Science & Tech
ReefShip to the rescue
A new kind of concrete could help regrow depleted kelp forests off Nova Scotia’s coast
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Places
Peace by Chocolate: from Syria to Antigonish
How this small town chocolate factory in Nova Scotia is making a big impact
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Places
The discovery of Nova Scotia’s ancient giants
How Cape Breton’s Middle River became an unexpected treasure trove of mastodon fossils
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: the fish fatefully divided, not by land, but by current
Plus: Death metal singing bats, the lion of the microbial world, the dino heavyweights going club-to-club, and the accidentally introduced bee threatening native species.
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Environment
King tides: preparing Canada’s coastline for a future of flooding
King tides are the tipping point at which storms can become devastation — as well as a glimpse of Canada’s coastline 100 years from now. Can green infrastructure help weather the danger?
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: Baby bobcat rescued in Nova Scotia cold, wet, but alive
Plus: Mapping North America’s sea ducks, collecting Yukon’s mosquitos, celebrating Newfoundland’s pine marten success and a rebound for Antarctica’s fin whales
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Travel
Excerpt from Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries
An excerpt from Bill Arnott’s follow up to best selling travelogue Gone Viking: A Travel Saga
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People & Culture
Our Country: George Elliott Clarke
The former Canadian parliamentary poet laureate feels most grounded at Three Mile Plains, N.S.
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People & Culture
A journey through Africadia with George Elliott Clarke
Episode 26
Canada’s former Poet Laureate gives us a tour of the cultural geography of Black Nova Scotia
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History
L’évolution du cinéma Roseland : 75 ans après le combat de Viola Desmond contre la ségrégation
Le 8 novembre 1946, Viola Desmond est entrée dans l’histoire au cinéma Roseland. Soixante-quinze ans plus tard, le site poursuit son travail de sensibilisation auprès de la communauté.
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History
75 years after Viola Desmond’s stand against segregation, former theatre honours her legacy
On Nov. 8, 1946, Viola Desmond made history at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. Seventy-five years later, the building’s exterior pays tribute to her life through art.
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Science & Tech
Canadian company wins multi-million dollar prize for carbon-dioxide-injected concrete
Halifax-based CarbonCure Technologies were one of two winners of the prestigious Carbon XPRIZE
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Wildlife
Punctuation’s mark: Can we save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale?
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
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Travel
Sable Island, N.S. as you’ve never seen it before
New drone footage showcases the spectacular beauty of this wild sandbar in the North Atlantic
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Highlights from One Ocean Expeditions’ 2019 East Coast Fins and Fiddles voyage
Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun
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Science & Tech
Testing the future of tidal energy in Nova Scotia
In the Bay of Fundy, technicians are putting a groundbreaking new tidal technology through its paces
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Places
Our Country: Vinessa Antoine’s favourite place in Canada
The star of CBC’s Diggstown discovers Nova Scotia’s black history
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Travel
2018: The year in travel
Our favourite travel experiences of 2018 — and where we’re headed in 2019
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People & Culture
Paradise, a poet and promised land
Growing up black in Nova Scotia, the intense beauty of Three Mile Plains and the Annapolis Valley was, for me, a fount of emotional history
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Travel
Canada’s best spots to surf year-round
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
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