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Nova Scotia has missed its deadline to stop admitting people with disabilities into large institutions, but an official says work is still underway. The lawyer who represents the Disability Rights Commission of Nova Scotia says the missed deadline is a failure by the province. The CBC's Jean Laroche reports.

Sail Nova Scotia's Paula Minnikin and John Flemming join guest host Preston Mulligan to look back on the SailGP races that happened in the Halifax harbour over the weekend — from dramatic moments to crowd reactions — and also a chat about SailGP races possibly returning to Halifax in the future.

Nova Scotia's Haylee and Jordynn Russell, and their dad, Joel Russell, join guest host Preston Mulligan to teach him a thing or two — or 10 — about competitive skipping. The 12-year-old twins were part of three gold medal wins at the 2024 Rope Skipping Canada National Championships with their team, Jump Energy.

Join host Jeff Douglas and two-time Olympic sailor and Olympic coach Lisa Ross on the Halifax waterfront as the city prepares for the Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix. We hear from Billy Gooderham of the Canada team, Sail Nova Scotia’s Paula Minnikin and John Flemming, and Mi’kmaw ethnologist Roger Lewis, among other sailing enthusiasts.

Join host Jeff Douglas and two-time Olympic sailor and Olympic coach Lisa Ross on the Halifax waterfront as the city prepares for the Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix. We hear from Canadian sailor Madeline Gillis, Mi’kmaw linguist Bernie Francis and driver of the Canadian Sail GP team Phil Roberston, among other sailing enthusiasts.

Join host Jeff Douglas and two-time Olympic sailor and Olympic coach Lisa Ross on the Halifax waterfront as the city prepares for the Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix. We hear from officials with Sail GP, Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Vice Commodore Graham Roy, among other sailing enthusiasts.

The Queer Interfaith Coalition, which aims to bring people of different faiths together to fight anti-2SLGBTQ+ hate, will hold its first annual Pride service next week. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by three people of different spiritual backgrounds to talk about it: Rabbi Naj Siritsky, Alexina St. Pierre Farrow and Tamsin Michael Robson.

May in Nova Scotia is Gaelic Awareness Month. It's a time when people across the province celebrate Gaelic culture, language and history. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Ciaran Walker and Lewis MacKinnon to have an in-depth conversation about the language and to share some phrases.

The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op has a new executive director starting in June and its Masuma Khan. You may know her from her years of community activism and advocacy or by the musical name, General Khan. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas about her goals for the theatre moving forward.

The STAGES Theatre Festival is back! The annual spring festival of exciting new theatre work is happening June 5-9 at Alderney Landing in downtown Dartmouth. It's produced by Eastern Front Theatre. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with artistic director Kat McCormack.