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Nova Scotian man hosts session at fourth National Black Canadians Summit in Montreal 8:19

2d ago8:19

8:19

Alfred Burgesson, the founder and CEO of Tribe Network, tells host Jeff Douglas about his session called 'Black Futures' at this year's National Black Canadians Summit.

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Financial Innovation in Cape Breton 11:50

2d ago11:50

11:50

We hear from Paul Harrington of Cape Breton Capital Group about what they're up to when it comes to financial innovation in the community.

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Episode 843 Menu Updates & Our Sunday News! 1:16:44

7d ago1:16:44

1:16:44

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDWMainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guys start off with a little world and Football talk then get into the news. Big Thunder construction continues, Muppets, Mama Melrose and Pizza Rizzo are on their …

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Interfaith Harmony Week begins Saturday February 1st 11:57

2d ago11:57

11:57

Three guests stop by the studio to talk about Interfaith Harmony Week, its events and what they are looking forward to at this year's celebration.

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Check your bills! 6:45

3d ago6:45

6:45

Cst. Gary Fraser with the Cape Breton Regional Police speaks about the counterfeit $100 bills they've been finding around the CBRM today.

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Shelley Thompson on how she made her series Translations, and how the mom in her feels about Trump 11:33

4d ago11:33

11:33

The filmmaker, writer, and actor Shelley Thompson has a new series, called Translations, with six episodes all shot here in Nova Scotia. Mainstreet's producer Alex Mason called her to talk about it, and about the political climate in which it's now going to air.

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Hear about the results of a gender-based violence survey conducted in the Annapolis Valley 10:55

4d ago10:55

10:55

Wendy Knowlton is the gender-based violence project coordinator with the Women's Place Resource Centre in Kingston. She tells guest host Preston Mulligan about the survey and what's next now that the results have been shared.

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David Deane on the memes (and extremism and violence) that followed the rise of the printing press 22:25

5d ago22:25

22:25

Jeff Douglas speaks with David Deane, a Catholic theologian and an associate prof at the Atlantic School of Theology, in Halifax. He's studied how people thought and acquired knowledge before the printing press.

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John Rapley, co-author of 'Why Empires Fall', on why Donald Trump can't make American great again 16:01

6d ago16:01

16:01

John joins host Jeff Douglas, from southern Germany, on the worst phone line ever.

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Lori Turnbull on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's impact on the Senate (which isn't finished yet) 13:56

6d ago13:56

13:56

Nova Scotia needs another senator. There are also three senate vacancies in Ontario, two in BC, two in Quebec, one more in New Brunswick, and another in Saskatchewan. Ten empty senate seats in all. And CBC reports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to fill them before he goes out the door. What should the public think about that? Jeff Douglas gets…

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What was the Auschwitz death camp, and what does the memory of it mean eighty yeas after its liberation? 15:37

6d ago15:37

15:37

Jeff Douglas speaks with Jody Spiegel, director of the Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program at the Azriel Foundation, and chair of the education working group for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance and a Canadian delegate to the Alliance.

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Exploring Innovation in Cape Breton: Doug Milburn pt. 2 14:04

9d ago14:04

14:04

We continue our series looking at people and organizations with a spark and desire to do things differently.

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Re-inventing Yourself by Going Back in Time 9:05

10d ago9:05

9:05

Catherine Gillis spent 25 years working in an office environment within the insurance industry. She later found her calling as an interpreter at the Highland Village in Iona.

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Should you be concerned about campaign contributions made to local politicians by developers? 9:10

10d ago9:10

9:10

How likely is it that money influences decisions at council? Guest host Blair Sanderson asks Andrew Sancton, retired professor at Western University who studies ubran politics and local government.

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For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy 16:24

11d ago16:24

16:24

Lynn Gallant-Blackburn is the sister of Paula Gallant. Paula was a teacher, artist and new mother who was killed by her husband in December of 2005. In the fall of 2024, Lynn released a memoir titled, For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy. The book was published with the support of Women's Centres Connect. Alex Guye sat down with Lynn t…

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Exploring Innovation in Cape Breton: Doug Milburn pt. 1 10:18

12d ago10:18

10:18

We take a look at the people and organizations with a spark and desire to do things differently. As part of this series, we talk with Doug Milburn, engineer and co-founder of Protocase - the Sydney-based business that developed a custom manufacturing process.

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Seeking Council - Inverness County 13:06

12d ago13:06

13:06

Claude Poirier represents district 1, which includes Cheticamp, Pleasant Bay, and Meat Cove. Blair Phillips represents district 2, which includes Grand Etang, Belle Cote, and most of the Margarees.

