Mainstreet Halifax

Tamsin Michael Robson is holding an ecumenical service tomorrow at St. Andrew's United church to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. Robson tells Mainstreet's Jeff Douglas about why they are putting this event on and what attendees will experience.

The New Horizons Baptist Church says a major renovation project has run over deadline, and racked up huge costs that the congregation is struggling to cover.

We recently heard an impassioned plea from a Halifax resident about how difficult it is to eat well on social assistance. Katherine de Sousa spent a whole day reaching out to members of the Nova Scotia legislature after seeing a cry for help from a friend on social media.

Jennifer Lane, a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University, tells host Jeff Douglas about her work researching how LGBTQ people are stigmatized in the healthcare system. Lane says improving education and empathy within doctors’ offices and hospitals for LGBTQ patients means everyone benefits.

There's a lot of talk right now about the effects of climate change and the challenges involved in mitigation, but new research from the Global Carbon Project comes to some surprising conclusions about the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Mainstreet's oceans guy Boris Worm spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the new findings.

Students in Grades 7-12 at the school in Caledonia took part in a land-based learning exploratory day. The Mainstreet's Alex Guye was there.

Brent Ward is also the Co-Director at The Centre for Natural Hazards Research. Hear the conversation about what all these disasters mean in relation to climate change and whether there's a correlation.

Bernie Francis, a linguist and Mi'kmaw elder, spoke with Mainstreet's producer Alex Mason about how time is cyclical in the Mi'kmaw language and culture.

Content creator Willow Raven tells host Jeff Douglas about giving up her day job for a career online. She uses platforms such as OnlyFans, which allow adult performers to create content that their fans can view for a monthly subscription.

A new project is seeking to understand the experiences of young Mi'kmaw, Maliseet and Wolastoqey men and how they feel about their sexual health. It's part of research being done by the non-profit group Healing Our Nations, the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre and Dalhousie University. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Matt Numer, who runs the Sexual Health and Gender Lab at Dalhousie University, and Dave Miller, a community health educator with Healing Our Nations.