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Syrian-Canadian Danny Ramadan joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his new memoir, Crooked Teeth, which starts with his life as a young gay man growing up in Damascus and ends with him coming to Canada as a refugee.

The Nova Scotia RCMP will issue a formal apology in September to the province's Black communities for street checks and other harmful interactions between police and people of African descent. The CBC's Blair Rhodes spoke with assistant commissioner Dennis Daley, the commanding officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Nova Scotia was represented at the Cannes Film Festival this week. Halifax producer Jason Levangie was there to attend the premiere of the new David Cronenberg film — and go to a party at Pablo Picasso's family villa. He spoke with CBC's Carsten Knox.

It's a time when people across the province celebrate Gaelic culture, language and history. To learn more about how Gaelic film impacts the community, Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with Joyce MacDonald, the president of the Gaelic Filmmakers Society of Nova Scotia.

When the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival kicks off next Wednesday, it will be celebrating 90 successful years. But this year, it's introducing a new youth competition: "Passions that Bloom." Host Jeff Douglas visited the festival offices in Kentville to talk with organizers about the updated format.

The 45th annual Scotia Festival of Music, featuring world-renowned classical musicians, will honour its late founder, Chris Wilcox. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Simon Docking, this year's artistic director to talk about the magic of the festival.

Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway, who is parliamentary secretary to the minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about Canada's elver fishery. Kelloway says the department is working on regulations in an effort to safely reopen the elver fishery next year.

Barb Emodi, Michelle Coffin and Chris Lydon join host Jeff Douglas to talk about the recent byelection win by the Progressive Conservatives in Pictou West, and what it means for the major opposition parties. Plus, a conversation about political promises and their effect on the voting public.

Northern Pulp's parent company is considering opening a new mill in Liverpool, instead of trying to reopen in Pictou County. The mill closed in 2020 after then premier Stephen McNeil decided it would no longer be allowed to dump effluent near the Pictou Landing First Nation. We hear from Region of Queens Municipality Mayor Darlene Norman and Chief Andrea Paul, who led the fight against Northern Pulp.

Nova Scotia was aiming to be an "accessible province" by 2030 by removing physical barriers that make it difficult for people with disabilities to get around. But with only six years to go, provincial officials acknowledge that will not happen. The CBC's Shaina Luck spoke with Dawn Stegen, the executive director of the province's Accessibility Directorate.