The Digby Courier

It’s a court decision on the other side of this country, but it’s one that governments in the Atlantic region should probably sit up and take notice of. On Thursday, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal halted the construction of the ...

Now and again, something happens to remind us that we’re part of a larger world, that we in Atlantic Canada cannot hold ourselves apart just because w ...

It’s understandable to be upset by the news that a convicted killer is being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at taxpayers’ expense. The anger amps up when you learn that Veterans Affairs approved the treatment, while ...

Like most things involving U.S. President Donald Trump, it’s probably better to wait a few days and see if clearer heads prevail. Or, if, a week down the road, things make more sense. Monday, Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña ...

The federal government’s anti-poverty strategy announced Tuesday has already become a punch line. Question: “With no new money and no new programs, how is the strategy expected to work?” Answer: “By lowering the poverty ...

It’s a little bit daunting. In all, starting Thursday, delegates to the federal Conservative Party of Canada’s National Policy Committee Convention in Halifax have 30 pages of policy resolutions to consider. Some will make their way ...

Atlantic Canada is still assessing the impact of federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc’s departure from Fisheries to Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade. It’s a new challenge for LeBlanc, but likely a loss for this ...

The dog days of summer. According to an article in National Geographic a few years ago, the term originated from the ancient Greeks. It was the time of year when the Dog Star, Sirius, rose before the sun in late July. “They referred to ...

There are a couple of reasons why there haven’t been any right whale deaths in waters around the Atlantic provinces this year — good luck and good management. Last year, an alarming number of endangered whales died — 13 in ...

Search the word “temperature” in Google News, and you’re overwhelmed by stories about the heat. Over the last week, for example, Lisbon broke an all-time heat record, hitting 44 degrees C on Saturday. Berlin was expecting 39 ...