The recent decision by the provincial government to introduce sweeping changes to the education system has generated strong opinions.
On January 24, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Zack Churchill, announced the province will adopt the recommendations outlined...
Edward Charles Doyle was born in Poulamon on October 12, 1882, the son of Edward and Mathilda Doyle. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and the Maritime Business College. He was thrice married, first to Florence Alice...
As I sat on the beach of the East Bay sand bar on a blisteringly hot day last July, I was thinking that perhaps that month should carry that label. Although the sun’s incoming intensity is less in February,...
It’s the type of news story that makes me queasy, the kind I dread reading and that implores me to scroll past when it pops on the screen. And yet, I can’t look away either. Without adequate words to...
Would you look at that. Logan is up for an Oscar. That’s impressive, when you think about where the character started in terms of commercial relevance.
The nomination is big too, not one of the technical Oscars for sound or...
I’ll remember the last full week of January for a long time, particularly the 72-hour window that saw shocking falls from grace for three political heavyweights, sweeping changes for Nova Scotia’s education system, the swan song of a veteran...
After 66 years in the priesthood and after recently turning 93 years of age, Father Hughie D. MacDonald has decided to retire.
Fr. MacDonald said his plan is to continue working until living space becomes available at the facility which...
Charles-Pierre Martel (1828-1891) served River Bourgeois from November 18, 1877 to August 19, 1888.
His first entry in the parish register was dated November 18, 1877. He was in charge of the parish for almost 11 years.
Charles-Pierre Martel was born...
St Charles Lwanga Secondary School is located in Nairobi, Kenya.
Inverness County Cares (ICC) and Chalice Canada (chalice.ca) celebrate the many accomplishments made possible at St. Charles Lwanga School (SCLS) through our mutual partnership during the past year. ICC is...
I found a half-price sale on-line just before Christmas and ended up buying my husband a Google Home device. It’s basically an electronic brain, I kid you not, and I am completely taken by it.
I’m not usually a sucker...