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Mainstreet Halifax

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  • Secret letters reveal Halina St James' mom was abducted from Ukraine, and enslaved by Nazis at age 17

    Secret letters reveal Halina St James' mom was abducted from Ukraine, and enslaved by Nazis at age 17
    Jul 23 2025

    She tells Jeff Douglas about the letters that inspired her new book, "The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany." It hits store shelves August 5, and is published by Anansi Press.
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    16 mins
  • Vishal Bhardwaj, Nathalie Alders & Madesen Allen on Nova Multifest, starting Friday in Dartmouth

    Vishal Bhardwaj, Nathalie Alders & Madesen Allen on Nova Multifest, starting Friday in Dartmouth
    Jul 23 2025

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    11 mins
  • New 'Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator' program makes N.S. beauty industry more inclusive

    New 'Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator' program makes N.S. beauty industry more inclusive
    May 13 2022
    Black beauty advocate Samantha Dixon Slawter has been fighting for 30 years for proper training for stylists who do Black and natural hair care. In 2019, she applied to the province to have the "Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator" recognized as a voluntary trade in Nova Scotia, and earlier this month, the province announced it was doing just that.
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    6 mins
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