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The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

by Tim Bousquet March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

To some degree, facts are fungible, and truth depends on the context we bring to it. But we can’t let ourselves fall into some postmodernist nothing-has-ultimate-meaning hole; we should at least strive for a shared understanding of events. The Mass Casualty Commission was and remains a good approach.

A pile of Canadian bills and coins, including loonies, twoonies, nickels, dimes, quarters, plus bills of 100, 50, 10, and 20 dollars.

Labour

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

by Suzanne Rent March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Conference set for all day Saturday in Halifax, Sydney, and online.

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An aerial shot of a church made from grey granite stones. The church has three red doors and a stone cross on top. In the background is the ocean while a two lane highway runs in front. There is a lineup of cyclists driving on the road. A few pickup trucks are parked in a grassy area across from the church. Houses are located along the road.

Morning File

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

“It’s a beautiful location. Who wouldn’t want to live in that building?”

The bow of a canoe is centred in the foreground on a still waterway. In the background, green trees, red huckleberry, and yellow grasses stand along a shoreline, along with some granite rock. The foliage is reflected in the blue, still water.

Province House

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

by Zane Woodford March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Nova Scotia has reached a contribution agreement with Parks Canada.

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A white woman with long brown hair with glasses and wearing a pale colour blazer speaks into a microphone. The text says Standing Committee on Law Amendments, Patient Access to Care Act.

Health

PCs reject move to tighten language in Bill 256 to protect patients from poorly trained or unethical health care providers

by Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

“I know that even though a family doctor may have received training in surgery 20 years ago, I don’t want that doctor doing a hip replacement on me,” Raylene Langor told the legislature’s Law Amendments Committee yesterday. Langor is a practicing lawyer with expertise in regulation and describes herself as a concerned citizen. She is one […]

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Black Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia wants to hire Black high school students through summer mentorship program

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Applications now open for the Black Youth Development Mentorship Program.

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Morning File

The Port of Sydney discovers wind

by Tim Bousquet March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Someone is out there either re-purposing actual RCMP gear or manufacturing look-alike RCMP gear for civilian use with the endorsement and encouragement of the RCMP.

A bright blue sign in front of Charles P. Allen High School and the adjoining Bedford Hammonds Plains Community Centre welcomes visitors.

Commentary

Bedford school stabbings: the talking points memo

by Stephen Kimber March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Education minister Becky Druhan had an opportunity to address larger issues of violence in our schools and lack of mental health supports. Instead, she retreated into bland obfuscation and deflection I have no doubt Becky Druhan is a smart person, more than capable of standing her ground, holding her own in the cut and thrust […]

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The front of Province House in June 2021. In the front is a very clean sidewalk and wrought iron fence; in the background, rising high above the roofline, are more modern buildings.

Morning File

My trip to Province House, and why it makes me worry about the future

by Tim Bousquet March 24, 2023March 25, 2023

For me, going to Province House can sometimes feel like going to a church I wasn’t raised in: the prayers and the rituals and the songs are entirely consistent and have deep meaning for the faithful, but it’s all very foreign and doesn’t make much sense to the outsider. Why are we kneeling now? What’s that smokey thing all about?