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The answer is not more broken glass. It’s more democracy.
Let’s be clear: violence is not the answer. Destroying property is wrong and dangerous. Smashing a windshield is a distraction from the real issues. According to the RCMP, no one was injured, and one…
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The Premier’s Summer Tour: Seven Chamber Dinners, Zero Kitchen Tables.
Premier Houston is hitting the road this summer. He has seven stops planned, and every single one is at a Chamber of Commerce. Here is the reality: if you are not a member, you…
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When the Power Goes Out on a Very Hot Day
Lights Out in a Heat Wave Temperatures in Halifax climbed to 34 degrees; with the humidity factored in, it felt closer to the low 40s. Environment Canada had a heat warning in effect across…
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Canada’s Anti-Scab Law Still Has a Scab Problem.
Last summer, about 25 Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C., stood on a picket line for something that should never have been controversial: equal pay for equal work. They were not asking for luxury. They…
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Andy Fillmore didn’t learn bad habits at city hall. He brought them with him.
Before Andy Fillmore was Halifax’s mayor, he was Halifax’s MP. For nine years, he sat in the House of Commons, learned how public institutions work, and, in my opinion, understood better than almost anyone…
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Nova Scotia Is Open for Business?
The Houston government wants you to know Nova Scotia is “open for business” when it comes to mining. Critical minerals, uranium, and lithium, you name it, it’s all on the table. And yes, the…
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The Price of Greed at Algoma Steel
Just before Christmas, about 1,000 Algoma Steel workers were told they were out of a job in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Workers and their families sat around kitchen tables trying to figure out how…
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Empty Chairs at Canada’s “Inclusion” Table for Black People
Some twenty-eight thousand Black families call Nova Scotia home. From the communities in the North End of Halifax to Preston and beyond, they have carried stories of slavery, segregation, displacement and quiet, stubborn survival.…
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Success Should Not Just Be for the Super-Rich
In his opinion piece in Thursday’s June 18th, 2026 Chronicle Herald, Mitch Sabbagh argues that we should stop worrying about taxing the rich. When we hear about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire, it feels…