When California started 2018 by formally legalizing weed, it felt like a blow to Canada’s cool cred. California has more people and a bigger economy than Canada, and it made legalization happen January 1, while prime minister Justin Trudeau is already losing his nerve for what had seemed a firm July 1 deadline. That’s weak, […]
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Letters to the editor, October 12, 2017
Clearcut and dried I’m happy to be reading about the most important issue in the province (“Clearcutting our losses,” cover story by Joan Baxter, Oct 5). Everything else pales when we face a future without habitats for species besides human. There are majestic beasts in this province—not just rats and squirrels/pigeons of the city. Let’s […]
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Sidney Crosby praises Donald Trump’s invitation as a “great honour”
Cole Harbour’s Sidney Crosby is backing his team in accepting president Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House. The Pittsburgh Penguins defended their upcoming trip to Washington in a press release Sunday, stating the team respects the office of the president. “Any agreement or disagreement with a president’s politics, policies or agenda can be expressed […]
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Getting accustomed to the brink of war
It seems like it’s impossible lately to go a day without hearing about the rising tensions between North Korea and the United States. The two nations’ equally dramatic leaders, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, have turned the world’s attention toward their political game of who-will-strike-who with a ballistic missile first, and everyone is watching. Well, […]
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Trumpism can take root in Canada, but not if we fight back
[Image-1] A horrifying American election season was capped off this past weekend. It was two surreal days that seemed completely unfathomable 12 months ago. In 2016, America’s liberal and conservative establishment were blindsided not just by Trump’s success or the aggressive bigotry of his most loyal supporters, but also by the indifference of traditional Republican […]
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Halifax barbershop shows support for Donald Trump
[Image-1] It’s pretty funny, says the owner of Bennett’s Barbershop. But not everyone’s laughing. For the last month Leroy Bennett has had a Donald Trump election sign hanging in the window of his Almon Street barber shop. “I put it in the front window just to piss people off,” says Bennett, a self-described “shit-disturber.” The […]
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Making America hate again
Two words that should never be spoken in polite company are now the planet’s nightmare: president Trump. Is that extreme? I hope so. Although like they say, hope for the best, plan not to visit the States for a while. At its greatest, America as a country was an inspiration for the rest of the […]