A German couple who bought property here in Cape Breton say the land deal came with some unwanted Nazi propaganda. Reporter Tom Ayers has been looking into the story raised by Der Spiegel magazine recently.

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In our summer series looking at statues around the island, Reporter George Mortimer travels to Baddeck and speaks with Megan Cooper, Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk Treasurer for the Village, about the statue of Alexander Graham and Mabel Bell on the waterfront.

The Statues of Cape Breton, Episode 5: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell

Masks are now mandatory in most public places in Nova Scotia. How will the province enforce this new requirement? Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's Chief Medical Officer of Health, answers our questions about how that's going to work and shares some best practices for wearing your mask.

It's Mask Day in Nova Scotia

On Alert... We follow up on an intriguing item from our recent report from Victoria County Council. The County is planning to setup a new emergency alert system. Current Affairs correspondent Brittany Wentzell spoke to Lyle Donovan, Victoria County's EMO coordinator, about sounding the alarm later this year.

Victoria County Emergency Alert System?

On this edition of "Then and Now"... we set sail with community historian Jim St. Clair... travelling through the mists of time and emerge in Sydney Harbour during a major naval battle, 239 years ago.

Then and Now 0729

A ten bed Palliative Care Hospice will be constructed and located on land donated by Membertou First Nation. At the sod turning ceremony, Chief Terry Paul commented on the centre, and Patricia Jackson, Co-Chair of Hospice Cape Breton, remarked on the importance of the nearly 6 million dollar facility in Sydney.

Sod turned for new Palliative Care Hospice

Hope Restored. After suffering damage from a fire in December, Hope House in Point Edward is looking to the future... and its role in helping women recover from addiction. Reporter George Mortimer contacted Dr. Laura Whyte, Chair of the Hope Project, for an update on renovations and services available.

Hope Project - Hope House

We find out about wellness day camps being offered by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey to get First Nation's children ready for school in September. MK is the governing body for Mi'kmaq education in Nova Scotia, and Rebecca Scirocco is the Wellness Consultant for the education authority.

Mi'kmaq Education authority: The ABC's of stress relief

Phase one of the Atlantic Memorial Park project is almost complete. Reporter George Mortimer visits the restoration site at Chapel Point Battery in Sydney Mines, and speaks with Brian Ferguson and Cyril Aker, members of the Atlantic Memorial Park Society, about the multi-million dollar project.

Chapel Point Battery Restoration

A virtual page turning project in Atlantic Canada to make some post-secondary textbooks free online, its a text book case for saving money and improving resources. To learn more of this pilot project, we contact Jason Loxton, a geology instructor at CBU and a member of the Council of Atlantic Universities Open Educational Resources working group. Also, Amrinder Singh, President of the Students Union at CBU and a post-baccalaureate student in the business management program.

A new chapter... Open Source Textbooks

Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys was the founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame. A statue of Saint Marguerite now stands in front of the Roman Catholic Church named after her in Sydney. The CBC's George Mortimer spoke with parish priest Father Bill Burke about the significance of the statue for the parish.

Statues 4 - Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys

From hot coffee to hot commodity. We talk to a property developer whose new apartments in the old Tim Horton's building in Cheticamp are in high demand.

Development in Cheticamp fills a hole in the rental market

Reviewing the review....we speak with Nova Scotia's justice minister about the decision to have a review rather than a full public inquiry into the mass shootings .

Justice Minister Mark Furey on the review looking into the mass shootings

Education Minister Zach Churchill announced that students in Nova Scotia will be hitting the books on site in September. Paul Wozney, President of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, says the government's plan for students and teachers to return to class leaves many questions unanswered.

Classes Resume September 08th

Students in Nova Scotia will head back to the classroom in September. We speak with Dr. Andrew Lynk, the Chief of Pediatrics at the IWK about monitoring the situation as a member of the Provincial Pediatric Advisory Group. And we hear reaction to the government plan from Erica Baker, one of the founders of a parents group called COVID Education Plan NS.

A Lesson Plan for the Fall

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