2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (746+ words) Atlantic Canada's great coastal split Nova Scotia has a law it won't use. New Brunswick wants a plan it doesn't have. Prince Edward Island is quietly building a hybrid model of community action and emerging policy " but still lacks the…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (881+ words) Senate study examines potential of NL's offshore oil industry, and NL Senator David Wells says province's "unique" sector could help shape future federal policy Newfoundland and Labrador Senator David Wells said there's only so much you can do through Zoom…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (312+ words) As a military veteran, I am used to seeing government bureaucracy waste money. But what is happening with our provincial government's finances is completely unacceptable. Nova Scotia takes in billions of dollars every year in federal equalization and infrastructure funds....

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (950+ words) Changes were recently made in the way conflicts are classified, and that data has the teachers union calling for action On Tuesday, police were called to investigate a report of another violent incident at a school in Halifax. One youth…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (927+ words) Caregiver benefit was first introduced by the NDP in 2009 Abbie Stephenson cannot speak for'herself'but her'parents are ensuring her'story will not go untold.' Abbie, a 24-year-old in Fall River living with a complex epilepsy disorder, is non-verbal. She's had delays in…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (553+ words) Nova Scotia's new direct-to-consumer alcohol agreement with Ontario is a positive step. It will give Nova Scotia wineries, breweries, cideries and distillers a clearer path to Ontario customers, and it will give consumers in both provinces more choice. I congratulate…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (777+ words) The massive Bay du Nord project, located outside the country's 200-mile limit, is Canada's first deep-water oil and gas development The $14 billion Bay du Nord deal signed Tuesday, March 3, will unlock a new frontier for Canada's oil and gas sector,…...

1+ mon, 9+ min ago  (1035+ words) Equinor and BP will help develop the project Over at the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador skips Brad Gushue and Nathan Young picked up afternoon wins at the Brier. Just a few steps from that ice…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (619+ words) Leisa Hirtz says a near-fatal accident when she was a young girl growing up in New Waterford inspired her to make a difference in the world and led to a trip to the Dragons" Den. When she was three years…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1374+ words) As Albertans line up to sign an independence petition and its separatist leaders meet with senior members of the Trump administration, Nova Scotia is acutely vulnerable. Our provincial budget is heavily reliant on equalization payments originating in Alberta. We import…...