Education

Violence in schools affects students, staff and teachers. Educators have long requested that the province take this crisis seriously, listen to their needs and commit more resources to address it. Finally last Wednesday, Oct. 17, the province announced it would be “adding 47 specialized staff to prevent and address violence in Nova Scotia schools” through […]

As of noon on Sunday, Oct. 20—the day after election day—Katherine Howlett and Jeff Arsenault had received enough votes to be re-elected as French school board trustees representing Halifax on the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP). According to the Halifax Municipality’s unofficial election results, Howlett has 3,985 votes, and Arsenault has 2,568 votes to hold […]

Saint Mary’s University (SMU) is continuing to celebrate 50 years of women’s varsity sport at the university with their annual monthly speaker series, called “She Leads the Game: Women Shaping Sport Business.” The series will feature women who work in the field of sport business, including executives, journalists, broadcasters, writers, institute chairs, researchers and business […]

“When I tell workers here, in retail stores or coffee shops or anywhere that on Monday, if they’re not working, they’re not going to be paid, they look at me as if I’m crazy,” says Judy Haiven, writer, labour activist, organizer and retired professor from Saint Mary’s University’s Department of Management in the Sobey School […]

It’s municipal election season, meaning it’s also time to elect new French school board (or Conseil) trustees. As of this week, advance voting has begun, with early online and phone voting available now until Oct. 16. Find HRM voting information here. CSAP candidates across 10 districts run in municipal elections to represent their districts while […]

It’s municipal election season, meaning it’s also time to elect new French school board (or Conseil) trustees. As of this week, advance voting has begun, with early online and phone voting available now until Oct. 16. Find HRM voting information here. CSAP candidates across 10 districts run in municipal elections to represent their districts while […]

It’s municipal election season, meaning it’s also time to elect new French school board (or Conseil) trustees. As of this week, advance voting has begun, with early online and phone voting available now until Oct. 16. Find HRM voting information here. CSAP candidates across 10 districts run in municipal elections to represent their districts while […]

It’s municipal election season, meaning it’s also time to elect new French school board (or Conseil) trustees. As of this week, advance voting has begun, with early online and phone voting available now until Oct. 16. Find HRM voting information here. CSAP candidates across 10 districts run in municipal elections to represent their districts while also […]

It’s municipal election season and advance voting has begun. Early online and phone voting is available now until Oct. 16, and two days of advance in-person voting will happen on Oct. 12 and 15, ahead of the paper ballot election day on Oct. 19. Find HRM voting information here. Related In Nova Scotia, municipal election […]

Kick off the sixth annual Women in Business Conference put on by Saint Mary’s University and their Sobey School of Business, and SMU’s homecoming, this Thursday with two, um, kick-ass events: Game On! Celebrating Women in Sport Business is an all-day event Oct. 3, celebrating women “in all aspects of sports—athletes, coaches, executives and the […]

October is Mi’kmaq History Month across Mi’kma’ki—the land of the Mi’kmaq—which includes all of present-day Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, central and eastern New Brunswick, the Gaspé Peninsula and Newfoundland. This is an opportunity to celebrate the living history, culture and traditions of the Mi’kmaq, who have lived here for over 11,000 years, and to […]