Parhaat Halifax Podcastit (2024)

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Man accused of assaulting conservation officer speaks out 18:07

1d ago18:07

18:07

The man accused of assaulting a conservation officer after an elvers bust in downtown Dartmouth is speaking out. James Nevin, who is from Sipekne'katik, describes the circumstances of his arrest — and why he feared his truck might be stolen. Nevin says the failure of enforcement officers to identify themselves resulted in his arrest.…

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Team Member of the Month, Bobby Halleck 10:40

24d ago10:40

10:40

Listen in as John Guthrie speaks with our February 2024 Team Member of the Month, Bobby Halleck!Kirjoittanut Halifax Health

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What you need to know about the rules around unmarked crosswalks 16:17

1d ago16:17

16:17

It's time for a road safety refresher. Norm Collins, the president of the Crosswalk Safety Society of Nova Scotia, joins host Jeff Douglas after a father and his daughter had a close call with a driver at an unmarked crosswalk in Kingston, N.S. To read more about crosswalk education for drivers and pedestrians, click here.…

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N.S. justice minister apologizes after saying domestic violence isn't an epidemic 10:39

1d ago10:39

10:39

In talks about the Mass Casualty Commission's final report recommendations, Nova Scotia's Justice Minister Brad Johns told reporters that domestic violence is not an epidemic. He has since apologized. We hear reactions from Premier Tim Houston and Anita Stewart, the executive director of the Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Ser…

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CBC podcast to examine controversial 2000s reality show, Kid Nation 8:32

1d ago8:32

8:32

A new CBC podcast is exploring a scandal-ridden reality TV show from 2007 called Kid Nation, that dropped 40 kids into an abandoned mining town and asked them to start a new society. The podcast is called Split Screen: Kid Nation. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by the podcast's creator, Josh Gwynn.

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Ottawa is proposing a hike to capital gains tax. What does that mean? 7:12

3d ago7:12

7:12

Tuesday's federal budget includes nearly $53 billion in new spending over the next five years with a clear focus on affordability and housing. To help pay for some of that new spending, Ottawa is proposing a hike to the capital gains tax. Moshe Lander, an economics lecturer at Concordia University, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain.…

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A crash course in using e-scooters in Halifax 12:15

3d ago12:15

12:15

Mainstreet gets a crash course — a tutorial — on how to safely use e-scooters now that they're back on the streets of Halifax for the 2024 season. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Max Rastelli, the owner of HFX e-Scooters.

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Mainstreet Backseat Traffic Jam: Pillow Fite 20:15

3d ago20:15

20:15

On their website, local musical alt-folk duo Pillow Fite promises to live up to its name by wielding softness and making it sting. Members Art Ross and Aaron Green dropped into the Mainstreet Living Room to perform in a Mainstreet Backseat Traffic Jam.

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Mi'kmaw vendor market to support summer activities for kids in need 7:10

3d ago7:10

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The Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre will open its doors this weekend for a traditional Mi'kmaw vendor market. The goal is to raise money for summer activities for urban Indigenous children in need. Lisa Robinson, program facilitator with the Mi'kmaq Child Development Centre, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain.…

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Why coral is turning white — and what it means for our oceans 4:45

4d ago4:45

4:45

One of nature's wonders is under serious threat. Coral around the world is turning white, and in some cases dying, because of climate change and warming oceans. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Isabelle Jubinville, a marine biologist with Oceana Canada in Halifax, to talk about why this is happening.

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Mainstreet's Spinbusters examine tensions between Trudeau and Canadian provinces 36:15

5d ago36:15

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There appears to be a fair bit of acrimony between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and many of the provinces at the moment — but why is that? Is it that the federal government is down in the polls? Or that it's out of step with Conservative premiers? Mainstreet's Spinbusters Barb Emodi, Michelle Coffin and Chris Lydon join guest host Preston Mulligan…

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How specialized nurses work to help victims of sexual assault 9:51

5d ago9:51

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Advocates for victims of sexual assault say only 10 per cent actually report it — but if more people knew about the services sexual assault nurse examiners provide, more victims would come forward to seek help. Cara Steele, who manages the SANEs program at the Avalon Centre in Halifax, offers some insight into what they do.…

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Blocking 'arteries of capitalism' to fight for change 12:45

