By now, even if you’re not a sports fan, you’ve heard the tragic story of the Humboldt Broncos.
You’re probably aware of the April 6 accident in northern Saskatchewan that took 16 lives and injured another 13 passengers, many of...
The very rules governing commercial fisheries around Atlantic Canada, can help First Nations communities gain a stronger foothold in the industry.
On March 3, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Bernadette Jordan announced that the...
In the past, while taking my holidays, I would make fun of a movie in a running diary. It was a fun and easy way to get a column out, and I think they weren’t entirely hated by you...
“I told you, we shouldn’t stop here. I hate these
chintzy take-out places.”
“I know, but we’ve still got a long way to drive – on
mostly-unpaved roads, for that matter. So, let’s take a chance...
John Josselyn Latimer married Hilda Marie Leslie Dec. 29, 1921
Charles John Howard Latimer married Annie Esther Stewart (Boston) Sept. 14, 1921
Harry J. Murray (Methodist, from Lynn, Massachusettes) married Agnes...
The history of municipal government in Richmond County does not necessarily begin in 1879 when the county was incorporated.
Pre-1820, committees were convened each spring and fall to provide local government. In 1820, the...
A campaign that was launched last winter with great promise met an ignominious end when Erin O’Toole was recently elected Conservative Party leader.
Following a contest that saw between 170,000 and 150,000 Canadians cast...
Little Anse had established its own school in 1912-1913 in the home of Walter D. Samson. In 1918 it was moved to the home of Willie H. Samson at Samson’s Cove, and then back to Little Anse...
Real estate shows are back.
They were pretty popular on home-improvement television a number of years ago, and they seem to be coming back with a vengeance. Turn your channel to HGTV (Home and Garden Television), and chances are a...
Edwards, Burton, Dobson, Maugher: these surnames are familiar to this area, and are most certainly British, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish. These people, like other ethnic groups, came to the New World and established the foundation of a...