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Many Nova Scotians are struggling with rising food prices. CBC's Sis'moqon took to Halifax's North End with her daughter Sis'wey to ask people how they were dealing with food price inflation.

A Haligonian school teacher's attempt to bring her neighbourhood together through gardening is proving to be a big success. Mainstreet intern Dylan Taylor spoke with Cora-lee Conrad who puts out free plants to help with the cost of living and to build her community.

Jennifer Jesty developed the Unama'ki Alert Systemi and hopes to see it expand to other Mi'kmaw communities.

She's the emergency resilience manager with Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq. She spoke to Jeff about the system and future plans.

The closure of the elver fishery in Nova Scotia has led to an outcry from some quarters. Jeff spoke to South Shore—St. Margarets MP Rick Perkins of to get his thoughts on the matter.

Comedian Rob Pue will be in town for the Halifax Comedy Fest in May. He spoke to Jeff about the art of comedy and clears up some online misinformation that says Halifax is his hometown.

Over 50 per cent of the world's branded plastic pollution recorded in a study from 2018 and 2022 comes from 56 companies. That's according to a study published today in the journal Science Advances. Jeff speaks with one of the authors, Tony Walker.

Canada's Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre warned in a 2023 assessment that heated language can lead to acts of violence. Alex Mason spoke with Deena Abul-Fottouh an assistant prof in Dalhousie University's department of sociology and social anthropology about what is being called stochastic terrorism. This conversation deals with disturbing events.

A new book says random chance determines much of the course of our lives and even the history of the world.

Jeff speaks with Mark Rank the author of "The Random Factor." and a professor of social welfare at Washington University.

Bird flu is affecting a wide range of animal populations. Chris Harvey-Clark a marine biologist and the university veterinarian at Dalhousie University tells Jeff about the effects the virus can have on marine animals .

While Atlantic Canada's elver fishery typically ships baby eels to Asia where they're grown for food, NovaEel is dedicated to figuring out how to farm them right here in Nova Scotia. It's a task that is biologically tricky, and the recent closure of the fishery only adds to that.