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A trauma therapist's perspective on what working in the gender-based violence sector is like 14:50

12d ago14:50

14:50

Kristina Fifield is a trauma therapist and social worker. Alex Guye spoke with her about what her experience has been like working in this field over the last five years. This story talks about intimate partner violence and what that may look like, so we ask that you listen with care. Information about crisis services can be found by calling or tex…

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Who are "they" and why do conspiracy theorists blame them when things go wrong? 17:24

13d ago17:24

17:24

Jeff Douglas talks with Saint Mary's University psychology Professor Steven Smith, as Politico reports a "major vibe shift" in how conspiracy theorists are operating in the American political landscape.

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Dalhousie researcher says the gender-based violence action plans are critical, but action is the next step 13:16

13d ago13:16

13:16

Alex Guye has been looking into the progress of addressing gender-based violence in Nova Scotia. She spoke with three people to get an idea of where they think the province is at. One of them is Alexa Yakubovich, a researcher of gender-based violence at Dalhousie University.

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Na Teliag Cape Breton 14:15

16d ago14:15

14:15

Tom Johnson is our guide in this showcase of Mi'kmaq language, culture and community goings-on in Eskasoni and the rest of Unama'ki.

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Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey starts initiative promoting clean eating 9:05

16d ago9:05

9:05

Tex Marshall is one of the people coordinating the initiative with Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey. It's called Waqmatalmk Punamuiku’s, or Eating Clean in January and he tells Mainstreet's Ella Burke all about it.

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War Amps representative talks importance of accessible prosthetics 15:07

16d ago15:07

15:07

Tim Verney, the regional representative for the War Amps, tells Jeff Douglas about the importance of having accessible and affordable prosthetics.

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UFO enthusiast Pat Laba always felt like an alien growing up, and he explores why in a documentary 21:26

17d ago21:26

21:26

A Place Under The Stars is a documentary in progress. Pat Laba drops into Studio A to tell Jeff Douglas about it, and about how his father's history of fighting in the Lebanese civil war, and spending time in a notorious Syrian prison, shaped his own sense of belonging to different worlds.

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Retired fisheries and environmental consultant Geoff Hurley on how to defuse tensions in lobster fishery 17:30

17d ago17:30

17:30

Geoff Hurley tells Jeff Douglas why he thinks lobster fishing seasons, as we've known them, should be thrown overboard in favour of "a dynamic approach to opening and closing fisheries."

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Journalism is in crisis, and some attempts to help it have politicized it instead -- Jesse Brown, Canadaland 14:37

18d ago14:37

14:37

Jesse Brown, the publisher of Canadaland, talks with host Jeff Douglas about the state and the future of journalism in Canada, and about why some of the things the federal government did to try to help journalism also did harm.

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Norovirus is even grosser than you thought, thanks to the role of "toilet plume" - Dr Iris Gorfinkel explains 9:55

18d ago9:55

9:55

Cases of norovirus are spiking across Canada. It spreads through contaminated food or surfaces, and through close contact with an infected person. Also -- from something called "toilet plume." Mainstreet health columnist Dr. Iris Gorfinkel explains, to a horrified Jeff Douglas.

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Seeking Council - CBRM 19:24

19d ago19:24

19:24

Steve Parsons represents district 7, which includes Route 4 from Howie Centre to Irish Cove, as well as Gabarus, Marion Bridge, Mira Road and Membertou. And Steven MacNeil represents district 8, which includes part of Glace Bay, part of Reserve Mines, the French Road area, Donkin, Port Morien, Mira Gut, Albert Bridge, and Louisbourg.…

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T Thomason: Meta's Relaxing of Rules on Hate Speech Could Lead to Real World Harm 13:50

19d ago13:50

13:50

Musician, actor and activist T. Thomason shares thoughts and experiences with online hate, and fears that Meta's move to walk back protections against Hate Speech and Abuse will create unsafe environments for Queer and Gender-Queer community.

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Oldest animal known to have lived is a 507-year-old clam that has secrets to share about ocean currents 11:29

20d ago11:29

11:29

Our oceans guy, Boris Worm, drops into Studio A to tell Jeff about it.

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If Trump imposes 25% tariffs across the board, that will mean "a definite recession" for Canada 20:36

20d ago20:36

20:36

JP Deveau's company, Acadian Seaplants, exports products to eighty countries. He previously led the One Nova Scotia Coalition's working group on global competitiveness and improving exports. He drops into Studio A to talk with host Jeff Douglas about the threat of US tariffs on imports from Canada.

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Doctor talks about abortion care services are available in the Eastern Zone 10:23

20d ago10:23

10:23

Obstetrician/gynecologist and Maternal Child department head for the Eastern Zone, Dr. Vaughan Marshall, tells us what doctors in the region can and cannot do when it comes to abortion care.

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Episode 842 New Arts Festival Menus & Trip Report With Judith! 2:26:53

21d ago2:26:53

2:26:53

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guys kick the show off with a little news then get into this years EPCOT Festival Of The Arts menus. What are the guys thought? How many new options? The guys cove…

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Changing climate, changing coast: protecting the past 9:39

23d ago9:39

9:39

We're examining the threat climate change has to local history and what's being done about it.

