Skin cancer accounts for one in three new cancer diagnosis in Canada, with Nova Scotia having one of the highest rates of melanoma in the country.
A major cause of skin cancer is exposure...
At the outset of the #MeToo era, the slogan “Believe women” became a rallying cry for the movement and was used as a tool to challenge victim-blaming attitudes and to engage wider audiences in conversations about gender-based...
The Fleur-de-Lis Highway, from Point A to Point B, is approximately 20-plus kilometres (km) of paved roadway. Residents have been battling over many tiring years for safer roads, especially those relying on the St. Peter’s to Fourchu...
Recently, I had the honour of being requested to do a eulogy for a 95-year-old friend with whom I had the good fortune of knowing since my childhood.
My commemorative challenge was to take...
Editor’s note: The following was sent to Premier Tim Houston about plans for a federal dental program.
For over half a century, Nova Scotians have benefited from provincially administered government dental programs that cover...
We all recognize that welcoming communities are good for everyone; they’re good for current residents, they’re good for newcomers, and they’re good for our future.
When people feel welcomed by the community they live...
I am not here to argue the merits of consolidation.
Not being privy to the extensive research completed by councils, but only being presented with those aspects of the research that support a position...
There are times when we enjoy getting out of Dodge via a day trip or a lengthier vacation.
Those excursions enable us to temporarily put the woes of life on a back burner, to...
St. John Ambulance is coming to Port Hawkesbury and we are looking for volunteers.
With a history of nearly 1,000 years, St. John Ambulance is one of the oldest humanitarian organizations in the world....
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.