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A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says one-third of Atlantic Canadian workers earn $20 an hour or less. The report also says, contrary to common beliefs, that most of those workers are not students or young people. Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with one of the report's co-authors Christine Saulnier.

The Disney/Marvel series X-Men ‘97 was nominated for a Primetime Emmy last week for Best Animated Production. One of its stars is Nova Scotia's own Lenore Zann, who voices mutant superhero Rouge. She spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about her career as Rouge from Comic-Con International in San Diego.

The 2024 edition of LatinFax is being held at the Halifax waterfront on Saturday. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by organizers Alex Caballeros and Patricia Belleza to talk about what the festival has to offer: music, food, dance and culture.

A Nova Scotian living in Jasper, Alta., gives us a first-hand account of the panic that ensued after Monday night's evacuation order due to a raging wildfire in the area. Connor Hanninen, who is originally from Coldbrook, spoke with guest host Presotn Mulligan about his experience.

A new exhibit that examines the enslavement of Black people in Canada will open at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on Emancipation Day next week. It's called A History Exposed, and the guest curator behind it is Afua Cooper, a Dalhousie University professor and the Killam Research Chair of Black History and African Diaspora Studies. She spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye.

On the evening of Oct. 4, 1967, 12-year-old Chris Styles was laying in his bed late at his home on the corner of Ochterloney and Pine streets in Darmouth. Outside his window he saw a bright light that looked like an orb. It was the same night as the infamous Shag Harbour UFO sighting that gained international attention. He joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about his experience ahead of the Shag Harbour UFO XPO in Yarmouth.

Johanne McInnis spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Mason to tell him about a festival that combines harp, meditation and yoga on a beautiful Nova Scotia beach. It's called Harp Meditation Yoga Festival and it starts in Kingsport, N.S., on Friday and runs until Sunday.

Members of a Ukrainian dance school in Mississauga are in Halifax this week to perform alongside local musicians at the Light House Arts Centre. The East Coast Ukrainian Association was one of the key organizations to help bring the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Barvinok to the east coast. Proceeds from Wednesday's event will support UNBROKEN, a rehabilitation center in Lviv, which helps people affected by the war. Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with two of the dancers and the artistic director.

A new study that examines food insecurity in Nova Scotia's 2SLGBTQ+ community is underway by Feed Nova Scotia and the Human Nutrition Department at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Sue Kelleher and Phillip Joy to learn more about the scope and what initial research shows.

The Eastern Front Theatre is bringing back its game show — Haliwood Squares — with a Halifax Pride twist. This year's edition is called Haliwood Queers and it will be hosted by drag performer, Rouge Fatale. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Kat McCormack, the artistic director of Eastern Front Theatre.