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Connecting you to the most talked-about stories of the day in Nova Scotia. Hosted by Portia Clark.
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Every December, Marie Lever and her father put thousands of Christmas lights all over their home and yard, and spend every evening handing out candy canes to friends and neighbours who stop by... sometimes by the hundreds! We visit Marie at her Porters Lake home, and find out how she started dressing up as an elf for the occasion.
Irving Shipbuilding recently raised large pieces of the Mont Blanc, one of the ships involved in the Halifax Explosion, from the bottom of Halifax Harbour. Advocates are calling for Irving and the province to tell the public what is happening with the artefacts.
Local singer songwriter reflects on creativity, recovering from brain surgery, and the generosity of her community.
Hannah Baillie tells us about her run-in with a particularly aggressive owl.
Nova Scotia's Interim Liberal Leader Derek Momborquette tells us about his plan to rebuild the party, after a terrible election result.
Wrapped promotes popular tunes in viral marketing campaign, but local musicians are conspicuously absent.
Five Nova Scotians, plus the not-for-profit Nova Scotia Civil Liberties Association, have filed a legal application to challenge changes to the Personal Health Information Act that grant the provincial health minister the power to look at your personal health records. We get the details from a lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
As the Canadian government moves to tighten immigration numbers, a Ukrainian family in Halifax is holding out hope that they won't have to return to their war-torn country. We'll find out where their immigration journey stands, and how their young sons are embracing their new home, while remembering the place they left behind.
Advocates asking for epidemic-level funding to fight domestic violence epidemic.
Storm Recorder felt fortunate to sell a song to an anonymous Christmas movie. Now, that movie is blowing up on Netflix! We find out how Hot Frosty is melting hearts, while heating up the Halifax songwriter duo's musical career.
Commissionaires have been removed from some Canadian military base gates, in a cost-cutting measure. Workers are concerned about their safety, and the security of equipment and weapons.
Blind and visually impaired students call for the return of some crucial in-person services, delivered virtually by the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority since the pandemic.
Woman upset to learn her dog walker has been making explicit OnlyFans videos in her home.
Some Pictou residents are asking why the town is looking at extending a road to carry trucks, which they say would benefit only one business owner. The Mayor says council is just exploring options, and everyone will be allowed to have their say.
Dalhousie recently released Jennifer Graves from a non-disclosure agreement related to her accusations of sexual assault against a professor. She'll tell us how the agreement was used to suppress her testimony in a related case.
There has been a rash of fatal intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia, since the province declared it an epidemic in September. A front-line organization that helps women move out of abusive households needs support to meet a growing demand.
A group of students from Acadia University followed in the footsteps of World War I solders, from Wolfville to Ypres, reigniting their stories in song along the way.
We invited the leaders of Nova Scotia’s three major parties into the studio, to clarify their election platforms. Two of them came.
We asked people in Barrington Passage about the election issues that matter to them most. We heard about a lack of mental health services, among other things.
Fisheries Officers are back on the water, despite the recent history of violence in Southwest Nova. Reporter Kayla Hounsell talks to a Mi'kmaw fisherman and a non-indigenous fisherman about what to expect as lobster season approaches.
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