I sit here still incredulous.
Somehow, impossibly, contrary to every prediction I have made over the past 18 months, contrary to almost every poll and survey and projection available, Donald Trump became the newpresident-elect of the United States.
I have no...
Well, dear readers, I am now 40.
Wow. That is indeed a big number. I did not think it would hit me like this. It seems odd that such an arbitrary number is generally considered the year everything goes downhill....
In May of 1763, a French ship, La Dorothée, set sail from England
bound for the port of St. Malo, France.
Joseph Babin and his wife Marine (LeBlanc) were
Acadians originally from Grand Pré. Victims of...
By Dave MacNeil
There were few things during my childhood that heralded the coming of spring quite like the changing of the cardboard in our front porch.
For those not old...
On July 18, the Liberal government unveiled the first phase of the pre-primary program they announced during the provincial election campaign.
While it’s true that this province is in dire need of quality, affordable early childhood education options, that need...
A few days ago, I decided to begin the new year by quitting Facebook – deleting my profile, deleting the app from my phone, the works.
My husband quickly reminded me that not only would I not be able to...
So I occasionally (all the time) write about movies and because I am so incredibly awesome (at being terrible) I am rarely (often) wrong in terms of my predictions about the quality and/or the reception offered to films. However,...
A study commissioned by the provincial government threw cold water on plans to twin highways in some parts of the Strait area, but also opened the possibility for upgrades to other sections of Highway 104.
A report from CBCL Limited...
The grounding of a fishing boat off Canso earlier this month, which resulted in the death of the ship’s captain, has raised important questions.
On February 6, just a few minutes after leaving Canso, the Fishermen’s Provider II struck the...
Thirty-five years ago, Bobby McFerrin recorded his song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” with it receiving a Grammy Award as the 1988 song of the year.
I did not care for that composition when it...