By now you’ve probably heard about the woman who filmed
a man repeatedly hitting the back of her reclined seat on an American Airlines flight from New
Orleans to Charlotte.
The video has gone viral, as...
I plan on contributing to my RRSP as I always do, but wondered how it works if I also contribute to a spousal RRSP? Does this count towards my contribution limit or my partner’s limit? It is...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) comes up a lot these days, in
politics, in media, and increasingly in daily life, a trend I hope continues as
the urgency of global warming overwhelms our inaction, but just how we perceive
this CO2 and...
With respect to the initiative to help young people get
into politics, as a young woman from Richmond County, who is currently in the
fourth year of her Political Science degree, I am beyond insulted by the
proposed project.
I wish I could say that I am surprised by the recent
comments made by Richmond County councillors, with respect to a request to
provide financial assistance for a women’s leadership initiative. Appalled,
perplexed, disappointed; I believe these would be...
A total lack of communication and coordination between
health care professionals, provincial departments and civilian and military
authorities let down retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond, and helped contribute to the
tragic deaths of his family.
During the Desmond...
We thought we had it figured out.
We, the white Canadians, were finally ready to roll up
our sleeves and right the wrongs carried out by our ancestors for the previous
500 years. We were going...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the first installment recounting its history.
Fathers Bailly and Bourq were the first missionaries to
attend to the spiritual needs of the Arichat parish....
Parenthood is the most important and definitely the
longest-lasting job we assume, usually going into it with unsuspecting optimism
and little experience, if any at all. First-timers often don’t know what
they’re getting into, and veterans are all too aware...
The sanctity of Nova Scotia’s protected areas has taken
a beating in recent years, especially those of the eastern shore, their
significance dragged through either corporate or political mud in order to
justify their dismantling, a sharp contrast to the...