In late January 1994, Glenn Ells’ phone rang. It was newly-minted Nova Scotia premier John Savage. His officials had just returned from a checking-out-trade-prospects trip to Cuba, he explained to the president of Kings Produce Ltd., and “I think there might be something there for you.” Two years later, Ells’ Wolfville-based fruit and vegetable wholesale […]
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Lion’s Club bars anti-immigration event
The National Citizen’s Alliance has had its “Public Discussion on Mass Immigration” event cancelled due to controversy surrounding the anti-immigration party. The NCA, an unregistered right-wing party, has been garnering controversy over the past year, having been banned from the Annapolis Valley Blossom Festival after promoting its platform in the festival’s parade. The group also […]
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Police continue arresting labour activists
Labour activists protesting the back-to-work legislation forced onto unionized Canada Post employees keep running afoul of police. A news release from the group Organizing 4 Justice says cops in Ottawa arrested four protesters early Wednesday morning as they were picketing outside a mail processing plant. A video shared on Facebook shows a man identified as […]
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Boat Loads of Knowledge About the Sustainable Food Market
The local food movement has exploded in Nova Scotia over the past decade. More than ever, farmers are bringing sustainably sourced product directly to markets and meeting a need in the agricultural industry. In 2014, a glaring space in the food market was evident to Hana Nelson. She observed consumers having trouble finding access to […]
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Football and Canada’s duty to consult Indigenous nations
As problematic as football is, with the Washington R*****ns and the Kansas City Chiefs, the game holds a special place in my heart. For those of you who don’t know, my father is a residential school survivor and without getting into the nitty-gritty traumas of his experiences, it left him with a deficit when it […]
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The amnesty agenda for cannabis
Joining the list of things that used to be illegal and aren’t anymore—featuring margarine, Sunday shopping, alcohol and the right to vote for anyone who isn’t a white male—is cannabis. After almost a century of prohibition, Canada’s path to legalization has not been clear-cut. And of all the groups considered in the long, costly task […]
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Quebec shipyard not happy with “Ships Stay Here” campaign
A spokesperson for Davie Shipbuilding strongly takes issue with comments that the Quebec company is stealing work from Halifax. “It’s being portrayed as if Quebec will steal jobs, contracts from Irving,” says Fred Boisvert, vice-president of public affairs for Davie. “Where if you look properly, closely, there’s nothing like it happening at all.” Federal procurement officials […]
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Council calls on feds to keep shipbuilding work in Halifax
Those jobs were always meant to be in Halifax, says HRM’s chief administrative officer, Jacques Dubé. “Always were.” Regional Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to voice its opposition to a proposal for splitting up naval maintenance work between shipyards here and in Quebec—calling on the federal government to keep shipbuilding jobs in Halifax. Councillor Stephen Adams put […]
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October in Ottawa: Colourful Adventures in Canada’s Capital Await
[IMAGE-1] October means bringing out the flannels, toques, and layering jackets – but we’re not complaining. Between the weather finally being crisp enough to enjoy the outdoors without breaking a sweat, and rocking that autumn colour palette, we’re ready to get out and explore. Canada’s capital city is the ideal spot for any autumn adventures, […]
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SCIENCE MATTERS: Trans Mountain decision is good, but we still have far to go
Saved by the whales! The federal Appeal Court decision on August 30 to quash the government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was largely based on the National Energy Board’s failure to consider the environmental impacts of a sevenfold tanker traffic increase off the B.C. coast, including how it would affect endangered southern […]
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Conservatives leave Halifax with a policy playbook for next election
No abortion debate, no euthanasia, no “passport babies.” Conservative Party members gave Andrew Scheer his marching orders for the 2019 election. At the Conservative convention in Halifax over the weekend, delegates from around the country voted on policy resolutions that should steer the direction of their Party for the upcoming federal election. Thirty policies made […]
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Conservative Party’s Halifax implosion
Rogue MP Maxime Bernier officially left the Conservative Party of Canada today. From a press conference in Ottawa, Bernier announced his official resignation to say that he’s starting his own political party. He’s already accepting donations. The announcement came as the Conservative Party kicks off its three-day national policy convention in Halifax. Leader Andrew Scheer told […]
