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LETTER: Justice and science in public health policy needed as federal government hikes taxes for vaping

Contributed |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Open letter to the Canadian government: I am writing today not merely as a concerned Canadian citizen, but as one outraged by the glaring failures and injustices in our approach to public health policy, particularly concerning nicotine addiction. The ...

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a joint news conference with France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (not pictured), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 11, 2024.

LETTER: Carbon tax is simply another irrational decision by the current government to further burden all of us

Contributed |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

Government without limits: not to worry, our children will pay! I must admit that I have a lot of respect for Premier Andrew Furey. I believe his intentions are good and some of his policies are quite progressive. However, as with each political ...

Cameron Haire, 26, was on medical leave from Nova Scotia Health when he was able to use his ID card to access pharmaceuticals to end his life. Contributed

COMMENTARY: Cameron was thriving before his illness made him lose hope

Contributed |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Michele Haire Commentary My son is gone. This realization rips through my mind constantly and the pain takes my breath. Cameron, 26, died by suicide Aug. 11, 2023. Cameron was always sweet, sensitive, and cared about the state of the world. If ...

Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, also appeared more conciliatory, saying there are “unique” affordability challenges in Atlantic Canada after meetings in New Brunswick on July 18. - Stu Neatby

RALPH SURETTE: A Maritimer for prime minister? Are you kidding?

Contributed, Ralph Surette · Columnist |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Is something peculiar going on in political circles upalong? The central Canadian media have been a twitter over the notion that Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has his eye on his best buddy Justin Trudeau’s job. A while back some ...

Teaser for Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Saturday, April 27, 2024.

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Please play again

Bruce MacKinnon · Cartoonist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Construction continues on some Halifax high-rises in a photo taken from McIntosh Run mountain biking trails in Spryfield on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
Ryan Taplin -  The Chronicle Herald

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: The dark side of Halifax's population boom

Gail Lethbridge · Columnist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

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 ...

A new Canadian waves the flag during a citizenship ceremony. Most Canadians don’t want the kind of overheated immigration conflicts that have occurred in some countries.

JOHN DeMONT: Are we doing enough for our most vulnerable newcomers?

John DeMont · Columnist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

Aidaen Mae Mitchell's personality can be felt within the wellness room.

EDITORIAL: Privacy, mental health and saving young people's lives

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

Lucas Rushton found happiness on the stage in such as George Banks in Spotlight Theatre's production of "Mary Poppins." After taking a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol, Rushton died at age 18 in 2021. Contributed

COMMENTARY: Lucas' last words were 'I love you Mom. I don’t want to die.'

Contributed |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |10 min read Premium content

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, ...

Teaser for Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Friday, April 26, 2024.

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Plastic proposal

Bruce MacKinnon |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Friday, April 26, 2024.

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