The better you are prepared, the better chance you will
have of staying on top of everything that is coming your way, has been advice
that most parents have tried to pass on to their children from time immemorial.
Another...
As we lumber into the final six weeks of 2017, I’m noticing a marked difference between the stories that have everybody talking this year and those that got us all fired up last year.
From where I sit, 2016 wound...
It’s an old cliché: “A stranger’s just a friend you haven’t met.”
Well, it WAS an old cliché, anyway – before Cathy and I made our first trip to St. John’s.
It was already a special occasion because neither of us...
By: Dr. Annamarie Hatcher
Fishing for striped bass (in Mi’kmaq: ji’kaw) in the Bras d’Or estuary was good between 2013 and 2017.
However, few were caught last year. The comings and goings of this popular sport fish in the Bras d’Or...
Today, the CBC carried a report from Richie Mann that very shortly, as soon as the ground is frozen, the local pulp mill is going to clear cut the site of the Melford Terminal project.
That is exciting news for...
By: Michelle Gilfoyle
So you finally did it. You bought your dream home. After the initial excitement of the purchase itself has worn off, you might have realized that you are not sure what...
Nova Scotian parents continue to face serious barriers to finding child care for their children, including being asked for waitlist fees and now being told many waitlists are closed. The Public Accounts Committee will discuss the Canada...
This past year will definitely be remembered as one of the most tumultuous in recent memory.
The year was dominated by the global novel coronavirus pandemic, the scope of which was known early in...
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...
The Mira River abounds with picturesque scenery and stories connected with the early days of the French regime at Louisbourg. These were the thoughts of C.W. Vernon who wrote about Cape Breton at the turn of the 20th century.
For...