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On Thursday, history was made when Bill C-226, the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, successfully passed through the Senate. The act will support a national strategy to address, prevent and assess incidents of environmental racism. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Ingrid Waldron, professor and HOPE Chair in Peace and Health at McMaster University, who has been key in getting this bill passed.
No matter what you think about June bugs, we have to deal with them every year. In what she refers to as "exposure therapy," the CBC's Jane Sponagle met with Paul Manning, assistant professor in biology and entomology at Dalhousie's Agriculture Campus. He thinks the bugs are an important part of the ecosystem — and are actually really cute.
Despite the high cost of food at grocery stores, the National Farmers Union says farmers are not making any more money. In fact, the gap between what consumers pay and what farmers receive is only getting bigger. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by union co-ordinator, Eli Milton, to talk about why that is and how farmers are trying to manage.
New research from Stockholm University suggests that the concentration of PFAS or "forever chemicals" emitted from the spray coming off the ocean is higher than industrial polluters. The CBC's Rose Murphy spoke with lead researcher Ian Cousins, a professor of environmental organic chemistry, to learn more.
Journalist Paul McLeod joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about how the federal Online News Act is moving closer to putting money into the bank accounts of news outlets. But he's thinking there's a better way to address the dominance of Google and Meta in online advertising.
A new book by longtime journalist Stephen Kimber chronicles a high stakes Canadian feud that underscores the perils of succession planning for a multi-million dollar family business. He joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his new book, The Phelan Feud: The Bitter Struggle For Control of a Great Canadian Food Empire.
Members of the Canadian Parliament have voted unanimously to criminalize coercive control — a step towards protecting people from non-physical abuse, such as threats and financial manipulation. With the bill now going to the Senate, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Andrea Gunraj with the Canadian Women's Foundation, to learn more about what it would do.
Historian Leo J. Deveau takes us on another journey through time to 1984 — the year of Mainstreet's inception — for a look at what was happening in the political, economic and cultural life in Nova Scotia. He joins host Jeff Douglas.
Back in 2020, the Nova Scotia Nature Trust set a goal of doubling the amount of land it protects. It recently met that goal, protecting an additional 6,000 hectares in just four years. Executive director Bonnie Sutherland joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about this milestone and why "nature needs us now more than ever."
After years of struggling to find clothes to fit her body and feeling ashamed of her weight, Whitney Swinimer began knitting clothes for herself that made her feel confident and beautiful. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas about how that changed her perception, which she wrote about in this CBC First Person column.
A group of women and non-binary scientists will come together on the Halifax waterfront on Saturday to showcase their knowledge and to encourage people from all walks of life to participate in science. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by co-organizers Meghan Martin and Lindsey Power, who are biomedical engineering PhD candidates at Dalhousie University.
Wouldn't it be great to have a map of the changing global economy? Economist Jeff Rubin says he has one. His many books have chronicled how macroeconomics affect our daily lives. He joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his new book, A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions, and how it will change your world forever.
A glimpse into the early days of this program from a woman who helped put CBC Radio's Mainstreet on the map, starting in 1984. Former CBCer Dawn Harwood-Jones joins host Jeff Douglas and producer Alex Mason to share some fond memories of past hosts George Jordan and Frank Cameron, and their willingness to try just about anything.
Nova Scotia's auditor general Kim Adair says there has been a significant increase in the number of violent incidents being reported by schools, but suggests the actual number is higher because school staff are not reporting every incident. We hear reaction from NDP MLA Suzy Hansen and Tracy Vaillancourt, Canadian Research Chair in school-based mental health and violence prevention.
In 1984, Platinum Blonde sang: "it doesn't really matter." But 1984 matters in the Mainstreet unit because that's the year this program first went on the air in Nova Scotia. Music scholar Jacqueline Warwick says it was also a hugely consequential year in Canadian music. Find out why as we hop into the Mainstreet time machine and begin gleefully marking 40 years on CBC Radio.
Mainstreet freelancer Damini Awoyiga returns to talk about the importance of the Black Joy movement, when facing a history of injustice and brutality. She spoke with some Halifax teens to understand what it means to them, from dance to community to finding understanding in your culture.
Monogamy is a stated goal for a lot of couples, at least in human societies. But this exclusive mating style is actually rare among mammals, more generally. Science columnist Torah Kachur joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about new research into hormones that may help explain why.
With the rapid rate of growth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, many might be wondering how the city will accommodate even more vehicles. Cycling advocates David Trueman and Brtittney McLean join host Jeff Douglas to talk about they think our best best is prioritizing active transportation infrastructure.
Mass timber is becoming more and more in demand, and Nova Scotia could be getting in on the ground floor. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Patrick Crabbe, team leader of the Mass Timber Company, to talk about why that is.
When working in political communications, there are certain tactics that are used by different governments around the world. The Mainstreet Spinbusters join host Jeff Douglas to talk about what you might find in a spin doctor's tool box here in Canada, and in Nova Scotia, and how they used some of those tools in their prior lives.
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