelled because of COVID-19, grade 12 student Sydney Keizer and her classmates at Parkview Education Centre are still waiting for large refunds ...
ListenVirtual flight over Nova Scotia's forest clear cuts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Taking to the skies north of Kejimkujik National Park for a birds eye view of Nova Scotia's clear cut forests. Cliff Seruntine tells us about the virtual flight from Liverpool to Digby.
ListenFollowing up on the seafarers crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An academic who studies the seafarers crisis says she has hope that things can change... but what will it take to help the stranded seafarers get home?
ListenWhy the International Transport Workers Federation is worried for crew members aboard a ship headed for Halifax from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The situation for seafarers stuck working on vessels during the pandemic is only getting worse, says Karl Risser, an inspector with the International Transport Workers Federation.
ListenNSHA wellness sessions moving online from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Provincial community health teams have been offering free health and wellness sessions for years in community centres, libraries and church basements...and like everything else, they are moving onl...
ListenThe fight for long-term care options for people with disabilities from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our legal columnist Wayne MacKay tells us about a case before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal that could have profound consequences for people living with disabilities.
ListenLeading the charge to eliminate systemic racism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Premier Stephen MacNeil recently apologized to Black and Mi'kmaq Nova Scotians for systemic racism. Robert Wright and El Jones weigh in on the new "design team" assigned to identify those problems ...
ListenNew sledge hockey program welcomes everyone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sledge hockey is a fast paced sport that allows people with disabilities the chance to participate equally on the ice. We speak with assistant coach Brendon MacGillivray and his son Finn about a ne...
ListenA for Adventure: Fall Camping from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team gives us their top picks for fall camping, and a few tips for camping with newborns!
ListenThe story and meaning of orange shirt day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There are a lot of days in the year. But a day of great significance to First Nations here in Canada is Orange Shirt Day. It's on September 30th. A day to honour and remember the survivors and v...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #81: Pandemic cancer screening from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the healthcare system largely disrupted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, our healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton tells us how to navigate cancer screenings now that those...
ListenSackville business owner Jay Aaron Roy on the decision to run for council and the need to bring more diversity to City Hall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Transgender business owner from Sackville is running for a council seat in the Halifax Regional Municipality. He's hoping to win and help change the face of City Hall.
ListenBlack Nova Scotian history ties with Trinidad from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 1821, a group of Black refugees chose to be transported to Trinidad rather than endure the hardships they faced in Nova Scotia. We spoke with Dr. Isaac Saney of Dalhousie University about those...
ListenBattling the small mouth bass from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Piper Lake marks the front lines in the battle with the small mouth bass. Now, the province plans to poison the entire lake... and environmentalists are OK with that.
ListenEl Jones on defining 'defunding the police' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Defunding the police is a much discussed topic these days. We speak with El Jones, who has been tasked by the Board of Police Commissioners with developing a definition for that.
ListenN.S. man's lost military ID tags return home to his family after 60 years from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A couple weeks after an unexpected message through social media, Stewart Harris received an envelope in the mail from the U.K. It contained a very special family memento that had been missing for m...
ListenCommentary: Acadian artist and activist reflects on fishery dispute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Acadian artist and activist Eric Dow grew up near Saulnierville. In a Commentary he reflects on the shared history of the Mi'kmaq and Acadians, in light of recent tensions between the two fisheries...
ListenOur Mi'kmaq culture columnist bring us his impressions of the tension in the lobster fishery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The eyes of the province are focused on Saulnierville this week. Our Mi'kmaq culture columnist Trevor Sanipass gives us his thoughts on the tensions around the Indigenous Rights fishery.
ListenOld Man Luedecke trades the stage for scallops from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia musician Old Man Luedecke, aka Chris Luedecke, tells host Portia Clark what it was like to get a job on a scallop farm this summer when COVID-19 wiped out his concerts.
ListenJaime Battiste on Sipekne'katik fishery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia's only Mi'kmaw MP, Jaime Battiste, weighs in on the conflict in St Mary's Bay over the launch of the Sipekne'katik First Nation's lobster fishery.
ListenA for Adventure: Appreciating the beauty of trees from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team tells us about some of the best places in Nova Scotia to appreciate the majesty of the hemlock, and the beautiful fall foliage this time of year.
ListenWill Sipekne'katik's fishing effort harm lobster conservation? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Megan Bailey is an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Integrated Ocean and Coastal Governance at Dalhousie University. She addresses one of the central questions in the dispute over t...
ListenDaughter's reaction to recommendations for Northwood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yesterday, Health Minister Randy Delorey released 13 recommendations based on the Northwood review. Darlene Metzler's father died in May from COVID-19. We hear her reaction to the recommendations.
