CBC Radio's Information Morning kick starts the day on mainland Nova Scotia with news, survival information, compelling stories and opinions from all perspectives in the province.
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Tune in as we chat with members of the cross country ski community in Nova Scotia.
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Neighbourhood Conversations - Presented by Nova Scotia Works & TEAM Work Cooperative
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Get Your Eat On Nova Scotia is a travel series hosted by Jay Dorey showcasing the best in Nova Scotia food and beverage.
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Join me as I sit with some of Nova Scotia's most talented musicians to talk everything from Music to life.
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Welcome to NS Politicast, where I talk about current events in NS I am always looking for knowledgeable people to enlighten me, if you have expertise in a subject i have covered and would like to set me straight you can find me on Twitter @NSPoliticast or as NS Politicast on Facebook
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Canada’s worst shooting spree in modern history has left us with far more questions than answers. Journey inside every single hour of this tragedy as it happened with Global News Halifax reporter Sarah Ritchie. This 13-part true crime series will try to piece together exactly what happened and what could or should have been done to prevent it.
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All Hands on Tech, hosted by Ashley and Jena, brings together Nova Scotia’s tech community to uncover the secrets of what makes our province the best place for collaboration, innovation, and growth. Each episode hear from local digital experts as we dive into all of the amazing things happening in Nova Scotia’s fastest-growing sector and learn why so many organizations and individuals are calling Canada’s Ocean Playground home. All Hands on Tech is proudly produced by Digital Nova Scotia (DN ...
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The Legal Information Society, the public’s trusted source for legal information since 1982. LawLISNS are short legal information podcasts presented by the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS - pronounced 'listens'). LawLISNS talk about everyday legal problems in Nova Scotia, your rights and responsibilities, and ways to work things out.
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Tonight's episode of The Nature of Things takes us on a wild tour through the natural world, for a look at gender fluidity in plants, animals, fish... and of course, humans! Comedian Mae Martin will bring their experiences as a nonbinary person to the conversation... as they learning about cutting-edge science on gender identity.…
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A passion for fashion earned one local designer the chance to see music artists Jah'Mila and Allison Russell wear her creations on the red carpet at the Junos last week. Funmi Odeniyi combines modern fashion with traditional African prints for her brand MichNat.
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Canada's April 1st carbon tax hike is seeing a lot of pushback, including from some premiers and Conservative leader Pierre Pollievre. We ask Acadia University professor Justin Beaudoin, one of the signatories to an open letter from economists on carbon pricing, for his perspective.
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Yesterday, the RCMP released details of how it's been responding to the recommendations made in the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry's final report. We find out why Sandra McCulloch, a lawyer for the families, says those details have been underwhelming.
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N.S. Health Minister Michelle Thompson responds to worries about proposed amendments that would make it obligatory for health professionals to disclose patients' personal health information to the health minister or a person acting on the minister's behalf
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It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Chris and Jan join us to talk about how you can best experience the upcoming solar eclipse in Nova Scotia, and what other celestial adventures you should put on your calendar for this year.
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Rowing teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities compete this week in The Boat Race, a nearly 200-year-old annual competition. Meet Sierra Sparks, a 25-year-old Rhodes Scholar from Dartmouth, who's rowing for the Oxford women's spare crew this year.
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Did you know cassette tapes are popular again? You can find those little plastic cases in their own sections in record stores. Here in Halifax, there's even a company that will put digital music on analogue tape. The CBC's Carsten Knox takes a closer look at this trend.
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A full container ship lost power in Baltimore's harbour, just moments before it crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. We ask harbour master Captain Adam Parsons how might an incident with a drifting vessel play out in Halifax.
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A group of citizen scientists camping out in the forest on the south mountain say they're relieved to learn that harvest plans for the area have changed, but they say more protection is still needed. Nina Newington is with Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia.
