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There's a live storytelling event Thursday at Elle's Bistro in Halifax called Stories In Nova Scotia or "SINS" for short. Its EventBrite listing suggests that "choosing sin" can be "the unlikely path to virtue." Host Jeff Douglas is joined by organizers Katrina Phillip and Chris Jackel to learn more.

Janelle Niles spent the first 10 years of her life in Truro. She joined host Jeff Douglas to discuss her childhood, her family's history of activism, and how she reflects that in her approach to standup. This week, you can see the Hot Docs film about her, called Janelle Niles: Inconvenient, free on the website https://www.citizenminutes.ca/events-screenings

Nova Scotia Farmers Markets say they need more funding to keep up with their nourishing communities food coupon program for lower-income earners which was launched in 2019. Justin Cantafio, executive director of Farmers Markets of Nova Scotia, spoke to guest host Preston Mulligan.

Artificial intelligence has been all over the news lately, including in the world of video games. There's concern the technology could displace writers and programmers. But if reviews for a new AI-generated game are any indication, that future might still be far away. Mainstreet's Spencer McPhee joined us to discuss the latest developments.

A Kentville drag event has been the subject of an online backlash, including threats of a possible protest outside the event, but that hasn't stopped the local 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies from showing their support. Queera Bang, who is performing at the sold-out event, spoke with Mainstreet about what's been going on.

It's hard to get inflation off our minds these days but it's often felt most acutely at the grocery store. We spoke to Nick Jennery, executive director of Food Nova Scotia, about why 1 in 3 children in Nova Scotia live in a food insecure household. But first, an excerpt from Front Burner, where producer Imogen Birchard visited an Etobicoke food bank.

Students from Bay View High School's gender-sexuality alliance and equity team, were present on Wednesday as the Progress Pride Flag was raised at Province House in Halifax to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Rayne, a co-leader of the school's Gender-Sexuality Alliance, spoke at the event, and afterwards Jeff talked to Rayne and two other Bay View students about how they've been feeling after their school's pride flag was burned last month.

An image of the Vimy Ridge Monument is being removed from Canadian passports as part of a new redesign, which has prompted some strong feelings. Ted Barris, a Canadian military history author, spoke with host Jeff Douglas about his thoughts on the change.

New art installations have been set up in a busy hallway at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax. The project, which is a collaboration with the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia Health and Partners for Care, aims to create a more positive experience for health-care providers, patients and visitors. Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with Sara Hartland-Rowe, the lead artist from NSCAD, and Jane Davies, the CEO of Partners for Care.

When it comes to the problem of microplastics, recycling of plastics may be a part of the problem — more so than part of a solution. Mainstreet's Alex Mason spoke with researchers Steve Allen and Erina Brown about their new study that looks into the effectiveness of filtration used at a state-of-the-art recycling facility in the United Kingdom, and what it could be releasing into the environment.