Mainstreet Halifax

A new street outreach team started its work in Truro, N.S., this week. The provincial government announced Thursday that it's providing about $500,000 for the new five-person team run by the Truro Housing Outreach Society. Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with Davy Rose, the Truro outreach co-ordinator, to talk about how the team will support people experiencing homelessness.

A report released Wednesday by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization finds that fisheries around the world are likely to take a much bigger hit from climate change if global warming gets up into the 3- to 4-degree range, compared to 1-and-a-half, or 2 degrees Celsius. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Dalhousie University biologist Derek Tittensor, who was involved in the research.

As part of its annual Shark Week extravaganza, the Discovery Channel will air its first-ever Canadian-made shark week program on Wednesday evening. It's called Great White North and comes from executive producer Edward Peill, director P.J. Naworynski and legendary Shark Week underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande. Shark expert and enthusiast Chris Harvery-Clark joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the making of the documentary

Canadian bluesman Matt Andersen is in Halifax for Jazz Fest this week. He's playing the main stage on Friday night, but before that he joins host Jeff Douglas for a chat about his musical career. 

An Algonquin beader says a design she created was stolen, mass produced and sold through an online retailer called Temu. CBC Indigenous reporter Samantha Schwientek joins host Jeff Douglas to tell that story and to talk about the broader implications.

Ryan Keeping of Halifax ran 75 kilometers a day to get from St. John's, Nfld., to Victoria, B.C., to complete his cross-country journey in just 99 days. He joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about why it was important to him to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Chris Murphy of Sloan joins host Jeff Douglas ahead of two performances at the Shore Club in Hubbards, N.S., this week. They walk down memory lane just in time for the 30th anniversary of Sloan's album, Twice Removed. 

If you need help starting a campfire or staying safe in bear country, and you don't want to just trust whatever you see on social media, you can now get expert advice through Scouts Canada's toll-free hotline. It opened on Monday, 24/7, for the entire summer. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Matthew Coe, a volunteer and long-time scouter.

As we mark Mainstreet Halifax's 40th year on the air, we've been talking to folks about how music has evolved during that time. MCJ and Cool G are credited as being the first Canadian rap group to be signed to a major label. They grew up in Halifax and moved to Montreal in 1988. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by James McQuaid, also known as MCJ, to look back at rap in Halifax.

Mainstreet Halifax's Oceans Guy Boris Worm joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the Portuguese man-of-war — a species similar to a jellyfish but worse — which is becoming more common along Nova Scotia's coasts.