With the governing Liberals expected to call an election after introducing the budget at the end of this month, there is speculation about what will happen when Nova Scotians soon go the polls.
On April 27, the provincial government will...
The province is tempting fate by removing all remaining community public health restrictions.
As a result of its July 4 announcement, the province confirmed that isolation shifts from being mandatory to “strongly recommended” for...
The recent announcement by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to temporarily suspend the commercial herring and mackerel fisheries is a blow for local fishermen who use those fish as bait, particularly in the lobster fishery.
A quote that can be seen on a wall at Mulroney Hall on
the campus of StFX University in Antigonish has generated plenty of debate.
The statement was made to former Prime Minister and
StFX alumnus...
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...
Although StFX University is going beyond what is expected of them when it comes to masking rules, the fact the Antigonish campus is not going all the way is disappointing.
StFX’s Academic Vice President...
Despite concerns from municipal officials across Nova Scotia, the provincial government has decided to proceed with elections this fall, and if a large second wave of COVID-19 infection takes place, that will severely undermine the democratic process.
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...
In the opinion of this newspaper, the fall-out from a
blast at the Porcupine Mountain quarry owned Martin
Marietta Materials Canada Ltd., just outside the Town of Mulgrave,
could have been handled better.
On July 9 at...
Although this region has worked to get involved in greener, more sustainable forms of energy – like wind and solar – it appears that green hydrogen and ammonia also offer great promise.
Port Hawkesbury...