Nova Scotia Goddam
Things are getting really bad in Digby County. Last night a Mi’kmaq lobster boat was torched and completely destroyed in Comeauville, Digby County, just a hop and a skip away from the Saulnierville wharf.
No money to pay for food: a mother’s trip to the IWK while on social assistance
For an out of town mother on income assistance taking a child to the IWK for tests or surgery, especially if it requires an overnight stay, is a logistical and financial nightmare. Meal allowances haven’t changed since 2008, and even then they were terribly inadequate.
News brief: Halifax Labour Council endorses municipal candidates
The Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council, representing almost all local unions in Halifax, is endorsing municipal candidates running in several districts of HRM. However, it is not endorsing any of the mayoral candidates.
Housing activists find flaws in proposed Halifax landlord registry
A rental or landlord registry in Halifax is slowly, very slowly, becoming a reality, but housing activists argue that the proposed regulations should be much stronger.
International coalition asks Germany to halt support for Goldboro LNG mega project
A coalition of more than 100 environmental and Indigenous groups from Canada and Europe are asking Germany to withdraw from a loan guarantee in support of a mega project to process and export natural gas in Goldboro, Guysborough County.
Weekend video: All eyes on Mi’kma’ki
This weekend we present All eyes on Mi’kma’ki, an excellent documentary short on Sipekne’katik fishers’ struggle to assert their treaty rights and establish a moderate livelihood fishery to support the community.
Climate strike 2020 in Halifax: ‘We’re scared that we can’t grow up safely’
Not quite the huge turnout of last year, but a very respectable 500 people gathered at the Grand Parade for this year’s climate strike. Their message was just as powerful as last year’s, and even more urgent.
PSA: Halifax in solidarity with Mi’kmaw fishers
Saturday, Sept 26, 11am, Halifax Waterfront (by the big wave)
Mi’kmaw fishers are currently under attack by angry non-indigenous fishers who mistakingly claim that Mi’kmaw fisheries have no basis in Canadian law. Come out to show solidarity with Mi’kmaq people earning a moderate livelihood through the fishery!
“We’re miles apart” – Dalhousie Faculty Association files for conciliator
Collective bargaining at Dalhousie University has reached an impasse, and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) has filed for a provincially-appointed conciliator.
Former St. Mary’s professor faces terrorism charges in Bolivia
Juan Tellez, a Canadian citizen and an adjunct professor at the Department of International Development Studies at St. Mary’s University is facing charges of sedition and terrorism in Bolivia.