The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Nova Scotia family doctor is applauding the province’s decision to keep Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) stores open as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we navigate our daily lives. “I am so pleased that the premier and our provincial leadership has […]
Feeling the sting of first-past-the-post
Morning File, Tuesday, October 22, 2019
News 1. Liberals win enough seats to form minority government With national voter turnout clocking in around 65.8% (it will adjust as those who registered on election day are counted) and Nova Scotia’s turnout slightly higher at 68.8%, Canadians re-elected 157 Liberal MPs, enough to form a minority government. In Nova Scotia, Liberals held on […]
Werewolf, naloxone, and education: Nova Scotia addresses opioid deaths
According to folklore (and Wikipedia) a werewolf is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf-like creature after being placed under a curse or affliction. So “Werewolf” is the fitting title for Cape Breton director Ashley McKenzie’s much-acclaimed and gritty feature film about two young adults struggling to stay on methadone and break […]