Information Morning from CBC Radio Nova Scotia (Highlights)

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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.

  • 7 minutes 13 seconds
    Eastern Shore couple rallies community to restore a fallen osprey habitat

    Grayley McWatters and his family are trying to restore a spring nesting spot for Nova Scotia's provincial bird on their Beaver Harbour property. The treetop perch for ospreys was destroyed by Fiona in 2022. Now, the McWatters are trying to make the birds' nest liveable again.

    6 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 11 minutes 36 seconds
    New tourism company wanting to shed light on local Black history facing roadblock

    Kevin Brooks and two of his friends started Ayomikun Bus Charters in an effort to make Black history more accessible. For the past few months, Brooks has faced pushback trying to get the licence he needs to run his tours. Information Morning's Feleshia Chandler has the story.

    6 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 6 minutes 45 seconds
    Art 'n Soul: HIFF, Ocean Kin & Jacket of Blue

    Our culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor takes us to the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, shines a light on the making of a new shadow show, and tees up a staged reading of an original musical about a Black porter from Nova Scotia.

    6 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 4 seconds
    Why is the Nova Scotia Teachers' Pension Plan chronically underfunded?

    The Nova Scotia Teachers' Pension Plan is only 78.1 percent funded. We ask an expert what is going with the teachers' pension and what the options are for fully funding the plan.

    3 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 9 minutes 26 seconds
    Expert on far-right extremism with the latest on Diagolon

    The Diagolon flag has been visible on highway overpasses, at protests and in the news lately. We get a refresher on what the symbol means, and how the Diagolon group has evolved since the convoy protests, from a professor who researches far-right extremism and violence.

    3 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 34 seconds
    Denise Pictou Maloney gives a talk on her mother's murder for Red Dress Day

    Almost 50 years after Nova Scotia's Anna Mae Aquash was murdered in the United States, many of the same issues still plague indigenous women. Her daughter Denise Pictou Maloney is the guest speaker at a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

    3 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 7 minutes 35 seconds
    Ann Divine becomes new chair of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce

    Ann Divine was born in Guyana, educated in England, and worked overseas. After 20 years in Nova Scotia, she is CEO of her own company and the newly-appointed chair of the board of directors of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. She talks about her plans for the new role.

    3 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 17 seconds
    How university researchers are expanding our knowledge about black bears in N.S.

    An Acadia University professor tells us about his research putting high-tech satellite trackers on black bears. The province is trying to learn more about our black bear population, prompted by concerns raised around the spring bear hunt pilot that was cancelled last month. 

    2 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 7 minutes 37 seconds
    Dr. Peter Lin: How do buildings influence human health?

    There's growing interest in how the buildings that we live and work in might affect our body's microbiome. A group of researchers has just published a new perspective paper on the subject. Our house doctor Peter Lin has the details.

    2 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 7 minutes 37 seconds
    Celebrating the film series Black Life: Untold Stories

    CBC hosts a screening of a documentary that looks at the growth of Black communities in Canada, and their resistance to displacement – including the story of Africville. Portia speaks with Sandy Hudson, the co-executive producer of the documentary series.

    2 May 2024, 3:10 am
  • 8 minutes 53 seconds
    Dal prof on the violent protests rocking campuses across North America

    As police in Los Angeles attempt to remove protestors from a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, Portia talks with international development studies professor Robert Huish about the intensity of these growing movements – and why they haven't happened on campuses here yet.

    2 May 2024, 3:10 am
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