This week: The bizarre tale of an American late-night
host who ran for mayor of a Newfoundland community with a frequently-mocked
name.
The host: Jimmy Kimmel. The community: Dildo.
Now, I’m not surprised...
Could someone please put an end to the wild and erratic
behaviour that the Liberals continue to show towards Nova Scotia’s forest
industry?
The forest industry is an enormous part of Nova
Scotia’s economy, and we are...
Premier Tim Houston’s announcement of a new way forward with the building of new health infrastructure last week is indeed good news. Scrapping the last government’s outdated, ill-advised and expensive reorganization of health infrastructure is a year...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970’s. The following excerpts are taken from the Richmond County...
I knew it was coming… the sudden darkness and interior
silence which marks the loss of power.
I filled my bath tub and several containers with
drinking water, gathered firewood and prepared a store of canned...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to Catholics in the Diocese of Antigonish.
On Thursday, June 18 we received word from Dr. Robert Strang, the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Nova Scotia,...
La Fédération acadienne la Nouvelle-Écosse se mobilise avec la Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) et le Conseil national des parents francophones (CNPF) pour souligner l'importance de l'adoption par le gouvernement fédéral de l'amendement du projet...
The recent announcement by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to temporarily suspend the commercial herring and mackerel fisheries is a blow for local fishermen who use those fish as bait, particularly in the lobster fishery.
“I’m glad you got here so quickly, Dr. Gulick. We’ve
got a situation happening in the gymnasium.”
“What’s the hurry, Mr. Stubbins? I asked Mr. Naismith
to create a new game for our physical education program...
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and Santa was sighing
As true Christmas spirit appeared to be dying
At this time of year, kindness should have been stronger
Instead, Saint Nick’s “Bad List” grew longer and longer
With 12 months of naughtiness weighing him...