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MacPolitics: Politicians like Tim Houston Beating Up Nova Scotia Power Good For Votes – Not Good for Private Sector Corporations Which Call NS Home Base
MacPolitics: Zach Churchill’s Liberals Would Create Women’s Health Ministry; Spend $15M A Year Building/Expanding 40 Collaborative Care Clinics
MacPolitics: Claudia Chender’s NDP Aims Guns At Housing Minister John Lohr: ‘Lohr’s Priority in the Housing Crisis? Protecting His Friends and Family’s AirBnB’s!’
MacPolitics: Eastern Passage NDP Candidate, Tammy Jakeman Parts Way With Chender Party After Atlantic Jewish Council Called Antisemitic Social Media Posts ‘ Deeply Troubling
MacPolitics: Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish’s Fiona MacLeod Was Schooled In Mulroney Era Politics – Worked For Legends Like Stewart McInnes & Pat Nowlan
The Meaning Of Donald Trump’s Return To The White House: Very Concerning For Canada: Greg MacEachern
Chester Notes: What Would Butch Heisler Say About Donald Trump’s Triumphant Return To The White House?
Saturday Edition, Below
Thirty-Five Years & Counting In Nova Scotia’s News Trenches, The Last 10 Years As A Weekend Journalism Read
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Don Mills: ‘A Business Point Of View’ – Cannabis Has Become Big Business in New Brunswick
MacPolitics: Fillmore Takes the Reins at City Hall
MacPolitics: Sen. Jane Cordy’s Retirement A Big Loss of Institutional Memory In Upper Chamber: Greg MacEachern
MacPolitics: Conservative Rob Batherson Wins Nod In Halifax West
MacPolitics: Rob Batherson In His Own Words
PC Spending ‘Reckless, In Many Cases Useless’: NDP Leader Chender
MacPolitics: Lots Of Similarities Between Tim Houston & John Buchanan
MacPolitics: Antigonish Candidates Debate At Mulroney Hall – Early Election Call Draws Comments From PC, Liberal & NDP Candidates
MacPolitics: Election Sayings: The Origin Of ‘Vote Early, Vote Often’
Remembrance Day: Why Your Realtor Won’t Call You Back On Monday
Remembrance Day & Voting — Why The Optics Are Off To Allow Voting On Remembrance Day
That’s The End Of The Saturday Edition Of The Macdonald Notebook
MacPolitics/MacHistory: A Look At Elections Past In Nova Scotia
MacPolitics: ‘Old Tory’ Roger Porter Does Not Support Houston Regime – States Case On Election Sign
MacPolitics: Retired ST FX Prof Gary Brooks Election Night Treats For U.S. Presidential Campaign
It’s That Time Of Season: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predictions For Atlantic Canada 2025
MacPolitics: Tim Houston’s First Job As A Paperboy, Also Flipped McDonald Hamburgers On Lacewood
Exclusive: MacPolitics: Why Jordi Morgan Can’t Run For Poilievre Conservatives In Halifax West, After All
Nearly 40 Years Ago, Brian Peckford Tried To Pioneer Hydroponic Gardening; AeroGarden Used The Technology But Now Closing
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Arts & Culture
Part II: Hope Blooms Nationally As Loblaw Takes Halifax Inner City Salad Dressing To Maple Leaf Gardens
Jul 21, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Chester & South Shore Chatter: Celebrating Architect Omar Gandhi – Chester Abode Design & Feted For Kingsburg Beach Design
Jul 20, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Timbit Titan Ron Joyce: A Party & Fireworks Part Of Send Off To A Self-Made Billionaire Co-Founder Of Tim Hortons Chain
Jul 20, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Say It Ain’t So: Bug, Insect and Wildlife Expert Andrew Hebda Poised To Retire From NS Natural Museum
Jul 20, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Why Jamie Baillie’s Movie House Might Have Competition Telling The Story Of Gripping 30-Year Old Johnny ‘Bang Bang’ MacKenzie Triple Murder Case
Jul 19, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Why Senator Mike Duffy Attended Halifax Firefighter Sam London’s Lawrencetown Memorial
Jul 19, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Politics
Strange & Funny Things Cruise Ship Passengers Ask Halifax Tour Guides: ‘Is George’s Island PEI? What About Peggy’s Cove Rocks In Wintertime?
Jul 19, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Chester Chatter: Music Bands Lined Up For Celebrated Race Week
Jul 15, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Halifax Comedian Cathy Jones Has A NS South Shore Cottage
Jul 15, 2019 | Arts & Culture
Good Times In The Maritimes – But It Also Means Bug & Insect Invasions – A Bug Talk With Zoologist Andrew Hebda
Jul 13, 2019 | Arts & Culture
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