Recently, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that was negotiated between Canada and the European Union (EU). This agreement is a major economic development for Nova Scotia that will create good paying...
I do not subscribe to the too-common practice of sanitizing or ignoring the past. I hope the following words will cause a (re)consideration and factual recognition for Canada’s First Nations’ extensive history in our regions and country.
The “principal principle” states that for every solution not carefully considered, one always creates more problems than one solves. Some readers may even recognize the notion as a variation of Merton’s Law of Unintended Consequences: a frequently-observed...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to the Town of Mulgrave. My name is Russ from Sydney, and I am the host of an Internet podcast called “The Cape Breton Situation Podcast.” We are hoping...
With community determination and input Inverness County has grown and flourished; Canada’s Musical Coast, Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, but now a company wants to place massive industrial turbines 200-plus meters tall in the Creignish Mountain range.
Recently, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston appointed me as the health critic for the PC Caucus. It is a big responsibility and one that I am taking very seriously. After all, access to good healthcare is fundamentally important to...
The Strait regional school board’s International Student Program invites you and your family to join other families in the Strait region who enjoy the enriching and rewarding experience of becoming a host family. Imagine sharing the beauty, history and culture...
Doctors are worried about your health. In the wake of COVID-19, waiting rooms across Nova Scotia are empty. Patients are not seeing their doctors for routine appointments. You might think we’re not providing...
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government recently passed a milestone. Sadly, it’s an expensive one for Canadian taxpayers. Our government’s market debt topped $1 trillion not long ago. That means Canadian taxpayers owe interest payments on $1 trillion in outstanding bills. It’s another...
During the last federal election, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced that if elected, he would not institute a toll on Montreal’s new Champlain Bridge—a $4.2 billion project. On May 29th 2018, the Auditor General of Canada reported that the...




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