As the federal Liberals try to stave-off more controversy as a result of the SNC Lavalin affair, the government does deserve credit for a wise expenditure of public funds.
On February 12 at the Petit de Grat campus of Université...
By: Zack Metcalfe
In 1955 the last of Nova Scotia’s Peregrine falcons was plucked from its nest on the cliffs of Cape d’Or, probably sold to falconers in the midst of the species’ collapse.
We’ve all heard the name peregrine, even...
The high school yearbook. Have you dusted yours off and cracked it open lately?
I have. I don’t have a hard copy, sadly. It was lost in a box that never got mailed home from my time living in the...
Father Flavien Samson (1900-1965) served from January 18, 1950 to September 1, 1965.
Father Flavien Samson was born in L’Ardoise. He was the son of James F. Samson, a fisherman, as was the case with most of the people of...
Do the Academy Awards bore you? Do the speeches and the red-carpet chatter seem endless? Do you find it bizarre that the most-watched entertainment spectacle in the world didn’t, or couldn’t, find a host this year?
Never fear – your...
The Progressive Conservative Caucus is serious about shining the light on government decisions, holding them to account and allowing them the opportunity to discuss their decisions.
That’s how democracy works and we are committed to fighting for it.
Lately, the Liberal...
Trust is the most important part of a relationship, closely followed by communication. If you have those two things, everything else falls into place.
Canadians and all people should be skeptical of government power and should ask hard questions: What...
In the drive to find employment for local residents, the Strait area may have missed the boat on the benefits of immigrants, and that oversight must be rectified.
According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Cape Breton welcomed only 190...
By: Zack Metcalfe
Your average North American can recognize 150 corporate logos without effort or preparation.
Our evolutionary gifts for pattern recognition, once wielded by our ancestors to understand and embrace the complexities of nature, are now being clogged by companies...
In the realm of the world’s biggest lies, somewhere in the vicinity of “My diet starts Monday” and “I’m never drinking again,” ranks this whopper: “Mashed cauliflower tastes exactly like mashed potatoes.”
This is just the first in a litany...