A confederacy of dunces?
The loathsome dismissal of Halifax’s planning chief One of the truly loathsome things you can legally do in aContinue Reading
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Welcoming Wheels
Friday night bikes: helping immigrants get rolling in their new city It’s an unexpected sight to say the least. On mostContinue Reading
PPS hands cell death case over to Manitoba
After a year of secrecy, the victim gets a name: Corey Rogers The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service says aContinue Reading
A life and death dishonoured
It’s time for the authorities to clear their heads and come clean on CR’s death. Apart from the threat to civilContinue Reading
One death, 365 days of inquiry, 0 answers
A year ago today, June 16, 2016, a 41-year-old man died in the holding cells of Halifax Regional Police afterContinue Reading
Yes we can: Revoke pols’ hospital privileges
For far too many Nova Scotia politicians, the interests of their party outweigh those of the people who vote for them. ThisContinue Reading
Did a police dog eat SiRT’s homework?
Tomorrow, May 16, the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) and the Halifax Police Service will reach the 11-month mark in theirContinue Reading
NS has the most doctors per capita in Canada
The 261 number is about the same as the United States, but much lower than France (330) or Italy (420)*, two ofContinue Reading
VG fix starts at $714 million
Two days into the election, no one seems to want to talk about the all-in cost of bringing hospital servicesContinue Reading
City Hall doesn’t get the memo
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL if Premier Stephen McNeil suddenly showed up in your backyard to announce the province is buildingContinue Reading
