It’s been a whole seven or so hours since Hillary Clinton conceded the election to Donald Trump and I am still in shock.
Donald Trump, who before this election you would have known as the “You’re Fired guy” from The...
Earlier this year, the Liberal government launched a consultative process on Canada’s defence policy.
While Conservatives remain skeptical of the government’s intentions, especially given this government’s tendency to embark upon endless consultative processes rather than make the hard decisions inherent...
Here’s the good news: by the time you read this, the presidential election will be over. One can only hope we will have survived the endless cycle of attack ads with our dignity and sanity intact, despite there having...
The opioid epidemic that is gripping North America is an emerging issue for Nova Scotians and for our healthcare system.
Misuse of opioids, such as hydromorphone, oxycodone and morphine, has been a significant problem in Nova Scotia for more than...
Inverness County Cares (ICC) has been supporting St. Charles Lwanga School in Kenya for four years.
The school was founded by Brother Kennedy Oronjo, who is a 2012 graduate of the Coady International Institute in Antigonish. The students are mostly...
Seeing as how I have never watched an entire baseball game all the way through on television, I might as well do a running Diary of Game 7.
Since both teams haven't won the title since at least the 40s...
On October 15 during the elections for councillors in the Municipality of Richmond and the school board members for the Strait regional school board, it was reported that Lian Sampson-Parsons had more votes that George Kehoe, her opponent. On...
The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce wishes to congratulate those joining or returning to our region’s municipal councils. We also thank the many strong candidates who put their names forward to serve.
This election has brought significant change to municipal...
Seeing as how municipal councils are getting sworn in for a new term, here’s a little advice for the newbies and a bit of a refresher for the reruns.
For those questioning my qualifications for offering municipal councillors advice, I...
Among the many things that infuriate me are voters who don’t vote.
This election season, which has been dominated by nastiness and theatrics and void of transparency and cooperation in spots, I heard a great many people say they were...