Nova Scotia Parks has opened bookings for summer camping. Chris and Jan from A for Adventure talk about some destinations to consider and give us some timely advice about ticks.

For a primer on how to vote, we ask Elections Canada spokesperson  Françoise Enguehard for the latest on special ballots, electoral boundary changes, and a Halifax riding byelection called before the federal election. 

The youngest eligible voters in our country are also the least likely to exercise that freedom, according to voter turnout numbers. We ask a panel of Politics majors from Acadia University how they're preparing to head to the polls, and why their friends might not be as politically engaged.

Health care columnist Mary Jane Hampton takes a look at online genetic testing, and whether you might still want to do it in light of the 23andMe bankruptcy. 

The L'nu Nursing Initiative has a new website, celebrating Mi'kmaw nurses across the province. It's also meant to inspire the next generation of nurses, and help them on their academic journeys. Dawn GooGoo leads the project, and she spoke to the CBC's Preston Mulligan.

About a dozen men calling themselves the "Second Sons" held a rally at the Dartmouth Cenotaph over the weekend. In photos, most of the members are wearing masks, except for Jeremy MacKenzie, founder of the white nationalist group Diagolon. Peter Smith with the Canadian Anti-Hate Network weighs in.

After nearly 40 years reporting for CBC, our legislature reporter Jean Laroche is retiring. He's spent four decades conducting interviews, so we put him on the other side of the microphone to reflect on his remarkable and colourful career.

In today's culture column, Tara Lynn Taylor brings a look at gospel stage play The First Lady. Plus, Neptune's Youth Performance Company takes on the award-winning play, Crypthand. 

Like many small towns in Nova Scotia, Digby is facing a housing crisis. Decent and affordable rentals are hard to come by, and new places have long waiting lists well before they're even built. Some people are leaving Digby. Others are stuck in substandard and unsafe housing. Portia Clark went to Digby to see the situation first hand.

In this week's column, our film reviewer Carsten Knox tells us about a few movies opening in cinemas, including Death Of A Unicorn starring Paul Rudd, and The Penguin Lessons starring Steve Coogan. Plus, the nominations are in for this year's Canadian Screen Awards.

What do drag queens, gender reveals, and natural disasters have in common? They're all part of an exhibition called "Oh Baby" that's showing at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia right now. It all centres around a 2017 wildfire in Arizona. The story sparked inspiration for Halifax artist Séamus Gallagher.