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The Signal TV, Episode 2 trailer

Coming up this week on The Signal TV

By Signal Staff

November 25, 2015, 11:59 am ASTLast Updated: November 27, 2015, 4:36 pm

The Signal – Episode 2 Promo from The Signal TV on Vimeo.

The second episode of The Signal airs this Thursday, November 26, at 7:30p.m. on Eastlink TV. King’s journalism students have been hard at work to bring you stories from around Halifax.

This week: Halifax celebrates Hijab Day; people are getting active in support of Movember; and we take a closer look at the need for university food banks.

Hosts: Sara Ericsson and Lisa Takagi

Producer: Nick Holland

Shot and edited by Kat Munro

A military band plays at Grand Parade on Sunday morning.

Remembrance Day'It's really nothing compared to what they went through': Facing the cold to honour veterans on Remembrance Day

On Nov. 11, 1918, the armistice was signed which ended the First World War

By Signal Staff

Hemlock woolly adelgid and the emerald ash borer are new to Nova Scotia's ecosystems and pose a risk to the province's forests.

Invasive speciesBugged: Nova Scotia forests threatened by invasive species

The hemlock woolly adelgid and emerald ash borer are most likely here to stay

By Stacey Seward

Alex Holmberg (left) tries on the hijab at Arazoo Hoseyni (right)'s table

CommunityHalifax mosque welcomes visitors to ask questions, try on a hijab

Ummah Masjid joins national event to address misconceptions

Africville, taken in 1965.

RacismConcordia professor says Halifax built on a foundation of racist urban planning

Ted Rutland examines how racism has shaped the HRM: from Africville to the regional plan

By Isabel Ruitenbeek

Julia White (left) and Danielle Hinchey (right) at the site of where the video was taped.

BullyingStudents raise donations for bullied victim after video goes viral

Video of teen walking on student with cerebral palsy widely shared

By Brent Kelloway

Museum curator Dan Conlin stands alongside a UNHCR tent featured in Refuge Canada exhibit

RefugeesRefuge Canada exhibit a timely one, says curator

Museum curator reflects on success of Refuge Canada exhibit in its final week

Cannabis use might lead to worse academic performance, higher debt, lower paying jobs, or more psychological problems.

cannabisGo to high school, don't go to school high, study says

Researchers followed young cannabis users for 10 years

By Andrew Bethune

Education Health

Samira Thomeh (left) and her husband Jad Alzoghby (right) celebrate the proclamation of Lebanese Heritage Month.

Community November is now Lebanese Heritage Month in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of two Canadian provinces to officially celebrate its Lebanese community

By Nebal Snan and Salam Shuhait