I was disappointed to read in the Cape Breton Post that one of the mayoral candidates has been judged by her gender and her status as an expectant mother. There is simply no place for this type of discrimination in the 2020s. At all. Whatsoever. It defies belief that in […]

We are in the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and each day front line workers leave the safety and comfort of their homes to carry out their duties so that as many lives as possible can be saved. Pharmacists form an essential part of the […]

On behalf of my Australian friends and family, I would like to thank Canada for its generosity in sending (an ever-increasing number of) firefighters to help battle the enormous blazes engulfing much of the east coast of Australia. We are very grateful. This Christmas has not been an easy one […]

I was heartened to read in the Cape Breton Post recently that about half of my fellow Cape Bretoners believe the island would be better served if it were independent, autonomous, or had some form of self-government from the mainland. The number of people supporting self-government rises to 53 per […]

I was saddened to read on the Cape Breton Post website of the dire financial situation that the Glace Bay Heritage Museum finds itself in. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to partake in a tour of the museum, presented by museum curator Elke Ibrahim, and was thoroughly impressed […]

Nova Scotia is a beautiful, rugged place filled with caring people and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to grow up there. However, it is very sad that exporting its young, motivated and educated residents seems to be the only thing Nova Scotia is good at today. I grew […]

Flag of the United Empire LoyalistsI spent the better part of a year researching my paternal great-grandmother’s family in 2018 and it was a very insightful process. If you’re Canadian, you’ve probably heard of the United Empire Loyalists. For those of you unfamiliar with the so-called Loyalists, they were a […]