Épisodes

  • Checks and balances during a "super majority"
    Feb 21 2025

    Legal expert looks at the Nova Scotia's government's recent moves to consolidate power.

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    9 min
  • Government takes steps that could muzzle financial watchdog
    Feb 19 2025

    Houston government introduces legislation so it can fire Auditor General, at any time, for any reason.

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    14 min
  • Remembering Mi'kmaq activist Nora Bernard for Heritage Day
    Feb 14 2025

    Monday is Heritage Day, and this year Nova Scotia is honouring Mi'kmaq activist Nora Bernard. Her niece Justine Maloney talks about her aunt's legacy.

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    8 min
  • Halifax musician opens up about mental health
    Feb 12 2025

    Meaghan Smith has been sharing her struggles about making a living as a musician, and how it impacts her mental health - especially as somebody living with anxiety.

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    10 min
  • Send nudes: first test for NS 'Intimate Images and Cyber-Protection Act'
    Feb 10 2025

    A Halifax woman has been awarded nearly 50-thousand dollars after her ex posted her nude photo on an escort website. Now she's speaking out about revenge porn as a form of intimate partner violence.

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    10 min
  • Halifax woman creates "Museum of Addiction & Recovery"
    Feb 7 2025

    After years of struggling to hold down museum jobs while battling addiction, Danielle Megaffin is on a mission to create a space where recovering people can share their artwork with the world. She believes in the power of museums to open up difficult conversations around stigma, and foster empathy for all.

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    9 min
  • National study on mental health in the music industry
    Feb 5 2025

    A new study is looking at mental health challenges for Canadian music professionals, across all provinces and demographics.

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    9 min
  • NS woman died advocating for supplemental breast cancer screening
    Feb 3 2025

    A Nova Scotia woman requested supplemental screening after a routine mammogram, because she knew she had dense breasts. She was turned down. Three years later, Tanja Harrison died of stage 4 breast cancer that had metastasized. A radiologist in Ontario looks at the issue of using MRIs to detect cancer, how they could protect patients with dense breasts, and reduce costs.

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    8 min