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...
Poor Andrew Scheer.
He was poised to be Prime Minister only two years after
winning the federal Conservative leadership, as the Trudeau Liberal brand went
south once the SNC-Lavalin scandal
broke in February.
Then...
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...
Now that the awards season is winding down and everybody actually received the correct envelope, you might be finding it difficult to sift through the wave of post-Oscar blockbusters and Academy Award winners and losers to figure out how...
“Step right up! Step right up! Ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the biggest, greatest, most
eye-popping, show-stopping extravaganza on the face of the earth! Join us under
the big tent for the Circus...
Since
last week’s column saw me sharing some favourite moments from a crazy stretch
in the summer of 2019, I figure that’s a good theme to revisit for one more
week.
The first
Friday in August saw a...
Under a Facebook post bemoaning president-elect Donald Trump’s lack of political experience – and the positives and negatives associated with limited exposure to Washington, D.C. – I spotted this comment:
“We did the same thing last year in Canada! And...
Even if you’ve visited a community many times over the
years, that special little nook will always find a creative way to surprise
you.
And that’s how a recent trip to the Sunrise Trail
greeted me and...
As some of you might already know, I entered a contest this fall.
I didn’t win the contest. I didn’t even make it to the finals.
So why would I spend the next 750 words writing about a contest that I...
Do you feel that, Strait area?
Did you notice the tides of change washing through Port Hawkesbury as 2019 began, crashing through years – decades – of cynicism to bring a sea of new hope and optimism on the night...