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  • Secret letters reveal Halina St James' mom was abducted from Ukraine, and enslaved by Nazis at age 17

    Secret letters reveal Halina St James' mom was abducted from Ukraine, and enslaved by Nazis at age 17
    Jul 23 2025

    She tells Jeff Douglas about the letters that inspired her new book, "The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany." It hits store shelves August 5, and is published by Anansi Press.
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    16 min
  • Vishal Bhardwaj, Nathalie Alders & Madesen Allen on Nova Multifest, starting Friday in Dartmouth

    Vishal Bhardwaj, Nathalie Alders & Madesen Allen on Nova Multifest, starting Friday in Dartmouth
    Jul 23 2025

    Find more details at multifestns.ca
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    11 min
  • New 'Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator' program makes N.S. beauty industry more inclusive

    New 'Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator' program makes N.S. beauty industry more inclusive
    May 13 2022
    Black beauty advocate Samantha Dixon Slawter has been fighting for 30 years for proper training for stylists who do Black and natural hair care. In 2019, she applied to the province to have the "Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator" recognized as a voluntary trade in Nova Scotia, and earlier this month, the province announced it was doing just that.
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    6 min
  • After their pride flag was vandalized, this Nova Scotia business was flooded with support

    After their pride flag was vandalized, this Nova Scotia business was flooded with support
    Dec 29 2022
    The pride flag of a recently opened business in the Annapolis Valley has been vandalized four times. But the businesses owner say after an outpouring support, "the love far outweighs the tiny little bit of hate.”
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    8 min
  • Mainstreet's Spinbusters examine tensions between Nova Scotia and its municipalities

    Mainstreet's Spinbusters examine tensions between Nova Scotia and its municipalities
    Oct 26 2023
    This fall sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature has triggered two spats between the Houston government and the two biggest municipalities in our province. Mainstreet's Spinbusters Barb Emodi, Michelle Coffin and Chris Lydon join host Jeff Douglas to talk it out.
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    27 min
  • If Canadians eat more than 5 litres of ice cream per year, why not try a scoop of Black Sesame & Miso Caramel?

    If Canadians eat more than 5 litres of ice cream per year, why not try a scoop of Black Sesame & Miso Caramel?
    Jul 23 2025

    Bailey Vernon tells Alex Mason about some of the more unusual flavours at her new ice cream shop, Churned, in downtown Dartmouth.
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    8 min