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Mainstreet October 01st 2013

Today Peter Ferguson Weighs in on what the U.S. Government Shutdown Could Mean for Canada | the Vital Signs Study Contains Sobering Numbers about CBRM | A Cape Breton Country Music Festival is Announced | Flying Unplugged | Musical Guest Richard Poulette

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Mainstreet September 30th 2013

Nova Scotia's New Cyberbullying Investigation Unit Went to Work Today | An update on the Sydney River Bridge Replacement | The Puck Drops for the N-H-L Tomorrow Night | A New System for Supplying Medical Marijuana | Maritime Magazine: In The Chair

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Lumière 2013

Held each September, Lumière is an art-at-night festival that takes place in Sydney. Each year fresh contemporary projects in any artistic medium, provide a new aesthetic experience to the community. For the third year, we hit the road for a live s

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Mainstreet September 27th 2013

A Rally in Front of Sydney's Provincial Building Protests a Shortage of Nursing Home Beds | Lumière Artist Profile: Arianne Pollet-Brannen | Kim Linekin Breaks Down the Impact of "Breaking Bad." | Wendy MacIsaac | Music Nova Scotia Nominations

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Mainstreet September 26th 2013

People in northern Cape Breton learn to interact with coyote | Lumiere artists Sarah Beck and Shlomi Greenspan | Does Canada have a shortage of doctors? | School closures and the survival of rural communities | And they're off! Monarchs are heading south.

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Mainstreet September 23rd 2013

Provincial electioneering talks MLA pensions today on the campaign trail | Hair stylists hear the most intimate secrets. Now these professionals are learning to help women in trouble | Jennifer MacPherson - Incubation | Doctors and Google Glass | MarMag

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Mainstreet September 20th 2013

Today Angelo Spinazzola drops in to share copies of his new book The Blue Room, Poems | Mulgrave Credit Union is closing its branch | Students at NSCC's get business help | Railway Safety | Lobster Migration | Green gold vs yellow gold in Moose River

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Mainstreet September 19th 2013

After the deadly crash in Ottawa can level crossings be made safer? | Y-Lotto kicks off it's 20th Anniversary of fundraising | Deborah Gillis is the new CEO of Catalyst | New research about a parasite that turns mice into zombies | Meet Jamie Baillie

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Mainstreet September 11th 2013

Jamie Baillie and Stephen McNeil unveiled their party platform's this morning | St. Andrew's United Church in Sydney has been sold | Ships of 1801 | Strait Area Transit | talking to family about your care wishes | Hidden Homes

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Mainstreet September 10th 2013

It's a short podcast today as CBC simulcasts a meet the candidates panel for the provincial election. Today: A 24-year-old soccer coach pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old | Re-thinking freedom of religion | and Canadian Internet Safety

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Mainstreet September 09th 2013

Today we get a Primer on the Provincial Election | Washington's New Rules for Selling pot | Frosh Week Folklore | A New Prescription for Arthritis | More Stolen Instruments | Doctors Love to Diss One Another | Cape Breton's Referee Shortage

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Mainstreet September 06th 2013

Double trouble for the St Peter's Canal | A preview of this Sunday's Canadian Country Music Association Awards | A Platfor launch pre-election call? | Witney Pier's new Kapliczki | Nicolas Roy will NOT play for the Screaming Eagles | new dirt on Salinger

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Mainstreet September 05th, 2013

Cape Breton's Tourism Numbers are Up! | Crowd Sourcing for Speculative Fiction | Christian Hate Mail | A proposed wind farm is closer to being a reality | Can G20 leaders stay focused while the crisis in Syria? | The Cancer Calculator | Smart Rodents

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Mainstreet September 04th, 2013

Today we bring you a back to school lesson for parents | Sydney's New Road to Nowhere | Parent Orientation | A Margaree Barn Fundraiser | Traveling on Waste Oil | Is email killing conversation? | Mark Eyking on Boat Fees

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Mainstreet August 29th, 2013

Today.... Student unions focus on boozing and consent | Budgeting for students | Liberal caucus wraps up | Manning Mars | Song of the summer

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Mainstreet August 28th, 2013

Today... University President to review fracking | Volunteer crunch | Next season at the Savoy | Announcements from ACOA | Running for longevity | MLK Jr. Had a dream...

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Mainstreet August 27th, 2013

Today... Sculpture unveiled | Playing the waiting game with Syria | Your thoughts on election | Marie Walsh | Riding the School Bus 101 | AND a chat with Breagh MacKinnon.

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Mainstreet August 26th, 2013

Today... Why post-secondary education doesn't always pay off | A convenience store owner tells graffiti artists, spray away | Could a Canadian astronaut be heading for the moon and beyond | Mobility Cup 2013 | AND Point Tupper turns a profit.

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Mainstreet August 23rd, 2013

Today...Fire in Arichat | A petition for Colindale Rd. | The CSI experience | Getting to know cancer | Conditions at Syrian refugee camps | The scecrets of Louisbourg | AND the battle of the bat men.

