The recent passing of a long-serving, popular and dedicated parish priest usually arouses little attention, outside the communities in which they served. In the case of Father Hugh Donald MacDonald, known by most as...
With new COVID-19 cases dwindling to the single digits in Nova Scotia, and two vaccines being distributed across the country, there are reasons to believe this new year can be better. After approving the...
This past year will definitely be remembered as one of the most tumultuous in recent memory. The year was dominated by the global novel coronavirus pandemic, the scope of which was known early in...
There is a weak argument to be made for any kind of closure of the Canso Causeway even amid the second wave of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. During the regular monthly meeting of Inverness...
The provincial government deserves credit for not shutting down the entire province, even as new cases of COVID-19 continue to be confirmed on a daily basis. On November 24, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr....
Despite the need, this region will not be receiving new Emergency Health Services (EHS) vehicles. Under a one-year pilot project called the Medical Transport Service, the province announced on November 24 that it purchased...
Although his recovery will take time, and he is still suffering the effects of his injury, Anthony MacDonald’s story of resilience and the community’s response are inspiring in every sense of the word. A...
Nova Scotia’s Official Opposition is pounding the governing Liberals over their decision to move the Outpatient Withdrawal Management Program (also known as daytox) from the Strait-Richmond Hospital last spring. Months after it was quietly...
Almost 100 years after World War I - a bloody war bookended by a deadly global flu – the world is once again plagued by another invisible enemy. But this time, there is no...
After being accused of inaction and indecision in protecting the moderate livelihood fishery in the southwest part of Nova Scotia, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) continues facing criticism. Recently, the Assembly of...




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