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Rest in Peace, James Delorey

December 8,2009 Update: CBC News Nova Scotia has reported that this little boy that touched so many hearts over the weekend has passed away at "the IWK Health Centre in Halifax".  My deepest regards and blessings for the family and little James' soul. Original...

James Delorey Update: Rest in Peace James

December 8,2009 Update:CBC News Nova Scotia has reported that this little boy that touched so many hearts over the weekend has passed away at "the IWK Health Centre in Halifax".  My deepest regards and...

Prime Minister Harper to call 4 by-elections today

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Government survived a non-confidence motion last week.  This was made possible by the NDP abstaining from the vote.  Harper is now set to call 4 by-elections...

Nova Scotia: Star Party - A Conversation With Outer Space

It was a typical misty morning on my early drive to Smiley Park, Nova Scotia. For a moment I regretted staying up until 3 am writing about horse racing in Moscow. But such is the life of a journalist. No high...

BOXING NOVA SCOTIA - News & Flashbacks

In recent months some of the Nova Scotia Amateur Boxers in action were B. Blair, Carl Campbell, Taylor Gordon, Kyle Patterson, and Cyrus Taylor. An expected event in June 2009 is the Harry Trainor Memorial Event. May 2009 also marks 25 years since Nova Scotia junior boxers...

Nova Scotia to lose National Variety Performance?

Once again Alex Maine former Managing Director of the National Variety Performance has left some encouraging and almost alarming tweets behind him. Over the past few weeks Mr Maine's tweets have been few and far...

Hurricane Bill: 2 People Dead, Downgraded To Post-Tropical Storm

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, made landfall in Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon, causing much less damage than was originally predicted. Road floods and power outages topped the...

Hurricane Bill Headed for Leeward Islands, Bermuda, US Coast

Hurricane Bill has gained momentum and become a Category 4 storm, the same category as Hurricane Ike, the most destructive storm of that strength in recorded history. The highest strength a cyclone can attain is...

Wrongfully Convicted Native Activist Donald Marshall Dies at 55

Donald Marshall, the Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq who spent 11 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, died early Thursday morning. Marshall spent his time in prison after being convicted at age 17 of murder in 1971, but was acquitted in 1983. He was also convicted in 1996...

Nursing Shortage: Safety Issues Raised in Nova Scotia

The medical system in Canada continues on a dire path. Safety issues in hospital are raised in Nova Scotia due to nursing shortage. In May, I reported that in Canada, nurses work 250,000 hours in one week. "...

Nova Scotia Polls have closed: CTV Projects Majority for NDP

The polls have closed in Nova Scotia and CTV Atlantic is projecting a majority government for the NDP.  This will be the first ever New Democratic government in Atlantic Canada. Unlike the European Union, Nova...

Music Therapy...Making a Difference: Part 1 Canadian Influence

 “She has been yelling all day, is there anything we can do?”  “A flustered nurse asked me on my first day of work being a Supervisor. I didn’t have a chance yet to get to know the residents or...

Camp Peace: Achieving Peace Without Wars

While we were busy reporting and reading about world threats, a peaceful story quietly slipped on by. On March 31, 2009 a simple fundraiser was held in Ottawa to raise money for Camp Peace. A question asked of me a...

Former MD of the National Variety asked to return

This week it was reported that Alex Maine, former Managing Director of the National Variety Performance UK was asked to retake his position in the organisation. These reports came yesterday when a email header and...

Swine Flu Cases Climb To 34 In Canada

The number of people afflicted with swine flu in Canada jumped from about 15 people to 34 on Friday, in what Canada's health officials are calling an 'anticipated' increase in cases. Eight of those 34 had not travelled to Mexico and could be secondary infections. Cases have...

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