News 1. In a lawsuit, Fatouma and Abdoul Abdi allege years of abuse while they were children in care Remember Abdoul Abdi? The Government of Canada wanted to deport him after he was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to prison. Abdi was not a citizen, and under rules brought in under the federal immigration […]
“There was no care”
Fatouma Abdi is suing the province. Today, she is ready to tell her story.
This article contains descriptions of the abuse and sexual assault of minors. It is a cold January night in 2018, in a gym at Sackville High School. Justin Trudeau is holding a town hall meeting, one of a series he will hold across Canada. Outside, protestors have gathered to resist the deportation of Abdoul Abdi, […]
So long, Stephen, we knew you too well
If there has been a singular defining characteristic of Stephen McNeil’s career as premier of Nova Scotia, it is his righteously self-righteous confidence in the rightness of whatever he says is right, damn the consequences, dismiss the naysayers, dump on the media. Sometimes, that has served him — and us — well. Most of the time... not so well.
If there has been a singular defining characteristic of Stephen McNeil’s career as premier of Nova Scotia, it is his righteously self-righteous confidence in the rightness of whatever he says is right, damn the consequences, dismiss the naysayers, dump on the media. Sometimes, that has served him — and us — well. Start, of course, […]
“We own beautiful.” The history of Black hair care in Nova Scotia
Morning File, Wednesday, February 12, 2020
News 1. Hospital parking garage Councillor Waye Mason says he’s “optimistic” that a “win-win” compromise over the parking garage for the new QEII hospital is possible after the city and province met on Friday afternoon. Yesterday, council voted to start the process of closing a part of the west side of Summer Street to co-locate […]