5d ago12:45

12:45

A group called A-15 Action has called on people around the world to block "the arteries of capitalism" in solidarity with Palestinians. Alex Khasnabish, a professor of sociology and anthropology at Mount St. Vincent University, joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about this approach to protesting what's happening to people in Gaza and the his…

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New exhibit features how Indigenous art can be used to revitalize languages 10:08

8d ago10:08

10:08

The Treaty Space Gallery at NSCAD's Marginal Road Campus has opened a new exhibit that highlights the importance of Indigenous language revitalization. It was created by Indigenous students who participated in a drum painting workshop, as a way to explore how art can express cultural reclamation. CBC's Sis'moqon was there.…

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Art book fair coming to Halifax 10:00

8d ago10:00

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The inaugural edition of the Halifax Art Book Fair and conference will take place on Saturday. The fair is a gathering for Atlantic Canadian artists who want to find new connections and ideas. It will be held at the All Nations Church. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Andrew Hill and Marite Kuus, who are both Halifax-based artists and co-directors of…

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More people stepping up to be volunteer firefighters in Halifax 6:54

8d ago6:54

6:54

The number of volunteer firefighters in Canada has been on the decline, but in Halifax, the trend seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum joins host Jeff Douglas to explain what this means for the municipality.

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Dartmouth community hub seeing record number of volunteers 6:18

8d ago6:18

6:18

While volunteerism is down across Canada after the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Grove in Dartmouth, N.S., is bucking that trend. Executive director Wendy Fraser joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about how the community hub has seen a record number of volunteer hours put in at its North Dartmouth location.…

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What happens when you get 4 Cape Breton women in a room together? A musical comedy show 13:34

9d ago13:34

13:34

Four famous women from Cape Breton will take the stage together for a show called Island Girls. Heather Rankin, Bette MacDonald, Lucy MacNeil and Jenn Sheppard are taking their musical comedy show around the Maritimes. Rankin and MacDonald join host Jeff Douglas and Mainstreet producer Alex Mason to explain how their show came to be.…

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Thrift fashion show to support marginalized women, gender-diverse people 9:50

9d ago9:50

9:50

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia is holding a Thrift Fashion Show and Market fundraiser on Friday. It's called “A Night of Second Chances” and it's in support of marginalized women and gender-diverse people. Kaleigh Smith and Nadia Skelton join host Jeff Douglas to talk about the society's Abundance program and the upcoming fashion…

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Art installation to honour legacy of Aberdeen Hospital School of Nursing 7:40

10d ago7:40

7:40

Alumni and archivists from the Aberdeen Hospital School of Nursing in New Glasgow, N.S., are planning an art installation to "honour a legacy of caring." Kim Chisholm, a retired nurse who graduated from the school in 1975, spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye to explain what they're looking for.

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Local jazz reaching new generations on Halifax's Gottingen Street 13:36

10d ago13:36

13:36

There's a longstanding connection between jazz music and Gottingen Street in Halifax and right now, the genre is reaching a new generation in a venue there called The Local. Damien Moynihan and his trio has a hand in that. Moynihan spoke with host Jeff Douglas about how the songs he's playing are old, but the crowd is often full of young university…

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Proactive steps to take when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia 10:05

10d ago10:05

10:05

Marie-Claire Chartrand is the founder and lead senior care consultant with Grey Wave: Senior Care Consulting. She spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye about what families can do to protect vulnerable loved ones and make it easier to locate them, should they go missing.

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Part standup, part singalong: Comedian Ashwyn Singh on his upcoming shows 16:32

10d ago16:32

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Ashwyn Singh joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his approach to comedy — having toured across Canada and India — that he's bringing to a series of performances at the Halifax Comedy Fest in May.

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Sahara Jane on her new album, Something Good 14:25

11d ago14:25

14:25

Nova Scotia songwriter Sahara Jane has produced a new album with her partner in music and in life, Ken Shorley. It's called Something Good. They join guest host Preston Mulligan to talk all about the new album and how they work together musically.

