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A new play coming to the Eastern Front Theatre in Dartmouth, N.S., this Sunday presents itself as a Q&A — the kind of Q&A session that sometimes follows theatre events or movie screenings. Audience members are tasked with asking questions — any question at all — without knowing where the plot is going. Director and cast member Joe Cobden joins host Jeff Douglas to explain more.

Nova Scotia Power has apologized after it removed public access to one of its active sites at White Rock Pond, which has been used by residents as a local swimming hole and trail for decades. Nova Scotia Power's Jenn Parker says the closure was put in place in the interest of public safety, but community consultation is expected to go ahead next week.

When working in political communications, there are certain tactics that are used by different governments around the world. The Mainstreet Spinbusters join host Jeff Douglas to talk about what you might find in a spin doctor's tool box here in Canada, and in Nova Scotia, and how they used some of those tools in their prior lives.

After 40 years travelling the world, Cirque Du Soleil has returned to the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax with Corteo.The show is described as a joyous procession or a festive parade as a clown imagines his own funeral. Olaf Triebil, Cirque du Soleil's artistic director, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain.

Many ships left from Halifax to be part of, or to support, the storming of beaches in Normandy during the Second World War 80 years ago. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Bill Woodburn, chair of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust and a former submarine captain, to talk about the city's role in preparations leading up to D-Day.

A group of Indigenous soldiers from Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan stormed Juno Beach alongside 14,000 other Canadians 80 years ago, turning the tide during the Second World War. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by the CBC's Jason Warick, who met with some of their descendants ahead of a ceremony in France on Wednesday to honour their sacrifice.