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Mainstreet August 22nd, 2013

Sydney River Bridge protest | Remembering Echo Beach | The Fraser Institute says raising a child in Canada is cheaper than ever (and we laugh) | A new Art Show at CBU | the Benefits of Workplace Adversity | Rehtaeh Parson's father talks death threats

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Mainstreet August 21st, 2013

The mother of Rehtaeh Parsons is filming for US talk show Dr. Phil | Feis an Eilein in Christmas Island | Bradley Manning could be facing 35 years in a military prison | Meditation and Longevity | Cape Breton Paddle Routes: Dingwall

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Mainstreet August 20th, 2013

It's the fourth annual Mi'Kmaw Summer Games in Waycobah | Government ads are stirring up some controversy | Atlantic Film Festival | Autism Stigma | Living with Arthritis | Another tough winter for Bay St. Lawrence? | Watching me, watching you

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Mainstreet August 19th, 2013

Repairs have been completed to the Newfoundland ferry the Blue Puttees | Chris Brown is NOT coming to Alderney Landing, why find out why | Les Mis Returns to the Savoy | Ironman - Mike Morrison | Pharmacists take more control of your health

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Mainstreet August 16th, 2013

Celebrations are underway in Glace Bay to mark Marcus Garvey Days | Caper Breton Paddle Routes | We talk about the new movie 'Jobs' | Andy Jones remembers CODCO

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Mainstreet 15th 2013

A happy ending for a missing woman in the Baddeck area | Google says people emailing Gmail users can't expect privacy | Look Twice Save A Life | Cobia; it's what's for diner | Remembering CODCO with Mary Walsh

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Mainstreet Aug 14th 2013

Coming up, we're turning our attention to the crackdown in Egypt | How hackers can crack into the computers that run our power grids | Jaime Hatt moving update | Hemp and Longevity | Prison Boot Camp | CODCO's Greg Malone

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Mainstreet August 13th, 2013

New information on the destruction of a shrine in Whitney Pier | Moving across the country is never hassle-free, but for one woman, it's become quite an ordeal. | Hyperloop | Fireworks....iIt's a dynamite job! | The Wallin Audit | Remembering Codco

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Mainstreet August 12th, 2013

Canada's population is aging, and this creates new opportunities. | Atlantic Burn Camp launched a week long series of events today | Dr. Brian Goldman says a new study proves a nine-month pregnancy may be a myth | Karen Ennis | Sinkholes

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Mainstreet August 8th, 2013

Today on Mainstreet we're live on location at the Glace Bay Canadian Little League Championships.

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Mainstreet August 7th, 2013

Today... Lifespans and pension plans | Our medical history | Lisa Raitt announces funding | The condom program | Sleeping better | And Cape Breton Paddle Routes.

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Mainstreet August 6th, 2013

Today...The tough questions | It's Curiosity's birthday | The boy of summer, Kyle Mischiek | Summer camp for techies | Will the MLB ever rid itself of steroids? | And we speak with a reptile expert about regulating exotic pets.

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Mainstreet August 2nd, 2013

Today...Tips on how to design a pollinator friendly garden | Liberal MLA battles to claim rent for Halifax home | Feral cats | More insects? | Play ball! | And swimming the Northumberland Strait.

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Mainstreet July 31st, 2013

Marine Atlantic is assessing damages | RCMP shed light on an incident which a cyclist was killed | More than nine thousand users in CBRM are still under boil order | A final tour of St' Andrew's | Great Lakes Plastic | Longevity | Facebook TV ads

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Mainstreet July 26th, 2013

Today we're on the road from Fortress Louisbourg.

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Mainstreet July 25th, 2013

Today on the podcast we're live at the Polish Village Hall in Whitney Pier! We'll also hear about the official opening of Open Hearth Park on the remediated tar ponds site.

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Mainstreet July 24th 2013

On today's podcast we're broadcasting from Iona, Cape Breton. We'll stop into the Black house, meet animators in Fox House, talk to a ship captain's wife and drop by a Gaelic Folk School.

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Mainstreet July 22nd, 2013

Coming up on the show, we'll talk to a young Canadian monarchist about Royal Baby fever | Muskrat Falls gets a green light, with conditions | Boreal Forest Protection | Evergreening | Raymond T Doyle | New Waterford: One Hundred Years of History

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Mainstreet July 17th, 2013

A group in Main a Dieu is hoping the Federal Government will focus on the MV Miner | Remembering Alec Colville | the Breton Ability Center Garden Party | A Smokey Cape Breton | The Wit, Humour and Ingenuity of the Cape Breton Gael | Collision with a whale

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Mainstreet July 9th, 2013

Today, Search continues in Ingonish | Sex assault survey | Dexter on Horizon Achievement Centre | Addicted to Facebook | Graph search | Hollywood scandals and where babies come from.

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Mainstreet July 8th, 2013

Today, an update from Ingonish | Alternatives to shipping oil-by-rail | A theatrical hit | Southside Learning Centre closed | Kids and hot cars | Victoria County transit survey.

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