The next federal election is going to take place on October 21, 2019 and it is shaping up to be a very competitive one.
With the Liberals and Conservatives jockeying for first place in national polls, the NDP struggling for...
The following excerpt is taken from Cape Breton Book of the Night edited by Ronald Caplan. This story was taped, transcribed, and translated into English by Jocelyne Marchand.
“I was born in Petit de Grat in 1911. The old women...
In the Mi’kmaw calendar, December is Chief Moon Time (Kesikewiku’s).
The Mi’kmaw word breaks down to ‘winter moon’ but the adjective ‘Chief’ describes a December full moon that is 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than full...
“God be with the citizens, we are back to the time of poverty,” wrote Saudi Arabian blogger Rayan al-Shamri on Twitter last week. That’s a bit strong, but he and his fellow citizens are certainly no longer living in...
Editor's note: The following letter was corrected from the version which was published in the March 24 edition of The Reporter.
Federal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan imposed commercial conservation rules on a moderate livelihood...
Since there have been children, there have been zealous parents who advocate for them.
In the past few years, however, that zealousness has curdled into outright obnoxiousness. And while schools and functions are rife with horror stories of helicopter parents,...
With Canadians set to go to the polls in two weeks,
it’s late in the game to highlight the need for factual information.
News Media Canada decided to do its part by launching a
new media...
On September 9, Tareq Hadhad and his family cut the ribbon on their new Peace By Chocolate factory in Antigonish.
Tareq was the first of his family to arrive in Antigonish, after leaving the war torn country of Syria. When...
The provincial government deserves credit for not shutting down the entire province, even as new cases of COVID-19 continue to be confirmed on a daily basis.
On November 24, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr....
The first missionary to visit Arichat was Father Bailly de Messein, a native of France serving in the diocese of Quebec.
Bailly was replaced by Father Bourg who directed the parishioners to build a...