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PowerSchool breach update 8:05

23d ago8:05

8:05

Social insurance numbers of over 250 staff members of the Cape Breton Regional Centre for Education have been compromised. We hear from the Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions with the province.

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Two winter enthusiasts tell us why they love getting outside this time of year 11:19

23d ago11:19

11:19

Winter is here, and there's lots of activities to take advantage of around the province. Jeff Douglas speaks to Dalhousie professor John Cameron and family doctor John Chiasson about ways they enjoy the outdoors in the winter.

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Mulgrave mayor says coyotes are gone, but they may be causing problems in another community 7:23

23d ago7:23

7:23

Mayor Ron Chisholm tells Jeff Douglas how Mulgrave's coyote problem was solved, but now he's hearing the community of Canso is dealing with a similar issue.

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St. FX student starts petition to increase abortion access at Antigonish hospital 10:50

23d ago10:50

10:50

Sophia Kydd is a third year student at St. Francis Xavier University. She found that in her adopted town of Antigonish, women have no real access to a surgical abortion and must travel to Halifax if they need one. Sophia spoke with Jeff Douglas about this, and the petition she started to try and promote change.…

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An update about the open letter to Membertou Chief and Council 6:58

24d ago6:58

6:58

We get an update from Candice Denny-Paul. She wrote an open letter to Chief and Council about the drug epidemic that is currently happening locally, including in Membertou.

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Coalition of advocates requests urgent meeting with provincial ministers to address gender based violence 17:40

24d ago17:40

17:40

Their letter, signed by more than a dozen people in the gender based violence sector, is addressed to Justice Minister Becky Druhan and Leah Martin, the minister responsible for the advisory council on the status of women act. The coalition also hopes to meet with Premier Tim Houston. Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with two people in the coaliti…

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That charge on your receipt, when you buy ground beef -- it's mainly because of the meat. But... 7:54

24d ago7:54

7:54

...did they also weigh the packaging, and charge you for that as if it was also made of meat? CBC business reporter Sophia Harris tells guest host Preston Mulligan how she took a small scale into grocery stores to see if customers are always getting what they pay for. And she found cases where they're not.…

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Independent defence analyst Ken Hansen on Trump's plans for Greenland, Panama, and Canada 22:10

25d ago22:10

22:10

Ken talks with guest host Preston Mulligan, after we hear some memorable moments (maybe too many) from US President-elect Donald Trump's meandering news conference January 7th in Mar-a-Lago.

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An open letter to Membertou Chief and Council 9:02

26d ago9:02

9:02

Candice Denny-Paul talks about the letter she wrote to Chief and Council about the drug epidemic that is currently happening locally, including in Membertou. She's hoping this letter can open the door to further conversations that can help improve the community.

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Trudeau announces he'll step down, and the Mainstreet Spinbusters react 38:06

27d ago38:06

38:06

Guest host Preston Mulligan talks with Barbara Emodi, Michelle Coffin, and Chris Lydon.

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Episode 841 Our Sunday News & Some Pub Talk! 1:26:23

27d ago1:26:23

1:26:23

Hello everybody and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guy's hearts go out to all that have suffered in New Orleans. In pub talk they discuss some football, food and all the nonsense going on in the world. New Free Di…

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Third person charged in Justin MacDonald disappearance 12:26

1M ago12:26

12:26

Ken and Peggy MacDonald respond to the latest development in the case of their missing son.

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The Healthy Relationships for Youth program aims to shift the culture of gender-based violence 10:43

1M ago10:43

10:43

After yet another tragic incident of gender-based, intimate-partner violence - experts remind us that violent relationships rarely start out that way. We take a look at one program from the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association, called the Healthy Relationships for Youth program. It hopes to shift the culture by…

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Health professionals with long term exposure to traumatic events can develop compassion fatigue 8:01

1M ago8:01

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Alec Stratford, the executive director of Nova Scotia’s College of Social Workers, tells us about compassion fatigue in health care professionals and why it might be on the rise.

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We're living in a cyber security "dark age" and Canada is "the weak link in the Western world" 22:44

1M ago22:44

22:44

David Shipley, CEO and co-founder of Beauceron Security, talks with host Jeff Douglas about recent and ongoing cyber security breaches involving major US institutions, and about Canada's vulnerabilities.

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2024: Year of the Maggie 23:25

1M ago23:25

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Maggie Andrew had a pretty killer 2024: she was a Wavemaker at the 2024 JUNO Awards, won CBC Music's Searchlight Competition and put a song in the top five of the CBC Music Top 20... picked up an ECMA and two ANSMA Awards. Maggie joins Jeff to talk about turning dreams into goals, manifesting success, and staying strong.…

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