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Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Opinion
LETTER: Will future medical school solve doctor shortage? If doctors who attended medical school in Halifax or elsewhere are leaving Nova Scotia because of working conditions, why would future doctors who attend medical school at Cape Breton University and work under the same conditions choose to stay ...
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LETTER: Northside urgent care visit upsetting for former nurse2 days ago
COMMENTARY: Promises, promises — Canada's Budget 2024 through the eyes of a student1 day ago
LETTER: Cape Breton Regional Municipality needs a non-partisan mayor1 day ago
GWYNNE DYER: Why the upcoming South African election likely means the fall of the ANC2 days ago
BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Where there's smoke . . .5 hours ago
GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Hard to see clear vision of Halifax's future -- Gail Lethbridge · Columnist -- 3 min read -- Premium content -- There was a time when the people running the City of Halifax thought the Cogswell Interchange was a good idea.When it was built in 1970, it was viewed as some sort of liberation from the small streets crowded with low-income properties, known in the ...5 hours ago
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Protect N.S. coastal areas as robustly as forests - Contributed - | 4 min read - The province just announced very stiff fines for violating burn restrictions. That spurred me, and I'm sure many others, to take a close look at the province's "burn safe map."County by county, the map is colour coded. There are just three colours.5 hours ago
BILL BLACK: Not a fun time to be a Liberal MP -- Bill Black · Columnist, Contributed -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 4 min read1 hour ago
To ban or not to ban: cellphones in the classroom -- Sheldon MacLeod · Columnist -- 1 min read -- Premium content -- Governments across the region are implementing or considering a ban on students using devices.5 hours ago
COMMENTARY: The N.S. health system neglected my son and he died from that neglect -- Contributed -- 6 min read -- Premium content -- Louann LinkCommentaryJevon arrived in our lives on Feb. 12, 1994, at 11:30 a.m. He was a loving and active boy, playing ball, hockey, soccer and golf. He was always outgoing and made lots of friends. Jevon was a very picky eater, but we never had ...17 hours ago
COMMENTARY: There's a childcare crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador despite what the government says -- Contributed -- 5 min read -- Premium content -- Matthew Lau, an adjunct scholar with the Fraser Institute, provided the following opinion article.Recently in the House of Assembly, Krista Lynn Howell, Newfoundland and Labrador minister of education, trumpeted the Furey government's "efforts to ...17 hours ago
EDITORIAL: This Victoria Day weekend, relax but be prepared -- SaltWire Network -- 6 min read -- Premium content -- It's the May long weekend, a time when Atlantic Canadians are spending more time outdoors as the days get longer and (we hope) warmer.While it's nice to enjoy getting out and about after many months of winter and cold, dark spring, we also need to ...17 hours ago
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: N.S. government must get behind coastal protection -- Contributed -- | -- 3 min read -- On May 11, The Chronicle Herald carried two well-written articles that were pertinent to the cause of proclaiming the Coastal Protection Act.One was written by Gail Lethbridge (Storm brewing over Coastal Protection Act) and the other by John DeMont ...17 hours ago
BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Bare minimum health care -- Bruce MacKinnon -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 1 min read17 hours ago
CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to foot dragging by the P.E.I. and federal governments -- SaltWire Network -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 6 min read3 hours ago
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LETTER: Capelin fishery a valuable resource in N.L.1 day ago
ANDY WALKER: P.E.I. MPs batter premier on carbon tax1 day ago
LETTERS: On dental care and immigration in P.E.I.2 days ago
School food program considerations based on insights from Newfoundland and Labrador2 days ago
BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Dear life2 days ago
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Support trans youth while respecting their autonomy2 days ago
PERSPECTIVE: Weed out plant-based diet myths2 days ago
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