A forest-lover shares how he's scratching the hiking itch
Many of us are missing the forest right about now, as we hit peak summertime in Nova Scotia. Steve Skafte usually ventures into the woods searching for abandoned roads in the Annapolis Valley. But for...
12 Aug 20258min
Dealing with drought
There's a lot of nervousness in rural areas of Nova Scotia as the days go by with no significant rain in the forecast. We check in with three people who have animals and crops that need water.
7 Aug 202513min
The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
Author Niko Stratis has launches her memoir "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman," about how the music of Bruce Springsteen, The National, and REM, helped her to explore her own gender identity.
5 Aug 20258min
Imagine taking a course taught entirely by AI
University courses - entirely taught with AI, including avatars. Sound futuristic? It's actually happening now at a divinity school in the Annapolis Valley. he CBC's Richard Cutherbertson tells us abo...
24 Jul 202510min
Halifax Pride event transforms old Harry Potter books into oyster mushrooms
Former Potterheads are tossing their books in the wake of J.K. Rowling's comments about the trans community.
22 Jul 20258min
An unlit buoy was involved in the death of a navy sailor in the Halifax harbour
A rigid hull inflatable boat that capsized in the Halifax harbour in January struck an unlit buoy, according to documents obtained by CBC through a freedom of information request.
17 Jul 202511min
Advocacy group reacts to report finding that N.S. childcare fees buck the national trend
A new think tank report found that Nova Scotia is not one of the six provinces or territories in Canada that has achieved $10-a-day child care. Our education minister says the slower progress is due t...
10 Jul 20259min
If you picked up a can of beer that said "alcohol causes cancer," would you still drink it?
That's what a new pilot project in Antigonish is hoping to find out. A substance use researcher and local brewery owner have teamed up to test health warning labels on alcohol products.
8 Jul 20258min
