Information Morning Nova Scotia

After nearly 40 years reporting for CBC, our legislature reporter Jean Laroche is retiring. He's spent four decades conducting interviews, so we put him on the other side of the microphone to reflect on his remarkable and colourful career.

In today's culture column, Tara Lynn Taylor brings a look at gospel stage play The First Lady. Plus, Neptune's Youth Performance Company takes on the award-winning play, Crypthand.

In this week's column, our film reviewer Carsten Knox tells us about a few movies opening in cinemas, including Death Of A Unicorn starring Paul Rudd, and The Penguin Lessons starring Steve Coogan. Plus, the nominations are in for this year's Canadian Screen Awards.

Like many small towns in Nova Scotia, Digby is facing a housing crisis. Decent and affordable rentals are hard to come by, and new places have long waiting lists well before they're even built. Some people are leaving Digby. Others are stuck in substandard and unsafe housing. Portia Clark went to Digby to see the situation first hand.

What do drag queens, gender reveals, and natural disasters have in common? They're all part of an exhibition called "Oh Baby" that's showing at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia right now. It all centres around a 2017 wildfire in Arizona. The story sparked inspiration for Halifax artist Séamus Gallagher.

Tourist season is just around the corner, but recent trade war tensions between Canada and the U.S. have some Americans wondering if they should visit our province this year. Hear why that inspired the Digby Area Tourism Association to write an open letter to Americans.

On Christmas Eve 2022, Ryan Sawyer died after an encounter with a bouncer at the Halifax Alehouse. Now his parents, Lee and Scott Sawyer, say Nova Scotia needs a law on training for bouncers. But the Security and Investigative Services Act is on a list of unproclaimed legislation the province is considering doing away with.

The measles was nearly eradicated, but the highly contagious disease is once again getting a foothold in North America again because of vaccine hesitancy. That may seem like a recent phenomenon, but the roots of the problem go back decades. Mary Jane Hampton looks at that in this week's health hacks column.

This week's culture column takes us to the Theatre Art Guild's modern adaptation of Little Women. Plus, Tara Lynn Taylor reviews Neptune Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors, shining a light on some of the puppet magic behind the production.

The tariff war has inspired many people to buy local, but that's often easier said than done when it comes to seafood. Christina Callegari, SeaChoice representative from the Ecology Action Centre, explains why that is.

The U.S Justice Department has charged 12 Chinese nationals with cyber-crimes, including mercenary hackers, employees of private hacking firms, and even law enforcement officers. Nur Zincir-Heywood brings us more on that story, and why it matters to people in Nova Scotia.

Information Morning's film reviewer, Carsten Knox, shares his thoughts on the new action-comedy "Novocaine." Plus, he has suggestions of where to find quality Canadian cinema on streaming services.

The provincial government has been trying to change the way Freedom of Information works in this province. We spoke to outgoing privacy commissioner Tricia Ralph about that, and some of the challenges facing her successor.

Former MLA Tony Ince is Nova Scotia's latest appointment to the Senate of Canada. He stopped by the studio to tell us about his journey to get here, and what's been going through his mind since the big announcement.

The piping plover has been endangered for 40 years, but the small shorebird is bucking the trend. Population numbers have been slowly, slowly growing. We got an update from Birds Canada.

As the Trump administration makes extreme cuts to science funding and the workforce south of the border, these cuts will have implications here and around the world. Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Lisa Barrett explains.

Restrictions on science and scientists in the U.S. could affect our ability to deal with extreme weather here. The administration has told researchers not to communicate with colleagues in other countries without permission. It has also proposed cutting the budget of the National Science Foundation by two-thirds. Meteorologist Jim Abraham weighs in.

DeeDee Austin is a 19-year-old singer from Fall River, N.S. The rising star is also a member of Abegweit First Nation on P.E.I. Next week, she'll appear on the national talent show, Canada's Got Talent! She stopped by the studio to chat about her recent success and upcoming performances.

The Lobster Council of Canada responds to tariff threats from two of its largest markets.

Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney was elected in a landslide vote on Sunday to become the next leader of the Liberal party. Kody Blois is the MP for Kings-Hants and chair of the Atlantic Liberal Caucus. He joins us to talk about what Carney's win means.