This is not a column I ever thought I’d write.
Growing up, there were three constants in my life: a near crippling anxiety that was characterized as “shyness;” an obsession with the Toronto Maple...
Most Canadians recognize the importance of good vision, but many are not taking the necessary steps to protect their long-term health. May is Vision Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of having regular...
Opposition Leader Claudia Chender is urging the energy minister to step in and make sure consumers are protected from Nova Scotia Power’s (NSP) increasing costs and billing changes.
The NSNDP will also intervene to...
This past weekend was, without question, one of the most difficult things I have ever voluntarily done.
In the months leading up to it, I nearly backed out more times than I can count....
Spend about 60 years with someone and some things are bound to rub off.
I was at work the other day and a colleague left me to retrieve something from the backroom. She had...
I am struck by how quietly the Tim Houston government has managed to introduce a new tax targeting Nova Scotians who chose a more environmentally responsible mode of transportation. At a time when many of us are...
The debate around hydraulic fracturing – fracking – is nothing new. I remember when studying Urban Design and Planning decades ago, it was already a contentious issue. Back then, debates felt different. There was a shared expectation...
In a letter to the editor on April 14, 2026, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Long-Term Care, Barbara Adams, repeated a narrative that long-term care workers are simply tired of hearing.
This wasn’t a genuine...
Most days begin with managing the morning rush: packing lunches, searching for a missing shoe, or getting kids to school. Some grab coffee on the way to work. Others stop at the store to prepare for dinner...
For centuries, humanity has wrestled with one of life’s most urgent, civilization-defining questions: “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”
Empires have risen and fallen, philosophers have pondered, and somewhere, someone’s uncle has...