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BRUCE MacKINNON: Cascading effects

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for April 19, 2024.

Updated 15 hours ago |1 min read

CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King for exchange with doctor

Updated 17 hours ago |8 min read

Premier Dennis King argued that a bill that would strike out a labour law provision allowing employers to require employees produce a sick note was premature. He said it lacked details on what would replace this provision to "police" workers who abuse sick leave provisions - Stu Neatby

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Make fighting climate change personal

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Demonstrators prtresting the newly implemented carbon tax, gather to axe the tax, om either side of the NB/NS border near Amherst Monday April 1, 2024.

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COMMENTARY: Atlantic Canada’s ferries lead charge toward zero emissions

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PAM FRAMPTON: Unpacking words that drive me crazy

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LETTER: Leave personal life out of politics

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Former President Donald Trump arrives for the start of the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. JUSTIN LANE/Pool via REUTERS

LETTER: Christians supporting Donald Trump and other Right-wing politicians concerning

Contributed |Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read

Some people, even seasoned journalists, seem to believe that Mr. Trump dozed off during jury selection. Anybody who has taught Junior High classes, as I have, will tell you that his apparent snoozing was an adolescent attempt to telegraph boredom.

Attorney General and Justice Minister John Hogan stands outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

LETTER: Weak apology for traumatizing those who are already traumatized

Contributed |Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read

Excerpt from the House of Assembly on March 6, 2024: John Hogan: "So, I don't want anyone in this House to mislead what's happening in court here with regards to sexual assault victims. It's a very serious issue and the lawyers in this province are ...

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LETTER: CBRM rodent problem needs to be addressed, says reader

Contributed |Updated 13 hours ago |1 min read

I would like to once again express my frustration with Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) officials who not only refuse to do anything about the rodent problem in the area, but they also knowingly add to it through their garbage collection ...

Premier Andrew Furey speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/SaltWire file photo

LETTER: Questioning the N.L. government's ethics after 'provincial government official' tip

Contributed |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read

What does it mean for a person to be ethical? If you were to ask that question to Premier Andrew Furey, what do you think he would say? Recently, a "provincial government official" in the Furey government contacted VOCM to advise that John Efford ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

LETTER: Carbon pricing works

Contributed |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read

By global consensus, fiscally and environmentally, carbon pricing is the best way to fight global warming. The Conservative narrative that "the carbon tax has severely affected the affordability of fuel, groceries, and other goods" is purely ...

A view of Tizzard’s Harbour recently. - David Boyd

LETTER: 'Not a sound' in empty N.L. fishing villages

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |4 min read

My mother was born in the historic fishing village of Moreton’s Harbour in June of 1924. Her father, Watson Small, was an esteemed boat builder and recognized locally as a “fish killer,” the title given back in the day to a fisherman particularly ...

A Palestinian girl reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 17, 2024.

LETTER: Reporters must be allowed to share what's happening in Gaza

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |3 min read

It is incumbent on us, as citizens of the world, to stay as informed and engaged as we can. Many wars, disasters and other calamities go unreported because there is no-one there able to tell us what is going on. There are other wars, disasters and ...

LETTER: A 3.5 per cent increase in costs due to carbon tax

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |3 min read

I rarely respond to readers of my opinion pieces because it is great when people have different opinions and express them. But when someone writes (Terry Snead of Musgravetown, "LETTER: Looking at the carbon tax facts" in the April 13 Telegram) and ...

"There are social and medical barriers, limiting the opportunities for (the transgender community), including in cancer care," write Sevtap Savas, Jocshan M. Loaiza and Charlie Murphy. - Olga Kononenko/Unsplash

LETTER: Learning about the cancer experiences of transgender persons and the current state of the oncology care in N.L.

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |2 min read

Cancer can affect anyone – the current estimates are that around 43 per cent of us will be diagnosed with cancer in Canada. Access to timely and effective information and health care is critical to prevent, early detect, and successfully treat ...