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Clare Belford: From the 22 Minutes writers' room to her standup show, Clare Rips A Big One 22:43

11d ago22:43

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Comedian Clare Belford dropped by Studio A to talk with guest host Preston Mulligan ahead of her April 20 headline show in Halifax. Then, she speaks with Mainstreet producer Alex Mason about her friend, the late Nick Nemeroff, who is one of the comedians featured in a new episode of the Halifax Comedy Fest TV show.…

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'Terror Vision' brings classic horror films to the big screen 7:07

11d ago7:07

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A horror film series called Terror Vision has been highlighting classic and fan-favourite horror films at the Lower Sackville Cineplex Theatre for the last 10 months. Founder and creator Josh Lake spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye about the series ahead of the next screening that will celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street.…

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N.S. illustrator wins prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award 12:23

11d ago12:23

12:23

Sydney Smith, who grew up near Caledonia in Queens County, has won the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, making him the first ever Canadian winner. He illustrated Town Is By The Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson, among other works.

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How much does it cost to build a backyard suite? 8:49

11d ago8:49

8:49

The Houston government announced earlier this week that it's making it easier for homeowners to build small backyard suites in the face of the housing crisis by increasing forgivable loans to $40,000. But how much does it cost to build a backyard suite in Nova Scotia these days? Guest host Preston Mulligan asks Mike Jones, who owns Jones Co Builder…

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Eclipse fever hits Nova Scotia 12:56

12d ago12:56

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The eclipse is the talk of the town and Mainstreet got in on the action too. First, our colleague Rose Murphy went down to the Discovery Centre in Halifax to see how people were preparing for the event, and then Jeff spoke with the CBC's Khalil Ahktar, live from Miramichi, where the eclipse could be seen in its totality.…

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Hannah Moscovitch's Red Like Fruit delves into womanhood after #MeToo era 10:42

15d ago10:42

10:42

In 2B Theatre's latest production, a man narrates the life of a woman and her struggles with sexism, her work as a journalist covering crimes against women and her fraying mental health. Red Like Fruit by award-winning playwright Hannah Moscovitch interrogates the role and impact of men’s voices in women’s stories.…

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How nationally recognized Tartan Day got its start in Nova Scotia 4:41

15d ago4:41

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Back in 1987, the first official Tartan Day took place in Nova Scotia. The original driving force behind it was Jean MacKaracher Watson and April 6 is now nationally recognized as Tartan Day. She spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye to hear about how she's celebrating the day this year.

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Mi'kmaw lawyer not surprised by treatment of fishers during arrest by DFO officials 9:03

15d ago9:03

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Two Mi'kmaw fishermen in Shelburne County were arrested by Fisheries and Oceans Canada last week for fishing elvers while the season is cancelled. The men say they were forced to walk in sock feet for hours in the middle of the night after their boots and phones were taken by officials. Jim Michael, a Mi'kmaw lawyer, joins host Jeff Douglas to weig…

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Local groups to send musical instruments, medical supplies to Cuba 13:26

15d ago13:26

13:26

Music and Medicine for Cuba is a joint undertaking by Los Primos, NSCuba and Not Just Tourists, which aims to send a seacan full of medicine and musical instruments from Nova Scotia to Cuba. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Timothy Bood, the chair of NSCuba, and Jeff Goodspeed, an educator and musician with Los Primos, to talk about what they need for …

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Small businesses feeling left out of carbon tax rebates, CFIB says 14:53

16d ago14:53

14:53

Duncan Robertson, a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, joins host Jeff Douglas to offer insights into what the federal price on carbon means for businesses.

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Making sense of why Canada's lagging productivity is cause for emergency 15:49

16d ago15:49

15:49

The Bank of Canada has said the country is finally going in the right direction when it comes to the fight against inflation. But there's another critical problem: lagging productivity. JP Deveau, an expert on global competitiveness and exports, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain.

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Need for student housing still dire as school year draws to close 8:55

16d ago8:55

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Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Mitchell Archibald, the executive director of Student Housing Nova Scotia, to talk about the current state of student housing in the province. He calls the struggle to find student housing a defining issue for this generation.

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Coming out as non-binary as an adult 47:47

17d ago47:47

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Alex Ripley is the non-binary parent of two adult children who also happen to be transgender. Ripley spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Mason to share their experience being non-binary and to shed light on concerns often heard about gender education in schools and the increased number of young people embracing non-traditional gender identities.…

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Merritt Awards to celebrate outstanding work by theatre professionals 8:16

17d ago8:16

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The Merritt Awards are coming back to Alderney Landing Theatre later this month. The award show celebrates outstanding work by Nova Scotian theatre professionals. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Kat McCormack and Dan Bray, the show's co-producers and co-hosts.

