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  • 8 minutes 13 seconds
    Brewery going green with help of Dalhousie engineering students

    2 Crows Brewing Company is partnering with engineering students at Dalhousie University to minimize emissions that occur naturally when beer is brewed. Head brewer Jeremy Taylor spoke with Mainstreet guest host Preston Mulligan about the initiative.

    29 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 9 minutes 41 seconds
    Building a conservation network in the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy

    You're probably heard about Canada's promise to protect 30 per cent of our marine areas by the year 2030. Today, a map and survey and a lot of other material went online, all about creating a conservation network in the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy. Susanna Fuller is the vice president of conservation and projects at Oceans North. She spoke to guest host Preston Mulligan about where things stand.


    29 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 11 minutes 51 seconds
    Firefighter reflects on Nova Scotia wildfires nearly one year later

    Brendan Meagher is a captain with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. He was called in to help battle the Tantallon wildfires last May and spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about the lessons learned from last year and what to expect this year.

    29 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 39 seconds
    New book club tackling Atlantic Book Award nominees

    Ahead of the Atlantic Book Awards in June, authors Stephanie Domet and K.R. Byggdin are launching a book club! Each week, readers will make their way through one of the 5 nominees for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Domet and Byggdin joined guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about what to expect. 


    29 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 5 minutes 11 seconds
    Halifax woman's plant library a hit with the community

    A Haligonian school teacher's attempt to bring her neighbourhood together through gardening is proving to be a big success. Mainstreet intern Dylan Taylor spoke with Cora-lee Conrad who puts out free plants to help with the cost of living and to build her community.


    26 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 17 minutes 22 seconds
    Classified on his new album 'Luke's View'

    Classified has released a brand new album Luke's View. He speaks to Jeff about the album and how he's changed after almost three decades in the music business.

    26 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 3 minutes 40 seconds
    Haligonians weigh in on rising food prices

    Many Nova Scotians are struggling with rising food prices. CBC's Sis'moqon took to Halifax's North End with her daughter Sis'wey to ask people how they were dealing with food price inflation.

    26 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 57 seconds
    Rob Pue is heading for the Halifax Comedy Fest

    Comedian Rob Pue will be in town for the Halifax Comedy Fest in May. He spoke to Jeff about the art of comedy and clears up some online misinformation that says Halifax is his hometown.

    25 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 20 minutes 8 seconds
    Unama'ki alert system planning to expand to other communities

    Jennifer Jesty developed the Unama'ki Alert Systemi and hopes to see it expand to other Mi'kmaw communities.

    She's the emergency resilience manager with Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq. She spoke to Jeff about the system and future plans.


    25 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 13 minutes 26 seconds
    Conservative MP Rick Perkins weighs in on closure of elver fishery

    The closure of the elver fishery in Nova Scotia has led to an outcry from some quarters. Jeff spoke to South Shore—St. Margarets MP Rick Perkins of to get his thoughts on the matter.

    25 April 2024, 3:10 am
  • 12 minutes 34 seconds
    56 companies account for half of branded plastic pollution, study says

    Over 50 per cent of the world's branded plastic pollution recorded in a study from 2018 and 2022 comes from 56 companies. That's according to a study published today in the journal Science Advances. Jeff speaks with one of the authors, Tony Walker.

    24 April 2024, 3:10 am
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