We often talk in terms of expunging fossil fuels from
our energy diet, which can frame the discussion in a negative and at times
contentious light. More often we should be talking in terms of adding clean
energy, and acknowledge...
This has been a very tense, very divisive, very telling
week in Canada, to put it mildly.
I thought the country was divided when it came to the
federal election, but that was nothing in comparison...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries,
it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in
this area.
One of those names that no longer holds a place here is
Horne....
This week, two disclaimers: I’m a regular contributor
to CBC Radio One
here in Cape Breton; and I own 29 of the 30 volumes of Don Cherry’s Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Hockey.
They were all Christmas...
Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been providing excellent
advanced patient care for well over half a century. Thousands of NPs provide
care across Canada, about 200 of them are licensed right here in Nova Scotia.
Millions of visits were made to...
Young people around the Strait area are really stepping
up, making a difference in their communities and taking advantage of the new
opportunities around them.
On October 29, over 80 high school students and 30
business representatives...
“Binaural beats change brainwaves and induce temporary states of deep relaxation, or awareness, depending on the needs of the person. They help to calm the mind and mimic the body’s natural brainwaves - without any negative side...
Editor’s note:
The following letter was written to education minister Zach Churchill.
My name is Keira Campbell and I am a Grade 10 student
at École Beau-Port, which is part of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
(CSAP)....
When others make decisions that affect you and do so
without serious attempts for your input, I surmise that you become concerned
and possibly angry.
It is as if you have been told to shut up...
As we grapple with the regional divisions and partisan
reactions that have come out of last month’s election campaign, I’m reminded of
a simpler time.
It was a time before smartphones, social media,
texting, DVDs, PVRs, reality...