ListenHealthcare Hacks #80: Keeping track of your health care providers when you're in hospital from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week on Healthcare Hacks, Mary Jane Hampton tells us why we should keep track of everyone coming into our hospital room.
ListenNew normal at SFX from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A university town in N.S. is coming together over COVID-19 and dispelling fears over out-of-province students attending classes on campus.
ListenOverview of fisheries dispute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We've been following the protests against indigenous fishermen in St. Marys Bay. Our legal columnist Wayne MacKay explains the Marshall Decision, and what it means for Mi'kmaw fishers.
ListenLong-Haul COVID Patients from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For some people, COVID-19 can be a debilitating disease that takes months and months to fully recover from. That's the case for Jennifer Mont, a long-haul COVID-19 patient. We heard about her ongoi...
ListenRick Bowness four wins from Stanley Cup dream from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Bowness has been chasing the Stanley Cup for 45 years, first as a player, and now as a coach. He's knocking on the door again with the Dallas Stars. We talked to local hockey authority John Mo...
ListenWood prices dismal, says logger from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lumber prices are up in the stores, but a man who cuts wood on private land for a living says lumber mills are offering 1990s prices for his logs. He says mills are over-supplied with cheap wood fr...
ListenDiffering views on how back to school went from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're just over a week into the new school year. We check in with Nova Scotia Teachers Union president Paul Wozney, and Education Minister Zach Churchill about how it is going.
ListenA for Adventure: Earth Adventures - short hikes geared to young people from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for Adventure team tell us about a series of thirty short hikes that are geared to young outdoors people. They're filled with fantasy and creative exploration.
ListenRemembering Charles R. Saunders, father of Black 'sword and soul' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Troy Wiggins, a fantasy writer and magazine publisher in the U.S., spoke with the CBC's Jon Tattrie about the importance of Charles R. Saunders's fiction. Saunders was known in Nova Scotia as a pro...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #79: Get your flu shot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton has told us before about the importance of the flu vaccine. Her health hack this week is about how vital the flu shot is this year, and how getting one ...
ListenSickboy podcast joins CBC family from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sickboy Podcast has found a new home here at CBC. We hear what they've been doing through the pandemic, and get a taste of what to expect this season!
ListenOpposition to glyphosate spraying growing in Annapolis County from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Warden Timothy Habinski explains why municipal councillors in Annapolis County are urging the province to end the practice of glyphosate spraying there. Host Portia Clark also spoke with Nina Newin...
ListenWhat to do if your child gets sick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The advice may sound simple ... If they are sick, keep them home. But for kids just starting out the school year that could turn into a lot of missed class days. We'll get some advice from Doctor P...
ListenDiversity of Nature camp from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Dalhousie group offers free ecology summer camps for BIPOC students. We hear how it helps racialized kids get into science.
ListenCommunity Haul offers monthly sample box of locally made products from 100 businesses from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Community Haul brings a rotating cast of locally made products to your home. We'll get the details.
ListenLOVE Nova Scotia founder passes the torch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The group LOVE Nova Scotia has supported youth at risk in Halifax for 20 years. Now, the woman who founded the group is stepping down... and handing over the reins to a new executive director.
ListenBioethicist calls new organ donation legislation undemocratic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia's new organ donation law is coming in January. Dalhousie bioethicist Francoise Baylis says that gives us time to make some changes to what will be a historic piece of legislation.
ListenMinister Delorey on easing long-term care restrictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey talks about the new rules for visiting nursing homes.
ListenA for Adventure: Excursions to valley towns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s harvest season and our A for Adventure team says it's a great time to take a bike trip around Wolfville or anywhere from Berwick to Kentville and beyond. The team shares some great one-day ex...
ListenManaging risk during COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kevin Quigley thinks a lot about how governments manage risk. We'll find out how well the provincial government is doing when we speak with the director of Dalhousie University's MacEachen Institute.
ListenHow problem and orphaned black bears are managed in this province from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Freedom of information documents are shedding more light on how the province makes decisions about black bears. The topic became a source of controversy earlier this summer, when a black bear cub ...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #78: Herd Immunity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Just how many people would have to get sick for us to have widespread immunity to COVID-19. Our health care columnist Mary Jane Hampton does some sobering math.
ListenCape Breton parents create learning co-op from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Cape Breton parents have formed a co-op that might ease some of the worries around sending kids back to school during a pandemic.
ListenDon't put away your summer feet just yet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author Sheree Fitch talks about her latest children't book, Summer Feet. It was inspired by a young visitor, and is an ode to wearing bare feet, and living with joy.
ListenAdjusting kids' sleeping habits for back-to-school from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Daniel Chorney tells us the best way to adjust your kids' sleeping habits to prepare for school.