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How does climate change affect Earth's rotation? 9:58

17d ago9:58

9:58

A scientific study released last week finds climate change and the melting of polar ice is increasingly affecting the Earth’s rotation. So does that mean leap seconds will become more common in the coming years? Host Jeff Douglas asks Mainstreet's Oceans Guy Boris Worm.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on affordability in Canada 15:18

17d ago15:18

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From housing to food prices to the carbon tax, affordability is proving to be a key issue for Canadians. As the next federal budget draws near, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join host Jeff Douglas in Studio A amid a series of announcements that provide a glimpse of what his government has in store.

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N.S. country artist Brooklyn Blackmore on being vulnerable after trauma 11:31

18d ago11:31

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Nova Scotian country music artist Brooklyn Blackmore's deeply vulnerable and personal song, Been There Too, was written out of her personal experience of sexual violence. She has now launched a performance video to accompany the song. She joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about how making that video was an emotionally taxing experience.…

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Will more federal funding for home construction make a difference in Nova Scotia? 14:24

18d ago14:24

14:24

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $6 billion for infrastructure to build and upgrade water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste infrastructure to accommodate more home construction across Canada. Miia Soukonautio from YWCA Halifax joins host Jeff Douglas to weigh in on the announcement and what needs to be done to help more Nova Scotia…

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Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall on two-eyed seeing 8:08

23d ago8:08

8:08

Albert Marshall Sr., a Mi'kmaw elder from Eskasoni, is best known for his concept of two-eyed seeing or etuaptmumk, which blends Indigenous and Western knowledge to help people navigate life. Marshall recently shared some of his teachings with Mi'kmaw high school students who are getting ready for university and CBC's Sis'moqon was there.…

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Hawksley Workman on his east coast tour 9:47

23d ago9:47

9:47

Hawksley Workman is out east for a series of concerts. He’s in Truro a week from tomorrow, plays Halifax at the Light House Arts Centre on Saturday, April 6, and has a sold out show in Canning at the Annex on Sunday, April 7. He joins Mainstreet to discuss what’s in store.

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Why do the federal Conservatives want to ditch the carbon tax? 18:00

23d ago18:00

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Yesterday on the show, we talked with some folks who thought the federal carbon tax was good policy, but that’s not a universal sentiment. The Conservative Party of Canada has been vocal about their wishes to ax the tax. Chris d’Entremont, a Conservative MP from West Nova, spoke to host Jeff Douglas about his party’s position.…

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What is the spin around the Carbon Tax? 33:11

24d ago33:11

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Mainstreet's Spinbusters join host Jeff Douglas to discuss what’s going on with the Carbon Tax debate. An open letter signed by 100 economists suggests Canada’s carbon-tax is an economically sensible policy. But federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre disagrees and is hosting ‘Axe the Tax’ rallies across the country. Barbara Emodi, Chris Lydon…

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Singer-songwriter Aysanabee on his historic JUNO wins 14:26

25d ago14:26

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Two-time JUNO winner Aysanabee joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his historic wins following Sunday's award ceremony. The singer-songwriter won Songwriter of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year for his EP, Here and Now. He's the first Indigenous artist to win in either of those categories.…

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Celebrating Purple Day to raise awareness about epilepsy 7:31

25d ago7:31

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Today is Purple Day! It's a global day to dispel myths around epilepsy. It was started in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a Nova Scotia living with epilepsy, turned activist. She joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the importance of epilepsy awareness.

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N.S. government pauses consolidation of Antigonish 9:14

25d ago9:14

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The Nova Scotia government has announced it is pressing pause on amalgamating the Town of Antigonish with the Municipality of the County of Antigonish. Anne-Marie Long, who lives in the municipality, welcomes the pause as she has been pushing for more information ahead of the amalgamation. She joins host Jeff Douglas to explain further.…

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Curling psychology and Canada's world title win 16:38

26d ago16:38

16:38

A group of Canadians are world champions on the ice once again. Rachel Homan's team took home gold at the Women's Curling World Championship in Sydney, N.S., on Sunday. Homan's former sports psychology professor, Bettina Callery, joins Mainstreet to talk about the team's performance and then, Colleen Jones gives her perspective on the win.…

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