February 5, 1918: Francois Muise, son of Patrick Muise and Martha Jeanne Boudrot, married Alice Boudrot, daughter of Cleophas Boudrot and Alice Boudrot, witnesses were not recorded
February 5, 1918: Thomas James Kehoe, son of Thomas Kehoe and Annie McGrath,...
As always, when beginning a column about our public broadcaster, I’ll point out that I’m a freelance contributor to the Cape Breton edition of CBC Radio One’s Information Morning program.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I’d...
In 2016, according to Statistics Canada, 92.5 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and older, or roughly 27.3 million people, reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with life. This is a very interesting statistic and I often...
Two recent stories have highlighted how far Canada has gone in terms of cannabis legalization and how far this country still has to go.
On February 26 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the cannabis company Tasty Budd’s, which has an...
By: Zack Metcalfe
It was June 3, 2018, when I drove a rental car four hours into the central wilds of Vancouver Island, searching for a single gigantic tree.
Stories of this arboreal titan came to me from locals who, at...
Everybody admits to a quirk or two, and mine happens to be a predilection for dollar stores. I love browsing their aisles. I like to tour them whenever I’m in a strange city, or just an obscure shopping plaza...
The January 1852 church census was transcribed by Stirling Edwards in September 2004, from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church, Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev. James Allen Shaw, the first Rector of St John’s....
“Good afternoon. You’re watching the North American Headline network, or NAH for short. I’m Janine Generic-Anchorperson, and this is my colleague Winston Squarejaw. Winston?”
“Thank you, Janine. Today, as we endeavour to bring you explosive testimony from both sides of...
Women represent over half of the Canadian population but hold only 26 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons.
This is wrong. In the 150-year history of our country, only nine women from Nova Scotia have been...
On March 8, International Women’s Day, women from around the world will join together with a shared purpose. We will reflect on the amazing strides we have made and how much more we have to do to achieve gender...