News 1. Kimber on the ferry: "Idle Some More" I really enjoyed Stephen Kimber's Yarmouth ferry columns from last year, so I'm glad he's back with another one: "Is ‘Idle Some More’ back for another season?" On the same day Bay Ferries was declaring itself open for 2020 bookings, Zach Churchill, the province’s minister of education and ferries, released figures showing … [Read More...]
Is ‘Idle Some More’ back for another season?
Shall we begin a new round of our favourite game show, "Idle Some More: 2020 Edition." On Friday, Bay Ferries pinned the tail on June 26 as the official start-up … [Read More...]
Video shows Halifax police violently arresting 15-year-old
Names are withheld in this article to protect the identity of the youth. A disturbing video taken outside Bedford Place Mall on Friday evening shows the police … [Read More...]
Recent articles
Premier Stephen McNeil dismisses Wet’suwet’en supporters as “people who have a … bee in their bonnet about something”
News 1. Mitsubishi’s Fish We've published an in-depth investigation by Linda Pannozzo, who looks at the failure to implement a new regulatory regime for fish farms in Nova Scotia as recommended by the 2014 Doelle-Lahey report. That failure is … [Read More...]
Mitsubishi’s Fish
In the middle of January, representatives from Cermaq Canada were in Digby, Nova Scotia on the second leg of the company’s “Hello Nova Scotia” tour — a folksy attempt by the global aquaculture giant to “consult” the small, rural, coastal communities … [Read More...]
Ellen Page: “The more we filmed … the more incredible women we met”
Ellen Page says it’s “pretty unbelievable” that the documentary film, “There’s Something in the Water,” which she co-directed in 2019 with her friend Ian Daniel and co-produced with Dalhousie University professor Ingrid Waldron, will be available for … [Read More...]
Fish farms: private gains, public costs
News 1. Province: Sipekne’katik First Nation should blame itself for lack of consultation Jennifer Henderson was in … [Read More...]
Province: Sipekne’katik First Nation should blame itself for lack of consultation over Alton Gas project
A lawyer for the Province of Nova Scotia says the Sipekne’katik First Nation has no one but itself to blame when it argues … [Read More...]
Oil spills: Invisible and toxic
News 1. Alton Gas appeal hearing, day one Jennifer Henderson reports on day one of a two-day hearing in Nova Scotia … [Read More...]
Court hears Sipekne’katik appeal of Alton Gas decision
How much consultation is enough when it comes to approving development on land where First Nations claim — but have not … [Read More...]
The Roy Building is sued again
In October, we brought you the story of Ruth Armelin, a Portuguese woman who was one side of a pair of duelling lawsuits with … [Read More...]
Mega speakers wanted! Coaching your way to riches
News 1. Hold on to your ballots Tax cuts for corporations, a tweet about the $1 increase in the minimum wage, and a … [Read More...]
Hold on to your ballots
Let us count up just a few of the reasons Premier Stephen McNeil will call a provincial election before the end of … [Read More...]
The connections of Nova Scotia universities to slavery and why it matters
News 1. Elmsdale Lumber Elmsdale Lumber used to sell most of its bark and chips to Northern Pulp, but now that the mill … [Read More...]
Elmsdale Lumber’s Plan B: selling pellets will be the bridge until Northern Pulp reopens
Whether Stephen McNeil’s government had a Plan B to deal with the disruption created by closing Northern Pulp … [Read More...]
Together through life
News 1. Are restaurant washrooms finally going to become accessible? In September 2018, the CBC's Shaina Luck wrote … [Read More...]
“We own beautiful.” The history of Black hair care in Nova Scotia
News 1. Hospital parking garage Councillor Waye Mason says he’s “optimistic” that a “win-win” compromise over the … [Read More...]
Police commissioners wonder if they should “read the manual,” and other adventures in police oversight
If I had to pick an image to sum up my visits to the Board of Police Commissioners, it would be this one: I'm the … [Read More...]
Hospital parkade on the move: HRM and province to discuss location on opposite side of street, protecting Common
“We want to see the hospital project proceed but we also want to protect the Common,” HRM Councillor Waye Mason told … [Read More...]
Is the province fixing what isn’t broken in plan to consolidate cancer care?
News 1. Underreporting leads to a lack of honest discussion about suicide "Each day at least 10 people die of suicide … [Read More...]
Underreporting leads to a lack of honest discussion about suicide
Each day at least 10 people die of suicide in Canada, leaving behind seven to 10 so-called "suicide survivors." And yet, the … [Read More...]
The Law Courts building is an ugly, soul-sucking mess; we should bulldoze it and start over
1. Africentric schools Writes Stephen Kimber: Why aren't we doing something to try to change decades of data — … [Read More...]
Why are we still talking about Africentric schools?
“And all the news just repeats itself Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen” —John Prine It’s April 2006. … [Read More...]
The Crane Saga: Episode II
News 1. Weather There's weather today. 2. More crane woes If you thought you heard the last about cranes in … [Read More...]
Joan Baxter: continuing coverage of Northern Pulp
Feb. 1, 2019: "Everything won't stink so bad:" the countdown to Boat Harbour closure begins March 5, 2019: Northern Pulp's … [Read More...]
Accessibility matters: Lessons from the Montreal super-hospital
News 1. Sawmills hurting, international trade agreements mean province can't help Jennifer Henderson reports on MLAs … [Read More...]