Opinion
BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Please play again
Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Saturday, April 27, 2024.
GAIL LETHBRIDGE: The dark side of Halifax's population boom
A few years ago I was flying into Seoul, South Korea, after a long flight over the North Pole. Looking out the window, I saw a city covered by a forest of highrise buildings that stretched on and on. As the plane gradually lowered on its way to the ...
JOHN DeMONT: Are we doing enough for our most vulnerable newcomers?
Everything I know about the short life of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach is so crushingly sad. That eight years ago, he and his family somehow managed to flee war-torn Syria as refugees in search of “a better life” here in Canada. That in their new home ...
EDITORIAL: Privacy, mental health and saving young people's lives
Kelly Mitchell would have done anything to save her child’s life. So would Laureen Rushton, Carolyn Fox, Michele Haire, Nancy Saunders, Sheila Burke and Louann Link. These grieving mothers have written first-person accounts they are generously ...
COVID VIGNETTE: Car talk, part one
Among the issues of aging—and we're all living longer, on average, than our grandparents—is the loss of mobility. Not only physical mobility, as in climbing stairs, walking, etc.; but mobility as in driving a car. My first inkling of this came at age ...
COMMENTARY: Lucas' last words were 'I love you Mom. I don’t want to die.'
Laureen Rushton Commentary Love is messy and life is not always fair. Lucas was born and died in Halifax, the city he loved best. He surprised us three weeks early on Aug. 16, 2002. He was 11 lbs. 9.5 oz. On May 31, 2021, he peacefully moved on, ...
BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Plastic proposal
Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Friday, April 26, 2024.
CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to those taking part in P.E.I.'s spring lobster fishery
Cheers to P.E.I. fishing families and crew who are preparing for the spring lobster fishery, opening over the next few days in different areas. Every year, families like Allan Coady and his children gear up and head out on the choppy waters in the ...
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Two sides to every story
There are always two sides to every story and the letter Phase out the CAP (Voice of the People, April 25) most eloquently describes only one side. What should be understood is that the majority of homes protected under the Capped Assessment Program ...
LETTER: Who is supposed to stop at crosswalk — pedestrian or driver?
I live in a senior’s apartment building just across the street from Superstore with a crosswalk visible for we seniors and others to use when crossing the street. I recently walked across the street to Superstore (and yes, I still shop there, even ...