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The Atlantic International Film Festival announced has its 2024 program. It will be the 44th edition of the festival, running Sept. 11-18 at Park Lane Cineplex in Halifax. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Lisa Haller, AIFF's director of programming, to talk about the highlights.

The Congres Mondial Acadien, or the Acadian World Congress, is well under way in Southwest Nova Scotia this week. It's a celebration of Acadian culture that's bringing people from around the world together. Nathalie Geddry, host of Radio-Canada's La mouvée, joined host Jeff Douglas to talk about what the last few days have been like.

Non-profit organizations that manage units that house hundreds of Nova Scotians who would be homeless without the help are pleading with the Houston government for more funding to properly pay for that work and to expand their programs. Representatives from Adsum for Women and Children and the North End Community Health Centre appeared before a legislature committee this afternoon.

Curtis Whiley of the Upper Hammonds Plains Land Trust joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about a land trust event happening at the Black Culture Centre in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday. Leaders from Black-led land trusts around Nova Scotia, Canada and the U.S., will be giving presentations and participating in talks with community members.

Carys Sutherland, who is originally from Stratford, Ont., but has family in Halifax, is Symphony Nova Scotia's new principal hornist. The French horn player graduated from Julliard and recently made CBC Music's 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 list. Sutherland spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye.

Halifax's Zuppa Theatre and members of Sipekne'katik First Nation have come together to create an adaptation of Shakespere's The Tempest. The original was written in a time of colonization and is one of the only Shakespeare plays to feature Indigenous characters. In this retelling, titled Metu’na’q, the characters confront stereotypes. The CBC's Sis'moqon went to a rehearsal last week to speak to performers in Sipekne'katik.

The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Board is adding "gradual onset psychological injury" to their eligible claims starting on Sept. 1. This means workers will be able to file a claim for injury caused by things like workplace bullying and harassment. The CBC's Celina Aalders spoke with legal intern Mina Ali from the Halifax Workers Action Centre about this change.

On Monday, Aug. 12, the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company is hosting "The Big Bee," an adult spelling bee, at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax. Theatre founder and artistic director Logan Robins joins host Jeff Douglas in Studio A to give some details about the event, and to put him and some other CBCers to the test.

The Wabanaki Two Spirit Youth Council is holding a two-spirit naming ceremony this Sunday in Millbrook First Nation. It's the third of seven naming ceremonies the council is presenting. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Paulina Meader, a Knowledge Keeper from Membertou First Nation, who will be ceremony keeper on Sunday.

Federal Treasury Board President Anita Anand was born and raised in Kentville, N.S., and she's back in the province for a visit. She joined host Jeff Douglas in Studio A to talk about her current role managing government spending and her career as a member of the federal parliament.