Mainstreet Halifax

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Mainstreet Halifax

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.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Duff Conacher and Democracy Watch pursue private prosecution of PM Trudeau over SNC-Lavalin affair

    Duff Conacher speaks with guest host Vernon Ramesar about an application filed in a provincial court in Ottawa on February 19th in an attempt to hold Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accountable for "...pressuring, and directing others to pressure, then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin in 2018..."

    11 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator and blames him for the invasion, and talk of US/Russian Arctic cooperation

    Guest host Alex Guye asks independent defence analyst Ken Hansen how much Canada should worry about Trump's efforts to pull the US away from its traditional allies, and towards Russia. And they listen to a minute of US Vice President JD Vance scolding Europeans at a security conference in Munich.

    18 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    The Mainstreet Spinbusters on a very busy budget day in Nova Scotia

    Barbara Emodi, Michelle Coffin, and Chris Lydon speak with guest host Alex Guye.

    38 min

  4. FEB 14

    333 years later, why is the Glencoe Massacre still remembered in Nova Scotia

    Karley Kehoe is a professor of history at Saint Mary's University and a Scottish historian. She walks us through a summarized history leading up to the 333-year-old massacre and why it is still affects people in Nova Scotia to this day.

    15 min

  5. FEB 13

    Amanda Friesen, Canada Research Chair in Political Psychology, on how to deal with political stress

    There's a lot going on in the world these days. Professor Friesen talks with host Jeff Douglas about how to keep it from getting you down.

    10 min

  6. FEB 13

    What it would take to get Canada back to multilateralism

    Ajay Parasram is an associate professor in the department of international development studies and the department of history. He spoke with host Jeff Douglas about another side to nationalism that Canada should do its best to steer clear of, and why we should be trying to get back to multilateralism.

    16 min

  7. FEB 12

    Breakdown of why Catholic Vice-President JD Vance is the object of a Papal Theology lesson

    Catholic theologian David Deane walks us through the modern school of Catholicism that the U.S. vice-president adheres to, which brings him at theological odds with Pope Francis.

    15 min

  8. FEB 12

    Rainbow Railroad receives increase in requests for help from U.S. citizens

    To talk about the increase in requests and what is possible in terms of assistance, Alex Guye spoke with Swathi Sekhar. She is the director of protection initiatives with Rainbow Railroad, a charitable organization that helps LGBTQ+ people escape violence and persecution in their home country. Swathi is also a refugee lawyer with a practice in Toronto focusing on LGBT migrants, refugees and people in detention.

    16 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.

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  • Creator
    CBC
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2025
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © CBC 2025
  • Show Website
    Mainstreet Halifax

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