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How are Indigenous plant medicines dealing with a changing climate? We spoke to two Indigenous Elders to help continue our conversation on this topic.

The Underground Comedy Railroad show will be in downtown Halifax on Feb. 10. It was founded during Black History Month in 2012 . Jeff speaks with co-founder Rodney Ramsey about what the audience can expect.

We're in the middle of the Road to the Junos' concert series in Halifax. This Saturday, there's a classical showcase happening at the Peggy Corkum Music Room. Mainstreet's Alex Mason spoke with cellist India Gailey who will be performing at the show.

This past weekend, Nova Scotia saw a historic snowfall that left people trapped in their homes — but sometimes you have a job to do. Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with Zoey Broersma, a midwife, who went above and beyond to deliver postpartum care to one of her clients.

Saeed el-Darahali, a Dartmouth-based entrepreneur, joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about why he believes Nova Scotia's shrinking economy will have the biggest impact on youth aged 15-21.

People living in five tent encampment sites in Halifax are being ordered to leave, with the municipality warning they could be fined or even arrested if they don't comply. We'll hear from officials at city hall about their decision and from someone currently living at the Grand Parade.

As the number of children who need foster care in Nova Scotia grows, the province is looking for more people to take on the role of foster parent. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Debbie Cain, who has been a foster mother for 21 years in North Preston, to learn about how it works.

Social worker Tod Augustus Scott, who is the executive director of Bridges Counselling Centre in Truro, N.S., joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about how men can change even after perpetrating intimate partner violence.

A decade ago, Nova Scotia was a different place with different problems. The Ivany Commission drew attention to those problems in a Feb. 2014 report titled Now Or Never. It set ambitious targets for Nova Scotians, including increasing immigration, growing the number of business startups, doubling tourism revenues and increasing exports. Guest host Jeff Douglas is joined by commission members Susanna Fuller and Saeed el-Darahali to talk about how the province is doing.

Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by municipal officials and residents in Cape Breton as the province grapples with the aftermath of a winter storm that brought more than 150 centimetres of snow to some areas.