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Why is there still so much illegal cannabis in a country where cannabis is legal? Trina Fraser is a partner at Brazeau Seller Law in Ottawa, where she specializes in cannabis law. She weighs in on how the illicit market is still operating, and what the legal market needs to do to better protect consumers and their families.…
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Beyoncé has achieved huge success so far with her foray into country music. Her album "Cowboy Carter" drops Friday, and the single "Texas Hold 'em" has been holding steady at No. 1 on the country charts since its release last month. Shelley Hamilton is a country artist from Nova Scotia. She talks about the Black roots of country music and what this…
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Healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton takes a look at ads for prescription drugs, and finds that they might have a negative effect on your health.
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Dr. Nancy Murphy, medical director of the Atlantic Canada Poison Centre, talks about some of the health risks associated with accidental cannabis poisoning, best practices for storing cannabis, and what to do if your child consumes cannabis edibles.
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According to Canada's Breastfeeding Progress Report, less than 30 percent of parents in N.S. exclusively breastfeed for at least six months. Some medical professionals say the province needs to do better. Our chat with StFX nursing professor Britney Benoit.
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Our culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor helps us wrap up the Juno Awards. Plus, a peek under the sheets of Neptune Theatre's The Full Monty and Halifax playwright Hannah Moscovitch's new show coming to the Bus Stop Theatre.
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Halifax mother Katrina MacDonald tells us the horrifying story of how her nine-year-old son and a group of other kids at Springvale Elementary School were taken to hospital after eating high-dose marijuana edibles that looked like Nerds candy.
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A community effort has been protecting more than 11 hundred hectares of Crown land –forests and waterways – that drains into St. Margarets Bay. But now, a portion of it could be opened up to forestry. The CBC's Carsten Knox spoke with Mike Lancaster.
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The Houston government has put a cork in its controversial wine subsidy program, for now. We talk to SMU professor Gavin Fridell, about some of the inner-workings of the Nova Scotia wine industry and how international trade plays a huge part.
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Halifax’s Brazilian-style samba batucada band Samba Nova is celebrating three decades of music. Ian Taylor and Wilma Needham, two members of Samba Nova, talk about the band's unlikely history and how samba fits into today's Maritime culture.
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Information Morning's Feleshia Chandler brings us the story of how young members of the First Lego League robotics program at Imhotep's Legacy Academy are getting ready to take part in the Western Edge Open competition in California.
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Dalhousie University is holding its fourth annual Human Rights and Equity Conference. Meet Ivan Joseph, a high performance coach and consultant who will be speaking at the conference about anti-racism in sport.
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When Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson published their book on Israeli-Palestinian relations last October, they had no idea how the conflict was about to ignite. The two authors join us for a conversation in advance of a talk they're giving in Halifax.
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A group of local musicians hopes visiting artists for the Junos will add their voices to speak out in solidarity with those evacuated from tent encampments in HRM. Hear from Nate Doucet, former encampment outreach worker and one of the organizers of this rally.
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Canadian history has been a core subject in education for some time, but the curriculum has its limits. Political scientist Andy Knight talks about why he co-developed a free online course on Black Canadian history, and how people can register.
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A Halifax law professor has won one the Dorothy Killam Fellowship, one of the most esteemed academic awards in Canada. Elaine Craig talks about her current research focussed on the handling of sexual assault cases that fail to progress to trial.
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A multi-university research study suggests that climate change is bringing harmful chemicals back to the surface of some Nova Scotia lakes, deposited by gold mines that were operational between the 1940s and 1960s. We hear from one of the authors of the study.
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The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute was set up to address systemic racism in the justice system. Portia interviews its new executive director, Shawna Paris-Hoyt. She's a lawyer, a registered social worker and a fifth generation African Nova Scotian.
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Professional magician Vincenzo Ravina has been called spellbinding, absurd and just plain cool. The self-described wizard is soon headed to Niagara Falls, to perform on the show Canada's Got Talent. He drops by our studio, to show Portia a few tricks.
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How is Canada holding up when it comes to our health care practices and the environment? Green health care is about finding ways to reduce waste and carbon emissions in health care practices. Mary Jane Hampton takes a look at that in this week's column.
