Imagine there is a widespread wireless communications failure, and amateur radio is all that is left to maintain contact with other places in North America. This is the scenario that will test the skills of radio amateurs in a mock communications disaster this weekend.
It's National Indigenous Peoples Day! Sheila Francis, executive director at Pictou Landing First Nation, talks about how they're celebrating Mi'kmaw culture by handing out language awards today.
Our film reviewer Carsten Knox checks out new movies, including a new drama about motorcycle gangs starring Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, and an unlikely action comedy featuring a 93-year-old hero named Thelma.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his government is committing $1-billion to roll out a national school food program. Nourish Nova Scotia's executive director Aimee Gasparetto talks about what that will mean for the province's school lunch program that's expected this fall.
A new reading program wants to encourage kids in the Mulgrave Park area to get more interested in reading. Feleshia Chandler went to Mulgrave Park to chat with some kids who are part of Read to Achieve.
Fanny Mbala is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She lived in South Africa for 25 years, before coming to Halifax this year as a refugee. Her son suffers with sickle cell disease, a condition that requires a transplant to save his life.
Paper Excellence is pondering building a new bleach Kraft pulp mill in Queens county. People who live in the area say they don't want it to stink. But, is that possible? We ask Nikolai DeMartini, an associate professor who studies the processing of woody biomass.
The IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Public Health have teamed up to offer prenatal education via smartphones. It's called Smart Parent. Find out what you can expect from the program that launched last week.
CAR T-Cell Therapy uses a patient's own white blood cells to fight their cancer. The QEII started offering this therapy in 2022, the first medical facility in Atlantic Canada to do so. Dr. Mahmoud Elsawy is the medical director for the therapy program.
A documentary is soon coming out about Celine Dion's painful journey with stiff person syndrome. It's an auto-immune disorder so rare, it affects between one and three people per million. We meet a Bear River woman who is one of them. Linda Cox has been living with stiff person syndrome for more than 20 years.
It's paddling season! Lots of people are hitting local waters with canoes, kayaks and boards. What do you need to pick up paddling? Our A for Adventure team Chris Surette and Jan-Sebastian LaPierre offer advice. Plus, we ask them about shark sightings.
Halifax Cycling Coalition chair David Trueman talks about the challenges and opportunities the Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment plan presents for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. The plan goes to Council for approval today.
The Trudeau government included in the recent federal budget an "intention to launch consultations on the development of a national caregiving strategy." It's a topic near and dear to our healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton's heart.
It's a difficult time in history for the . Now, with one of the highest proportions of trans and nonbinary people in the country, our provincial Human Rights Commission is asking Nova Scotians to help defend the community here.
A recent report reveals that Canadian films accounted for roughly three percent of Canada's overall theatrical box office in 2023. How can a Canadian movie business survive, or even thrive, if so few of us want to go see Canadian movies at the cinema? The CBC's Carsten Knox has been looking into this.
Our culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor takes us to a theatre festival in Annapolis Royal, that features ten minute plays from around the world. Plus, a film fest featuring powerful stories from Grade 6 Halifax filmmakers.
Auditor general Kim Adair's new report finds that over the last seven years, reports of violent incidents in schools in Nova Scotia increased by 60 per cent. We're joined by Mallory Powell, a psychologist in private practice and a former school psychologist.
HardyWares Preserves in Necum Teuch, N.S., has been taking frantic calls from restaurants and shops across the province. They're all looking for one thing: green tomato chow. Owner Margaret Hardy speaks with the CBC's Erin MacInnis about the chow frenzy.
In recent years, Nova Scotia lakes have faced a silent but persistent enemy, blue-green algae. Krysta Montreuil, with the Department of Environment and Climate Change, talks about what you can do to protect yourself and your pets.
Fifteen years ago, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission began hearing the testimony of residential school survivors. The TRC released the final report in 2015. Commissioner Marie Wilson has a new book that shares an insider's look at the journey.