ListenGame developer creates Nova Scotia fishing simulator from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Norwegian company traveled to Nova Scotia to create an accurate picture of our fishing industry for a video game. We get a review from someone who's worked in the industry. CBC Reporter Paul With...
ListenNS dog tags found in Wales, 60 years later from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A family memento is coming home to Nova Scotia, more than 60 years after it was lost. Stewart Harris learned last week that his father Ian's lost dog tags had been found in a field in the United Ki...
ListenN.S. education minister and top doctor answer your back-to-school questions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We asked for your questions and concerns about going back to school next week. Dr Robert Strang and Education Minister Zach Churchill answer them.
ListenA for Adventure: Outdoor Learning from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our A for adventure team tells us about useful websites for outdoor learning -- and some great places to put what you learn into practice!
ListenOutdoorsman shocked by glyphosate treated forest from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Not too many Nova Scotians have seen what a forest looks like after it's been sprayed with the herbicide glyphosate. We hear from a man who was shocked by what he saw the first time he drove throug...
ListenHalifax family has visited mom in long-term care home just 3 times since April from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Families of people in long-term care homes say their loved ones are suffering. Andy Gillis told gust host Preston Mulligan why he wants the province to lift more of the restrictions that were put i...
ListenSleeping outside from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For an increasing number of people in the HRM, 'home' is a tent, a parking garage, or a bench exposed to the elements. A social worker will tell us about his research on those sleeping outside in t...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #77: Medical Assistance In Death from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mary Jane Hampton looks at the complex, evolving issues around medically assisted death.
ListenMayor of Port Hawkesbury opens up about abuse and threats she's received since taking office from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The current Mayor of Port Hawkesbury is running for office again this fall, despite the threats and abuse she's faced in office. She has advice for other women: raise your voices and expose the tru...
ListenHow you can meet the Dalai Lama at his palace in Tibet thanks to this virtual reality project from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CBC's Cartsten Knox spoke with Willie Stevenson, co-founder of Silverback Interactive, and Chris Helland, an associate professor at Dalhousie University, about their Virtual Tibet project.
ListenNS charities are serving more people than ever during the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Souls Harbour Rescue Mission served a record-breaking number of meals last week- and providing those meals is costing more than ever. We'll hear how they and other charities are weathering the pand...
ListenRemembering Regis Korchinski-Paquet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Organizers are preparing to hold a memorial in Africville for Regis Korchinski-Paquet, the 29-year-old who fell from a 24th floor balcony on May 27, while police were in her home. We heard how the ...
ListenLunenburg pool brings community together in summer of COVID from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The community pool in Lunenburg, N.S., has found a way to stay open and even host swim teams from around the province this summer. Claire Holt, president of the Lunenburg District Swimming Pool Soc...
Listen'Something I'll never forget': Father and son travel to Black Loyalist cemetery in Digby County from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Noah and Sheldon Cain from Halifax, N.S., spoke with host Portia Clark about their journey to Conway this summer to discover the Black Loyalist cemetery there.
ListenBlack Lives Matter picnic organized for couple threatened with noose from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Two Black youth from Nova Scotia's South Shore are organizing a picnic to show support for people of colour at the same beach where a biracial family was threatened earlier this month.
ListenThe federal government is failing to deliver on it's promises to make change with solitary confinement in prison from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The panel that was supposed to monitor the end of solitary confinement is disbanding without accomplishing anything. Senator Kim Pate tells us why
ListenThe legality of fighting medical assistance in dying from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CBC's Elizabeth Chiu speaks to the man at the centre of a court battle for medical assistance in dying, opposed by his wife. Information Morning's legal columnist Wayne MacKay discusses the leg...
ListenA for Adventure: Adventures in Electric Vehicles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jan and Chris from A for Adventure tell us how going electric can make your adventuring around the province more green!
ListenHuman rights group calls on Ottawa to intervene after Canadian citizen charged in Bolivia from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On Aug. 19, former Halifax resident Juan Tellez was charged with crimes in Bolivia in what his family fears is an act of political persecution. Kathryn Ledebur with the Andean Information Network s...
ListenFamily questions N.S. rule that university students from outside bubble must take 3 COVID-19 tests from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Host Portia Clark spoke with Tea Stewart, who is going into her second year at NSCAD University, and her mother Joanne Stewart, a nurse at the QEII, about the province's plans for university studen...
ListenHealthcare Hacks #76: Adult vaccinations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton tells us why it is important for adults to keep up with vaccinations during a pandemic.
ListenHalifax man facing persecution in Bolivia from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bolivia has been in a state of political unrest since the resignation of president Evo Morales in November. Now, a former SMU professor has been charged with sedition and terrorism there, in what h...
