This is Nova Scotia

Hockey players and Gender Sexuality Alliance collaborate, to better understand each other, at Halifax high school

A 13-year-old boy was killed in Shelburne county by three large dogs. Two dog behaviour experts talk about some of the triggers for that type of event. 

Meet two people involved in a report that aims to end a decades-long problem. Namely: youths in foster care lose all financial and personal support as soon ad they reach the age of majority. 

We look into the legal question of whether First Nations can sell cannabis in dispensaries not licenced by provincial governments. 

Guilty verdict in bar death still leaves family hoping for more controls on bar security staff.

We look into how an offensive message ended up on the airwaves in Halifax for hours this week. 

Trailer Park Boys actor and former witness Lucy Decouterre, and witness co-ordinator Susan Mitchell, talk about trying to find closure through a sexual assault trial. 

The PAC Lab does research on how physical activity helps cancer patients survive. 

Chris d'Entremont leaves Conservative Party, in what could be first of several defcetions.

There's a Blue Jays logo on the facade of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Until yesterday, no one knew who carved it. But then, stone mason Craig Potter stepped forward! He reveals the story behind how he came to etch the carving and talks about the attention it's getting now.  

Look really closely when you visit the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and you might find a few hidden surprises set in the building's stone facade, including the logo of the Toronto Blue Jays. We unravel the mystery behind why.

We'll talk about that AI video U.S. President Donald Trump shared recently on social media of him piloting a fighter jet while wearing a crown, dropping what looks like excrement on a No Kings rally. We speak with an AI expert about these kinds of videos... and what happens when people can't tell them apart from actual video footage. 

Two Halifax business leaders talk about how shoplifting and robberies are affecting retailers in the city's core. Windsor Police Force shares its successful implementation of a "Retail Crime Unit."

La Belle Province comes to Nouvelle Ecosse...a cadre of cooks from Montreal is coming to the Valley next week for the annual Devour Food and Film festival. Montreal chef Danny Smiles tells us why in his province, dining out will be the last thing to go. 

The dry summer has been bad news for most agricultural sectors, but good news for grape crops. An owner of L'Acadie Vineyards in Gaspereau talks about the extreme growing conditions, and why a bottle of vintage 2025 might be something to watch out for in the coming years.

Shawn MacLeod has turned Lego building into a fulltime job. He is a professional Lego builder. We find out how he achieved this unusual profession.

Toronto Blue Jays superfan Debbie Rafuse joins us from Chester, Nova Scotia in advance of the third game in the Jays Yankees division series. She tells Portia about the crocheted doll she's sending to her favourite slugger, George Springer.

People who live near Viola's Place have been complaining about a rise in open drug use and violence in the neighbourhood.  That prompted the town to hold a public forum on community safety last night. We talk to one of the residents who spoke at last night's meeting. He lives across the street from the shelter.

In an unsubstantiated and widely disputed claim, U.S. President Donald Trump has linked autism with the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy. Allison Garber says she felt crestfallen upon hearing that news. She sits on the board of Autism Nova Scotia and is an advocate for people with autism, including her son.

Some support new bike lanes in Halifax, while others would like to get rid of them altogether. We ask David Trueman from the Halifax Cycling Coalition what it's like to ride with so much tension in the air, and on the streets.

We get a tour of the volunteer operation at CFB Cornwallis, where almost 200 firefighters can get a warm meal - and a lot of thanks - at the end of their long shifts fighting the ongoing Long Lake wildfire. 

Students at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design held a sit-in last night, to protest the university's decision to reduce studio access this semester. We'll talk to the head of the student union to find out how it went, and why students want 24-hour access to those art spaces.

Researchers at Dalhousie University and the IWK in Halifax are trying to help parents with the overwhelming feeling of having a newborn. We hear about a new program that's aiming to increase postpartum support for new parents through text messages. 

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 now with the ban on forest activities, he's refocusing his efforts on another project: documenting shoreline access along the Bay of Fundy. 

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.