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Some students at Saint Mary's University are getting the chance to examine a collection of Oak Island artifacts. The collection is a gift from the late Oak Island treasure hunter and property owner Robert S. Young. Archeologist Jonathan Fowler shows us a few artifacts in the studio
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Researchers have created a way to use ChatGPT and other AI assistants, to send emails from your account without your consent. Nur Zincir-Heywood joins us to look at that in this week's tech column.
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Hear about some of the challenges that people face when they are an unpaid, designated caregiver, and what's out there to support them from the executive director of Caregivers Nova Scotia, Jenny Theriault.
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Culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor tees up the Juno Awards with a look at Celebration Sunday, a gospel event honouring 400 years of culture and musical influence by Nova Scotia's historic Black communities. Plus, Nova Sinfonia in concert and Matchstick Theatre performs Leaving Home.
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Award-winning writer and illustrator Jack Wong talks about his new children's book called All That Grows. An exhibition of original artwork for the book will be on display at the Halifax Central Library.
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A community-based project is shedding light on different experiences living in Black communities throughout the years in Nova Scotia. Teams representing Shelburne and Middleton talk about their hometowns' complex histories.
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Our film reviewer Carsten Knox shares his thoughts on three new films – Love Lies Bleeding, One Life, and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. Plus, find out what Carsten makes of this year's Canadian Screen Awards nominees.
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The Society of Queer Momentum is holding their first AGM in Wolfville, to talk about next steps to address the rise of harmful rhetoric around the 2SLGBTQ+ community in this country. The advocacy group's executive director Fae Johnstone speaks with the CBC's Erin MacInnis.
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The federal government recently announced two new measures to help small craft brewers: capping the excise duty on alcohol, and cutting it in half for the first 15-thousand hectolitres of beer produced. We get reaction from the Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia... and a small brewer in the Annapolis Valley who says provincial measures would …
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The David Suzuki Foundation called Steven Guilbeault a "well-respected leader from the environmental movement" when he became Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change. He drops by our studio to talk about the carbon tax, climate change and more.
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You've probably heard of a hairless cat or a skinny pig, but I bet you've never seen a bald raccoon. Hope Swinimer tells us about her Seaforth wildlife rehabilitation centre's newest visitor, Rufus, who arrived earlier this week with a big chill and a bit of an attitude.
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Global Bluenosers podcaster Sean Meister collects stories from people who grew up here, or have a strong connection to this province, but are now living elsewhere in the world. How he's bringing Nova Scotia expats together, even by hosting a kitchen party at a pub in London, England.
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Information Morning's Feleshia Chandler dropped by a Black Women in Electoral Politics Panel held at the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia. She spoke with two of the panelists, Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard and Halifax Needham MLA Suzy Hansen.
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A new community research project is shedding light on historic Black communities in the province. It's called "40 Places Called Home." The project is by the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia, a professional association for African-Nova Scotian creatives. David Woods founded the network in 1992.
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Politics has always been a dirty game, but it seems to be getting a lot dirtier lately. Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will look at that Wednesday night at the annual Allan J. MacEachen Lecture at St.F.X University. It's titled, "The Answer to Toxicity in Politics? Rational, Honest Policy Debate." Kathleen Wynne tells us what to expect.…
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Science historian Alison Li joins us in the studio to talk about some of the first doctors to experiment with hormone therapy as a means to treat transgender patients, and how their early advocacy has had a lasting impact on health care today.
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Raven Dauda is a Dora-Award-winning actor and writer. She's bringing her show, Addicted, to the Neptune Theatre stage starting Tuesday evening. She plays many characters, and takes the audience through her semi-autobiographical journey to sobriety.
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This week's Health Hack is something that's relevant to everyone. It's all about sleep! Mary Jane Hampton will share some of the risks involved with sleeping pills, and ways that you can get a better night's rest.
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We asked you what you think about the Department of Environment's controversial decision to scrap the Coastal Protection Act, in part based on the response rate to a mail-out survey.
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A woman who was struck by two vehicles in Eastern Passage is still recovering from her injuries. Now, residents in the area are calling on Halifax council to consider putting in a new crosswalk. Councillor Becky Kent joins us to talk about this effort.
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