On August 17, 2015, Roger Montefrisco, along with several other Canadian Armed Forces veterans, were refused entry to Branch #4 of the Royal Canadian Legion, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Prime minister Stephen Harper, on the campaign trail, was at the Legion to announce a plan to “strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces reserve force” and “deepen […]
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Why does no one care about Georges Island anymore?
[Image-1] There’s a forgotten treasure in the Halifax Harbour and those who care to visit remain unsuccessful. It’s been over a year since the general public was permitted on Georges Island and there’s been no indication of progress to reopen. Tristan Cleveland, coordinator of Our HRM Alliance, says establishing visitor accessibility to historic sites should […]
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“If you want to change anything, you need to make your voices heard”
[Image-1] This Saturday, labour representatives and community leaders will gather at the Halifax North Memorial Library for a Black Votes Matter strategy session. The campaign, organized by the Canadian Labour Congress and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, aims to turn the tide on the systemic inequities faced by African Canadians by getting black voters […]
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It’s time to merge Canada’s progressive parties
[Image-1] Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. I write this on behalf of all Canadians who voted anything but Conservative in 2011. And 2008. And 2006. And 2004. This election need only focus on a single issue: Canadian democracy is no longer functioning. By merging the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties in […]
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Wednesday’s 9 things to read while everyone else is on vacation
[Image-1] 1 A consortium of Halifax business owners and entrepreneurs will back the Rainmen’s replacement. Jonathan Briggins reports that the city’s new basketball team should be announced next week. The Halifax Wooden Monkeys? The Halifax Freds? Only time will tell. 2 The number of prison deaths in Nova Scotia are “disturbing” says Canada’s corrections watchdog. […]
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Friday’s 8 things Stephen Harper doesn’t want you to read
[Image-1] 1 Anyone who wasn’t watching Donald Trump or prepping for a fond farewell to Jon Stewart was probably live-tweeting last night’s leaders debate. In case you missed it, there’s plenty of coverage today from outlets regional, national and international. Seriously, lots and lots of coverage. As is his wont, Prime Monster Stephen Harper took […]
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Meet the rest of mainland Nova Scotia’s federal election candidates
[Image-1] Look, there’s a lot of time between now and anyone casting a vote. Forgive us for stretching out some of this election coverage. That’s why earlier this week our breakdown of Halifax area candidates only featured the four federal ridings that make up the majority of the HRM. There are quite a few HRM […]
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Tuesday’s 6 things you need to know
1 Today city council votes on the proposed pilot project for Halifax’s first mobile food market, which was green-lighted for a staff feasibility report back in June. Yes, a market on wheels, aimed at making fresh, healthy food accessible to the city’s driest food deserts. Those wheels would belong to a Halifax Transit bus—which the […]
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Meet HRM’s federal election candidates
[Image-1] While you were busy soaking up a gorgeously sunny long weekend, Stephen Harper ruined everyone’s fun by officially kicking off an 11-week crawl towards October’s federal election. Harper’s gambit is a shrewd political maneuver that will empty out Conservative opponents’ pockets, tire reporters and generally make the public sick of democracy when October […]
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Gone Fishing? Councillor gears up for federal election
[Image-1] How slow is it at City Hall right now? Slow enough that this week’s city council meeting was cancelled because, in the words of spokesperson Brendan Elliott, “it was felt the work of Regional Council could be accomplished in two meetings” instead of the three scheduled for July 21, 28 and August 4. Cancelled […]
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Friday’s 8 things to read now before the long weekend
[Image-1] 1 Andrea Gunn at the Herald takes a look into the campaign war chests of Nova Scotia’s candidates in the soon-to-be-announced federal election. Incumbent Geoff Regan and the Halifax West Liberal Association have the richest bankroll ($147,452), followed by the Central Nova Conservative Association ($124,588) of outgoing Justice Minister Peter MacKay (who will be […]
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Who’s going to vote for the Greens?
[Image-1] It’s getting close to performance-review time for the 19-month-old Stephen McNeil government. Nova Scotia’s major political parties are vying for support in three provincial by-elections to be held this year. Candidates for the ruling Liberals, and the opposition Conservatives and New Democrats, are going to be busy glad-handing strangers they encounter and promoting themselves […]
