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Cases of invasive group A strep — a bacterial infection that can be deadly — are on the rise in Nova Scotia, according to figures provided by Nova Scotia Health.

More than 1,000 students at Dartmouth High School participated in a conference about cultivating peace on Friday. Mainstreet's Alex Guye and Sis'moqon were there to hear about how the first official peace conference went, and what the students learned during the speeches and workshops.

A list of local podcasts focusing on everything from the arts, news, Halifax lore and more.

Sean McCarron's film about a boy obsessed with crows will be screened at a prestigious New York film festival next month.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a Christian school as his setting for signing bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict pronoun use in schools and force people to use the bathroom corresponding with their sex in some cases.

A series of artworks created by students from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design is now on display at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax.

There's something for everyone this week, including improv, drag events and the festival's first ever young-adult play.

The unissued diplomas of dozens of Ukrainian university students are part of an exhibit that's featured at Saint Mary's University this month. The project is showing at more than 45 universities around the world to raise awareness about the ongoing war through the stories of the students.  

A cross-country skier from Fall River, N.S., is celebrating after bringing home three medals from the Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

Fawn Logan-Young, the founder of Different Rooute, says her business aims to get more young people of colour involved in activities that are not always accessible to them.