News 1. Could cheap repurposed drugs help provide a way out of the pandemic? The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. One phenomenon I was not aware of before the pandemic was people being fans of specific drugs. My attitude towards pharmaceuticals generally involves listening […]
Occupy North Mountain
Kings County residents opposed to aerial herbicide spraying on a Northern Pulp clearcut take action to try to stop it.
Residents who live close to a piece of land on North Mountain in Kings County that was clearcut two years ago and is now slated for aerial spraying of a glyphosate-based herbicide, have “occupied” the site, and they tell the Halifax Examiner that they don’t intend to leave until the spraying is cancelled or the […]
A new way of thinking about food
We're going from worrying the grocery shelves are bare to loving our local farmer.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. For most of us, COVID-19 marks the first time we’ve had to worry about our food supply or even think about how the food chain works. That was one of the insights shared by Nova Scotia farmer Katie Keddy on Thursday during a panel discussion […]