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The federal government says Canada's health-care system isn't ready to offer medically assisted death to those who suffer solely from mental illnesses, but some say otherwise. Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with Independent Senator Dr. Stan Kutcher and Dr. Tim Holland, a physician who provides medically assisted dying in Halifax.

Ontario is in the process is trying to pass legislation to ban "Canadian experience" requirements from job postings in the province. They say it is to allow newcomers to get a foot in the door for employment and to help retain immigrants in the province. Would similar legislation in Nova Scotia help newcomers find jobs in their field? Rebecca MacDonald of New Dawn in Cape Breton tells guest host Preston Mulligan it's a complex issue.

Keonte Beals speaks with guest host Preston Mulligan about burnout and shares two conversations he had with the busiest people he knows and how they are dealing with the phenomenon.

Emily vey Duke is a is a Halifax-born visual artist and film and media arts professor at the College of Visual Performing Arts at Syracuse University who explores drug use, recovery and harm reduction. She spoke tto Preston Mulligan about her work that is on display this weekend at Halifax's Blue Building Gallery.

A new exhibit is opening at the Prow Galley that features the work of Nigerian-born artist Ibe Ananaba. He and his family relocated to Halifax in January 2022, and his new exhibit, Fresh Take, is a reflection of his experiences in Nova Scotia as a newcomer and his impressions of Halifax specifically.

A study published in the journal Canadian Public Policy finds there is "no consistent correlation" between police spending and crime rates in this country. Although the Halifax Regional Municipality is not one of the cities examined in the study, there have been recent proposals to increase police budgets. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by El Jones, an author of Defunding the Police: Defining the way forward in the HRM, to talk about the study and how the city compares.

February is just around the corner, and that means Lunar New Year events will soon begin! Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Will Yang, president of the multimedia organization Halitube, to talk about what he has planned to celebrate the year of the Dragon.

Six years ago, the Halifax Regional Municipality and the United Way released a report called Building Poverty Solutions. On Wednesday, a follow-up report was released that takes into account some of the upheaval that has happened since then, including the high cost of living and housing crisis. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Sue LaPierre, the director of Social Impact Strategy with United Way Halifax.

The CBC's Kathleen McKenna tells Mainstreet how the water in Lake Banook felt on Tuesday — a cold day in January. She was in there almost up to her neck, for one minute, with a member of the Dark Side Dippers. The group formed this year, and has always grown to more than 55 dippers.

Joe B. Marshall's daughter, Eleanor Bernard, talks about her father's legacy. Marshall, who co-founded the Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq in 1969, died on Friday. He was 83.