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A vibrant blend of top news stories, local weather, traffic reports, comedy, local music, and interviews about politics, science and culture. Tune into Mainstreet on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Add your voice by calling us at 1-888-686-MAIN (6246) or e-mail mainhfx@cbc.ca.

4D AGO

The Mainstreet Spinbusters at the mid-point of the federal election campaign

Jeff talks with Barbara Emodi, Chris Lydon, and Michelle Coffin.

36 min
5D AGO

The harmful impact of a private online groups highly degrading sexual comments

Tia Googoo is a 27-year-old Millbrook band member. She went public with screenshots of a private group chat that she took a couple of weeks ago. The Facebook chat included highly degrading sexual comments about women in the community and references to enjoying non-consensual sex. Two councillors who were in the group chat, Garrett Gloade and Pius Knockwood, have since resigned. Tia spoke with the CBC's Richard Cuthbertson.

10 min
6D AGO

Is there an enthusiasm gap between Conservative supporters, and people planning to vote Liberal or NDP?

After what must be Pierre Poilievre's biggest rally yet, south of Edmonton yesterday, Jeff asks Shachi Kurl at the Angus Reid Institute whether she sees signs of an enthusiasm gap in her data. (Also includes an excerpt from the latest CBC West Of Centre podcast.)

23 min
6D AGO

Should you sleep with your mouth taped shut? Quick answer: no. Absolutely not.

The CBC's Meig Campbell finds out why.

8 min
APR 7

"What is the point of all this?" wonders Dal U economist James McNeil about Trump tariffs

Host Jeff Douglas speaks with James McNeil after some big market losses at the end of last week.

19 min
APR 4

Let's talk about the the wonderful world of the zipper merge!

Host Jeff Douglas talks with traffic expert Peter Lougheed, about the zipper merge and whether it would make the lives of Nova Scotians easier.

8 min
APR 4

The language violent extremist movements use and how fascism looks in 2025

Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics, and social & political theory. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Alex about what fascism looks like in 2025 and some of the language violent extremist movements use.

18 min
APR 3

How people get drawn into extremist groups and some of the work being done in Canada to support people who leave

Ideologically motivated, violent extremist groups, use different kinds of hate to recruit followers and inspire violence. A report dated May 2024 released under the access to information law by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says Extremist groups are also tapping into current events to build support. Alex Guye reached Brad Galloway to talk about this. He is the coordinator at the Centre On Hate, Bias & Extremism at Ontario Tech University.

14 min

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A vibrant blend of top news stories, local weather, traffic reports, comedy, local music, and interviews about politics, science and culture. Tune into Mainstreet on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Add your voice by calling us at 1-888-686-MAIN (6246) or e-mail mainhfx@cbc.ca.