Featured Local Perspectives
COMMENTARY: Israel and South Africa are at odds
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi, Dr. Warren Goldstein, addressed the Congressional Summit of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington March 10, spotlighting a growing issue that elicits scant media coverage: the murder of ...
COVID VIGNETTE: Windowbox gardening 101
It might have been the unseasonably warmish weather, or my regular visits to Cedarstone's “Garden Road” to see my spouse; but all of a sudden I was in a gardening mood. Most likely it was the sight, when I went to Avery's farm market on Willow Street ...
JOHN DeMONT: An honoured trust older than the country itself
Nova Scotia has three brands that matter, a Toronto media executive once told me: “The Bluenose, Keith’s beer, and the Chronicle Herald.” The latter one, as you have probably heard, has run into some challenges lately. SaltWire, and the paper I’ve ...
EDITORIAL: Local journalists create change for the better
Krystle Vatcher first found out she has a gene deletion that makes her susceptible to aneurysms and blood clots in February 2023. It took another year before she got papers ordering an MRI to check for abnormalities. The date of her appointment isn’t ...
ANNE CROSSMAN: Looking back four years to COVID-19's beginnings in Canada
I was checking to see what I wrote four years ago at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. This is what I found from Monday, March 16, 2020. After listening to our prime minister yesterday, I decided that I would stay at home starting today. This ...
A splash of water in the wine
The Nova Scotia government has pumped the brakes on a controversial policy affecting the wine industry. This is a look at the back story and the politics involved when doing an about-face amidst widespread criticism.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Sauerkraut a traditional dish that dates back centuries
How many cabbage are there in 1,000 pounds? I’m not sure, but following a family tradition, a friend buys two or three times that amount every winter to make sauerkraut. In his basement. A one-man operation. He does the cutting, trimming and brining ...
COMMENTARY: Houston shouldn’t lower standards to address Nova Scotia’s teacher shortage
Michael Zwaagstra, a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, provided the following opinion article. Like many other provinces, Nova Scotia currently struggles with a teacher shortage, which is a significant ...
Video Podcast: Anysanabee's Rise to Startdom
In a short time, Aysanabee has exploded onto the music scene. His debut album, Watin, is a powerful tapestry of generations, memory, and storytelling. Now, he finds himself center stage, making history as the first Indigenous artist to reach #1 on ...
WENDY ELLIOTT: Province’s new wine program damaging to industry, tourism
It was the academic Roger Dial who released Nova Scotia’s first commercial wine out of what is now the Grand Pré Winery. His 1980 juice was grown in Kings County. I remember standing in his kitchen for a first taste. When the Nova Scotia Liquor ...