ListenNova Scotia family's sailing trip blown off course by Hurricane Dorian, then COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Yue family from Halifax was just days into what they hoped would be an epic two-year sailing adventure to Guatemala and back when Hurricane Dorian struck — and that was just the beginning of th...
ListenFor the third time in five years, it's been a dry growing season for many farmers in the province from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
2020 is shaping up to be another difficult year for some farmers. In 2018, it was the hard frost. Last year, was Hurricane Dorian. Now, farmers are grappling with a summer that is shaping up to be...
ListenDo new guidelines by the federal prosecution service go far enough from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canada's public prosecution service has issued new guidelines for the prosecution of drug possession charges. Dalhousie professor Archie Kaiser tells us about the difference this could make for tho...
ListenAn initiative to bring vital information about COVID-19 to the Mi'kmaq community from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our Mi'kmaq culture columnist Trevor Sanipass tells us about an effort to keep COVID-19 out of Mi'kmaq communities.
ListenProject maps real-time well monitoring from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia Geological Survey researcher uses home WIFI networks to provide real-time data on groundwater levels across the province.
ListenForestry Minister Responds from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As we near the second anniversary of the release of the Lahey Report, Minister Iain Rankin responds to criticisms that not much has been done in the interim.
ListenTopless and proud of it: Nova Scotia woman embraces life after double mastectomy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Christina Belding from Dartmouth, N.S., chose not to have reconstructive surgery after a double mastectomy. The 52-year-old told the CBC's Elizabeth Chiu why she hopes her scars spark a conversatio...
ListenA for Adventure: Exploring George's Island from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We caught up with our A for Adventure team as they were floating in kayaks just off the coast of George's Island in the Halifax Harbour!
ListenHealthcare Hacks #75: Keeping up with vaccinations during COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Information Morning's healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton looks at why the pandemic lock down is affecting children's immunity to other diseases, and the importance of keeping up with vaccines t...
ListenChild psychologist on back-to-school stress from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Going back to school can be stressful in a normal year... but even more so in a pandemic year. Child psychologist Dr Daniel Chorney has mental health tips for parents and children.
ListenHammonds Plains woman speaks out after medical records breached from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Another privacy incident exposed the medical records of 60 Nova Scotians last year... A mother from Hammonds Plains is speaking out about the previously-unknown breach in which a medical transcript...
ListenHow opioid-dispensing kiosks are being used to fight the opioid crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Dartmouth, N.S., company is distributing ATM-like kiosks to cities across the country in an effort to reduce overdose deaths. Host Portia Clark spoke with Corey Yantha, president and CEO of Dispe...
ListenMi'kmaw family disappointed in police response to racism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Stephen Labrador called the police when someone in Lunenburg sent his family racist messages, but he says the police failed to investigate.
ListenMarking unmarked veteran graves from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Many Canadian veterans are not fully honoured in their final resting place. A national non-profit organization called the "Last Post Fund" has vowed to fix that, by finding the unmarked graves of p...
ListenDr. Strang says Nova Scotia sitting at a COVID-19 tipping point from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia's Chief Medical Officer of Health says Nova Scotians need to remain vigilant to avoid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
ListenHealthcare Hacks #87: Staying vigilant against COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's back to once-a-week grocery shopping and limiting our socializing... Healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton calls for a return to stricter pandemic protocols. She says we need to become more v...
ListenMental health law expert on Serrece Winter arrest from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An expert in criminal and mental disability law weighs in on the arrest of a woman who failed to testify against her alleged abuser
ListenDomestic violence complainant restrained by police from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Serrece Winter was supposed to testify in a domestic assault case. Instead, she ended up tied to a chair in a police station. Now she's facing charges of assaulting a peace officer. The CBC's Eliz...
ListenNS court case to challenge use of dry cells in federal prisons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A court case in Truro will challenge the use of "dry cells" in federal prisons. The CBC's Shaina Luck tells us what that is - and why some say it's even worse than solitary confinement.
ListenTalking about Viola from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More than a civil rights activist - Viola Desmond was an incredible Nova Scotian, even before the incident that made her a household name. An upcoming conversation series looks at her whole legacy...
ListenNew councillors on training for council from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A crash course in politics. We caught up with two new municipal councillors as they're getting comfortable in their new government roles.
ListenHealthy Forest Coalition calls for moratorium on certain types of logging on Crown land from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Members of the Healthy Forest Coalition are speaking up about what they say is a "cutting frenzy" on Crown land. Host Portia Clark spoke with the group's coordinator Mike Lancaster.
ListenOutdoor Classroom in the time of COVID from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Schools in Nova Scotia have had to make some big adjustments since the spring lockdown. CBC's Louise Renault visited one teacher who's conducting outdoor classes at St. Stephen's Elementary School ...
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