Category Archives: Human Interest
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil: a fiscal hawk with a folksy demeanour
HALIFAX — During more than six years as Nova Scotia premier, Stephen McNeil earned a reputation as an ardent fiscal conservative who wasn't shy about taking on the province's public sector unions. Until the COVID-19 pandemic upended ever...
Answers to 5 common questions facing families for the COVID-19 school year
Questions abound as families prepare for an unprecedented school year that will be shaped by pandemic precautions. Is it safe? What happens if there's an outbreak? How do I screen my child for COVID-19? Each province has their own re-entry framework, b...
Georges Island: public granted access to historic site in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX — Georges Island, a small but historic chunk of land in the middle of Halifax harbour, has long been off limits to tourists — even though it has been a national historic site since 1965. But that will&nbs...
Agreement between province, BC Hydro, First Nation, ends legal fight over Site C
VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation has ended its legal battle against the provincial government and BC Hydro over the Site C dam, a project the nation originally claimed was a $1-billion treaty violation. A statement from the Ministry...
COVID-19 conspiracies creating a ‘public health crisis’ in Canada, experts say
MONTREAL — A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks in indoor public spaces to fight the spread of COVID...
Travel restrictions inspiring co-operation in border communities
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential travel, Donna Peter suddenly lost access to her nearest source of bulk groceries. Peter is among about 100 residents of Beaver Creek, Yukon, who would drive two hours to Tok, Ala...
Cornwallis statue, park and street need to go: Halifax task force
HALIFAX — A statue dedicated to Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis should be permanently removed from the public square and a street and park in the city honouring him should be renamed, a task force is recommending. Public commemoration ...
Canadian artists, writers, performers call for national basic income
TORONTO — A group of Canadian artists, writers, technicians and performers is calling on Ottawa to guarantee a basic income for anyone in need. Novellist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, poet George Elliott Clarke and opera singer Adrianne Pie...
Italy returns stolen Banksy to France on Bastille Day
ROME — Italy on Tuesday returned to France a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at the Bataclan music hall. The chief prosecutor in charge of the
Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead
TORONTO — In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada's largest Indigenous police force have never shot and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite a grinding lack of resources and an absence