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A new book by longtime journalist Stephen Kimber chronicles a high stakes Canadian feud that underscores the perils of succession planning for a multi-million dollar family business. He joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his new book, The Phelan Feud: The Bitter Struggle For Control of a Great Canadian Food Empire.

Members of the Canadian Parliament have voted unanimously to criminalize coercive control — a step towards protecting people from non-physical abuse, such as threats and financial manipulation. With the bill now going to the Senate, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Andrea Gunraj with the Canadian Women's Foundation, to learn more about what it would do.

Journalist Paul McLeod joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about how the federal Online News Act is moving closer to putting money into the bank accounts of news outlets. But he's thinking there's a better way to address the dominance of Google and Meta in online advertising.

After years of struggling to find clothes to fit her body and feeling ashamed of her weight, Whitney Swinimer began knitting clothes for herself that made her feel confident and beautiful. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas about how that changed her perception, which she wrote about in this CBC First Person column.

Historian Leo J. Deveau takes us on another journey through time to 1984 — the year of Mainstreet's inception — for a look at what was happening in the political, economic and cultural life in Nova Scotia. He joins host Jeff Douglas.

Back in 2020, the Nova Scotia Nature Trust set a goal of doubling the amount of land it protects. It recently met that goal, protecting an additional 6,000 hectares in just four years. Executive director Bonnie Sutherland joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about this milestone and why "nature needs us now more than ever."