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May in Nova Scotia is Gaelic Awareness Month. It's a time where people across the province celebrate Gaelic culture, language and history. Ciaran Walker of the Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia and Lewis MacKinnon with the Office of Gaelic Affairs join guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about some upcoming events.

After a fire destroyed the Bridgetown Baptist Church in Bridgetown, N.S., last week, members of the congregation are making plans to rebuild. Reverend Steven Hopper joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about the church and next steps.

When someone experiences the death of a loved one, many struggle with the grief that comes with it and how to talk about it. To speak about grief literacy and some supports that exist in Nova Scotia, Mainstreet's Alex Guye reached Matthew Fillier, a grief and bereavement practice lead with Nova Scotia Health's Palliative Care Network.

This Sunday, May 5 is a national day to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women and girls, and two-spirit people who have gone missing or have been murdered. It's called Red Dress Day. Mainstreet's Kathleen McKenna spoke with Mi'kmaw elder Marie Sack from Sipekne’katik about the significance of the red dress.

Truro-based folk duo Champagne Weather join host Jeff Douglas to talk about their new EP and their upcoming performance at the East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown. The duo behind the band are Canadian Folk Music Award-winners and JUNO nominees James Hill and Anne Janelle.

The deadly fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome wiped out more than 90 per cent of Nova Scotia's bat population during the winter of 2012-2013. More than 10 years later, bat biologist Lori Phinney says some species are showing signs of recovery, while others are not.