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Cape Breton author Lesley Crewe has a new novel coming out next month called Death & Other Inconveniences. It follows a newly widowed New Brunswick woman named Margo who is learning who she is after the death of her rather unremarkable husband. She spoke with Mainstreet intern Jenna Banfield.

There's been a lot of history made in women's hockey this year. Spryfield's Troy Ryan has had a front-row seat as head coach of the Toronto team in the Professional Women's Hockey League — and now he's up for Coach of the Year. He spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the nomination.

As part of Asian Heritage Month, media organization Halitube partnered with the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax to host a mahjong learn-and-play event. Mainstreet's Alex Guye stopped by to talk to organizers and some attendees about their connection to the game.

Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is holding its annual Gutsy Walk on Sunday. The walks, which take place across the country, promote research to find a cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with honourary chair for Nova Scotia's Gutsy Walk Ian Harrison.

Youmin Zhang, a professor of Mechanical, Industrial & Aerospace Engineering, joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about research into how artificial intelligence and autonomous drones could play a role in monitoring wildfires — and helping put them out.

More than 40 years of work by filmmaker Lulu Keating is celebrated at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival this week. The CBC's Carsten Knox spoke with Lulu about her new book of short stories, and how she went from filmmaking to writing.

Raphael Funwa Iluyomade, the senior pastor at New Beginnings Ministries in Cherrybrook, N.S., joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about the Devil — and why it's not a metaphor. He says Satan is a more tangible presence in the world.

The Road to Economic Prosperity released its inaugural African Nova Scotian Prosperity and Well-being Index last week. It was a three-year initiative to measure social and economic indicators in the African Nova Scotian and Black immigrant communities from a Black perspective. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Irvine Carvery and Carolann Wright.

The Antigonish Women's Centre will receive $2.5 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada and from Status of Women Nova Scotia to expand a youth program aimed at preventing gender-based violence. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with executive director Anita Stewart, who hopes the expansion will allow the program to reach 80 high schools across Nova Scotia.

North-end Dartmouth is the setting for author Wayne Ng's third novel, The Family Code, about a family in crisis and intergenerational trauma. As a former social worker, Ng has a lot of experience navigating challenging domestic issues. But he'd never set foot in Dartmouth until his visit from Ottawa to promote his book. The CBC's Carsten Knox gave him a call on Thursday.