Fire risk increases just before the leaves come out

Much debate continues to greet the latest statistics indicating Canada’s productivity – measured as economic output generated per hour of work – has continued to decline, dramatically lagging other G7 countries. What began as a rant by pundits, has ...

Josef Filipowicz and Alex Whalen Commentary Throughout its history, Newfoundland and Labrador has ridden the population rollercoaster. Indeed, the province lost more people than it gained in 18 of the 30 years since the 1992 cod moratorium, which ...

It is clear our government does not represent the interests of the people, or nature, or even life itself. It represents the interests of corporations. Its aim is to protect the rich and powerful who benefit the most from exploitation so they can ...

“The day is cold, and dark, and dreary It rains, and the wind is never weary…” From “The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The evergreens across the road have been rendered into shadowy versions of themselves by a bank of low fog that’s ...

There are two provincial government positions that will need to be filled after the next election no matter which party comes out on top. I thought it would be good to get the job descriptions out beforehand so those interested in being a cabinet ...

“History repeats itself – the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce,” said Karl Marx. He was talking about European history, of course, and here it comes again, a century later, doing a tribute act to the 1920s. Germany In Germany, we have ...

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for May 2, 2024.

Renters do not blacklist tenants We wish to address concerns raised in the article titled "Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate" (April 22) by Logan MacLean. We are disappointed that ...

Re: ‘Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern, Cape Breton Post commentary, April 25. After reading Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill’s above commentary in the Cape Breton Post, I believe she leaves behind some ...