Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious disease specialist in Halifax, spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about Nova Scotia's current hospitalization rates, and how we can begin to live with COVID-19 while also recognizing there's still a lot of uncertainty.

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Dr. Lisa Barrett says we need to find a new way to live with COVID-19 that recognizes uncertainty

Truro's municipal deer hunt is helping researchers learn more about the species, including whether they've contracted COVID-19. Dr. Sarah Stewart-Clark from Dalhousie University tells Mainstreet about what they’ve found so far.

How a Truro deer hunt is helping local scientists

Kiersten Rajaraman prepared as much as she could for the birth of her first baby, and for the sleepless nights that would follow. But she never expected breastfeeding to be so hard. Now, she's turning that challenge into a way to give back to other families in Nova Scotia who are in need.

Meet the N.S. mom who's donating 48,000 ml of breastmilk to help babies in need

When Paula Grant-Smith was growing up in Africville, her father worked as a porter, and he eventually became a conductor. She shares his story with guest host Preston Mulligan.

Daughter of one of Canada's Black train porters shares her father's story

Junior Achievement Nova Scotia is launching their annual Company Program; a 15-week crash course in starting and running a business. It brings local entrepreneurs and high school students together to share skills and ideas... and organizers are hoping the program will be in-person this year for the first time since the pandemic.

'Company Program' matching youth with entrepreneurs to launch businesses

People are remembering Dalhousie biology professor Jeff Hutchings as a principled advocate for science and as someone who was committed to sharing accessible scientific information to the public. He died on the weekend at age 63.

Remembering biology professor Jeff Hutchings, an advocate for science

Rob Batherson, the president of the Conservative Party of Canada, spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about the days and months ahead for the party after a majority of Conservative MPs voted to remove Erin O'Toole as leader.

What Erin O'Toole's ousting means for the federal Conservatives

Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with Gerald Gloade of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre to learn more about Apuknajit.

Feb. 1 marks Apuknajit, which is 'like the Mi'kmaw version of Groundhog Day'

Kyle DeYoung from the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about the plight of LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Their experiences are part of a new report by the Human Rights Watch, which you can read here: https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/01/26/even-if-you-go-skies-well-find-you/lgbt-people-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover

LGBTQ+ Afghans are in immediate danger after Taliban takeover, report finds

N.S. truckers say they’re confident the millions in a crowdfunding account will be distributed amongst their colleagues or a veteran’s memorial fund. But Jessica Davis, a former CSIS analyst and current security consultant, says there are still many unknowns.

Former CSIS analyst outlines what to know before donating to trucker convoy fund

Nova Scotia’s African Heritage Month began this week, with the theme of "Through our Eyes: The Voices of African Nova Scotians." Designer Paul Adams Junior tells Mainstreet about how he brought this theme into the poster for this year, and how it feels to create something his community can take pride in.

Meet the Cole Harbour man behind this year’s African Heritage Month poster

Melanee Thomas, a political science professor at the University of Calgary, spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about some of the forces driving what organizers call the Freedom Convoy headed to Parliament Hill.

Political science prof says there are more sinister forces behind 'freedom convoy' to Ottawa

"Retro snowsuit rentals" are in full swing in North End Halifax. The shoulder pads, the hot pinks and blues... the full body zipper. CBC's Erin MacInnis catches up with the man behind the growing collection.

Retro snowsuit rentals

The Child Welfare Advocacy Coalition is calling on the Nova Scotia government to end the practice of effectively disqualifying parents whose children have temporarily been taken into government care from receiving child benefit payments.

Child Welfare Advocacy Coalition calling for changes to child benefit program

Jennifer Sylliboy, a researcher with the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources, spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about the decline in the population of American eels and the cultural impact that's having on Mi'kmaw communities.

Why this Mi'kmaw researcher worries the sky-high price for elvers is threatening the stock

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