Lives on welfare: There shouldn’t be a limit on how many epipens you can have
Sometimes two EpiPens per year isn’t enough when your daughter has a life threatening allergy. That’s what this letter from a mom on welfare is about.
Confessions of a woman who burnt down a town, a poem by Afua Cooper
In June 1734 Marie Joseph Angelique a Black slave woman was hanged in Montreal for burning down much of that town earlier that year. Her last days provide the inspiration for this poem by poet and historian Afua Cooper.
Weekend video: Deeply Rooted. A black family’s history as 7th-generation Canadians
This wonderful Weekend Video traces the more than 200-year the Downey family has been in Nova Scotia. To say its members left their mark on the province is an understatement.
Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt: Can Nova Scotia weather the storm?
New contributor Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt wonders how ready we are for climate change. As weather intensifies we must stop clearcutting our forests and get serious about shoring up our shores, he says.
Little government support for Black History Month on PEI
The provincial government is only halfheartedly supporting Black History Month in PEI, says a resident. The Black community on the Island could really use the help. ““The white islanders here need to hear that this is a community that is important and vibrant.”
‘It’s like hunger games for librarians.’ How government is slowly killing public libraries in rural Nova Scotia
The government is slowly killing public libraries in rural Nova Scotia, just so it can save a tiny little bit of money. We talk with four chief librarians and the future looks awfully grim.
Lives on welfare: All I can do is wait for another suicide attempt
Lives on Welfare gave a voice to John before, and last week he contacted us because he wanted to talk about the lack of support for people who deal with mental health issues, their own and those of relatives. “All I can do is wait for another suicide attempt,” he says.
Sexual assault dismissal rates vary widely across Nova Scotia, Globe and Mail investigation reveals
Excellent reporting by the Globe and Mail reveals that police dismissal rates of sexual assault allegations are high and vary widely across the country. Nova Scotia is no exception. What’s going on?
Weekend video: Peace by chocolate
This weekend we present a 20-minute documentary on the Hadhad family, Syrian refugees who arrived with nothing in Antigonish, and now run a successful chocolate business. Support by the good people of Antigonish was heartwarming to see.