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A vibrant blend of top news stories, local weather, traffic reports, comedy, local music, and interviews about politics, science and culture. Tune into Mainstreet on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Add your voice by calling us at 1-888-686-MAIN (6246) or e-mail mainhfx@cbc.ca.

Location:

Halifax, NS

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A vibrant blend of top news stories, local weather, traffic reports, comedy, local music, and interviews about politics, science and culture. Tune into Mainstreet on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Add your voice by calling us at 1-888-686-MAIN (6246) or e-mail mainhfx@cbc.ca.

Language:

English

Contact:

CBC Nova Scotia P.O. Box 3000 Halifax, NS B3J 3E9 1-888-686-6246


Episodes
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Oversharing of personal information on social media could compromise your safety and privacy

6/4/2025
Technology columnist Takara Small shares her thoughts on whether attitudes are changing, compared to a couple decades ago, when it comes to sharing information on social media.

Duration:00:12:43

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Ken Hansen on Ukraine's innovation, Russia's "crippled" military, and why Putin still thinks he's winning

6/3/2025
Ken Hansen is a former naval commander, former chair of the Maritime Studies Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, an independent defence analyst, and a columnist on Mainstreet in Halifax.

Duration:00:17:42

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Scammers try to profit off the tragedy of the missing Nova Scotian children, Lilly and Jack Sullivan

6/3/2025
Jeff Douglas talks with Paul Service, the chief director of Halifax Search & Rescue, about a fake GoFundMe that says a hundred-thousand dollars is needed to cover the cost of drones to search for Lilly and Jack, and any leftover money will go to Halifax Search & Rescue.

Duration:00:08:12

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Damini Awoyiga's freelance story about Black family legacies and storytelling

6/2/2025
followed by the poem that got her thinking about the subject.

Duration:00:14:06

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Cybersecurity expert says provincial government could and should be doing more to protect citizens from cybercrime

6/2/2025
Cybersecurity expert David Shipley shares his thoughts about Nova Scotia Power's reaction to this cyber-theft, the provincial government's and how long everyone impacted will really need to monitor their credit for.

Duration:00:10:19

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re: Rob Doublett

6/2/2025
A brief tribute to Mainstreet's Rob behind the knobs.

Duration:00:01:46

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re: Reid Southwick

6/1/2025
A brief tribute to the busiest body at the CBC business desk, and everything he puts up with on Mainstreet.

Duration:00:01:49

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A conversation with the artists behind, "Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia"

5/29/2025
Scottish musicians Màiri Morrison and Alasdair Roberts collaborate with Nova Scotia bassist/musical arranger Pete Johnston to create "Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia". The album explores traditional songs with Scottish roots collected by prominent folklorist Helen Creighton.

Duration:00:14:49

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A new project is launching, geared towards hopeful Gaelic speakers and teachers

5/29/2025
Màiri Britton tells Alex Guye about Cala Cainnte, formerly known as the Gàidhlig aig Baile Institute. The name means language haven in English, and it will create new opportunities for teaching and learning Gaelic in Nova Scotia.

Duration:00:09:42

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Advice from Credit Canada about protecting your credit

5/26/2025
Becky Western-Macfadyen is the financial coaching and education manager with the credit counselling agency, Credit Canada. She gives some tips and resources to protect your credit and identity in the wake of the Nova Scotia Power data breach.

Duration:00:09:46

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A visit to a Gaelic conversation session

5/22/2025
Alex Guye attends a Gaelic Nova Scotia Month event at Gottingen street's Eastern Tea Bar.

Duration:00:08:48

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Nova Scotia Power president and CEO gives details about the "sophisticated ransomware attack"

5/22/2025
Peter Gregg tells Jeff Douglas about the ransomware attack Nova Scotia Power has been the victim of. He confirmed that the hackers who stole the data have published it to the dark web.

Duration:00:12:25

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What does the term "woke" mean and what does it mean when a politician wants to crackdown on a "woke agenda" or "woke ideology"?

5/21/2025
Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics, and social & political theory. Erik McDuffie is an associate professor of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of the Jon Gjerde Prize winning book, "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom". Alex Guye spoke with the two professors about the term woke, and the harm the anti-woke movement can cause.

Duration:00:33:31

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Concerns raised over the wellbeing of livestock at the Ross Farm Museum in New Ross

5/21/2025
Susan Fraser is a certified High Performance Equestrian coach who has spent decades training and caring for horses. She tells Mainstreet host, Jeff Douglas, about the condition of the horses at Ross Farm Museum when she was asked to evaluate them back in November.

Duration:00:20:14

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It's All Good, episode 4: nothing but good news stories from Mainstreet in Nova Scotia

5/21/2025
A retired physician helps Radstorm raise enough money to buy the building it calls home in Halifax, we hear how some healthcare workers are using art to deal with stress and burnout, and a matchmaker tells Jeff about a new trend called Loud Dating.

Duration:00:23:30

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Premier Tim Houston explains his motivation for pursuing resource development, and his conditions

5/21/2025
Jeff Douglas spoke with the Premier on the afternoon of May 22nd, in his office in Halifax.

Duration:00:22:42

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What would a "golden dome" mean for our military procurement, and lessening dependence on the US?

5/20/2025
Jeff talks with our defence columnist Ken Hansen.

Duration:00:18:31

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A conversation about living with schizophrenia, psychosis and the stigma surrounding these illnesses

5/20/2025
Jotham Corbett shares his experience living with schizophrenia. Alex Guye gave Jotham and his parents, Cyndi and Dennis, a call to hear about Jotham's experiences, and the importance of his family's support.

Duration:00:14:34

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A look at Stòras a’ Bhaile: Gaelic Folklife School

5/15/2025
Cape Breton musician Mary Jane Lamond, who has long been involved in preserving Gaelic songs and language, tells Alex Guye about Stòras a’ Bhaile and the importance of keeping Gaelic culture alive.

Duration:00:07:34

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Security expert weighs in on NSP data breach

5/15/2025
David Shipley is a cyber-security expert and a principal at Beauceron Security.

Duration:00:10:18