News 1. Health Authority "For the first time since the McNeil government dismantled nine regional health authorities and created one provincial agency to run hospitals four and a half years ago, the Nova Scotia Health Authority opened a portion of one of its Board meetings to the public," reports Jennifer Henderson: Yesterday’s meeting took place in the town of … [Read More...]
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It is my mother’s strength that gives me my backbone
In my favourite entry in my baby book, my mother writes: El is very stubborn. If you say the sky is blue, she will tell you it's green. But she's very sensitive, … [Read More...]
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Health Authority opens the door a crack
For the first time since the McNeil government dismantled nine regional health authorities and created one provincial agency to run hospitals four and a half years … [Read More...]
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Afua Cooper: “We need to smash those [racist] stereotypes and see the humanity in each and every one of us”
News 1. Bank of Canada acknowledges that climate change will impact the economy "For the first time ever, the Bank of Canada has released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country's financial system," reports Karina Roman … [Read More...]
A lot of people in Halifax will be hungover at work on Thursday
News 1. Gold "Here’s the deal," writes Joan Baxter: On Wednesday, May 14, an Australian gold mining company called St. Barbara Limited, with one gold mine in Australia and a second one in Papua New Guinea, agreed to pay $722 million for … [Read More...]
“Do right by me”: by not addressing the systematic racism of street checks, the white power structure is doubling down on Nova Scotia’s well-earned reputation for ignorance, stigma, and stench
“Until you do right by me, everything you think about is gonna crumble.” Voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in her role as Celie in the film adaptation of The Color Purple, the line has recently wafted, repeatedly, through my mind. To be sure, the thought has … [Read More...]
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Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Your tax dollars at work covering government butt
Last week, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal instructed the McNeil government to stop hiding behind the skirts of … [Read More...]
The $722 million deal
Here’s the deal. On Wednesday, May 14, an Australian gold mining company called St. Barbara Limited, with one gold mine in … [Read More...]
Treat your brain: get outdoors
News 1. Premier vs teachers, round 27 Premier Stephen McNeil returned from his latest trip to Europe and China … [Read More...]
The authoritarian state starts with oppression of minorities today
News 1. Racism costs City Hall $600,000 The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission issued this press release … [Read More...]
You’re adults now, and this is an actual crisis
News 1. Keji braces for impact of invasive chain pickerel Chain pickerel first spotted last year in the water systems … [Read More...]
New police chief Dan Kinsella holds a degree from WalMart U.
News 1. Ramadan in jail "Malik is calling from the jail asking for the numbers of any Muslims he can contact just to … [Read More...]
Ramadan in jail: prisoners in Burnside are being denied the right to practice their religion
Malik is calling from the jail asking for the numbers of any Muslims he can contact just to talk to, maybe hear some Quran … [Read More...]
The redemption of Frank Anderson
News 1. Transit passes "Soon, more people will get access to low income transit passes," writes Erica Butler. "But the … [Read More...]
Transit Pass Bingo
The city’s low income transit pass (LITP) program will start accepting applications on May 21, and there are a couple of … [Read More...]
“This is North Preston”: a story that “needs to be heard”
Jaren Hayman is from Toronto. He’s 32 years old, a white man. He began his professional career as a drummer, touring North … [Read More...]
If we really valued immigrants, we’d pay them better
News 1. Clearcuts "The Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF) recently hired DG Communications, a public … [Read More...]
Truth Be Told: Nova Scotia’s forest department hires a PR firm with forest industry ties to help it with transparency
Cover photo: recent drone shot of a clearcut located between Kejimkujik National Park and Lake Rossignol. Photo courtesy Jeff … [Read More...]
The Sydney container terminal and crazed right-wingers: the Polish nationalist connection
News 1. Blake Jackson Yesterday, Justice Christa Brothers issued her oral decision in the Blake Jackson case; Brothers … [Read More...]
The city has the money to create an entirely new position with a six-figure salary, but not enough money to pay janitors a living wage
News 1. Mark Norman "Prosecutors are expected to withdraw a criminal charge against Vice-Adm. Mark Norman, providing a … [Read More...]
The owners of The Exchange restaurant say they were cheated out of their space in the Maple building
News 1. Art gallery... on the waterfront? "In the last three months, it’s been reported that the Greenland ice sheet is … [Read More...]
With increasing sea level rise, does it make sense to build a new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on the waterfront?
In the last three months, it’s been reported that the Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, which will mean a … [Read More...]
Yet another $9 million of public money is going to support the Yarmouth ferry
News 1. Two protests "While officials moved quickly to respond to student protests about the cancellation of high … [Read More...]
Fracking is back on the agenda in Nova Scotia
To frack, or not to frack Nova Scotia? That seems to be the question. Again. There’s been a de facto moratorium on … [Read More...]
A tale of two protests
“In my view, kids should be in class.” Premier Stephen McNeil March 2019 “Something is happening here But you don’t … [Read More...]
No one cares that you want to bicycle across Canada
News 1. Extinction Rebellion High school students across Nova Scotia are demanding action on climate change, and will be … [Read More...]