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MacPolitics: Tim Houston’s Platform Does Not Call For Universal MSI Coverage Of Anti-HIV Drug – That’s a Shame
MacPolitics: Liberal Party Commits to More Highway Twinning
Collaborative Community Health Care: More Than 50 Years Of Doing It In Halifax’s North End
Jim David: My Take: ‘Hali Deli’, Halifax’s Old World Delicatessen
Saturday Edition, Below
MacPolitics: Party Leaders’ Debate Shows Philosophical Differences On Housing, Healthcare
MacPolitics: Liberals Charge Susan Corkum-Greek Campaign With Vote Buying
MacPolitics: Peter Zwicker In His Own Words As Liberals Accuse Lunenburg Tory Candidate Of Vote Buying
MacPolitics: ‘Can I Have Your Vote For A Pint Of Dark Rum, A Load Of Gravel?’
MQO Poll: Majority Favours Tim Houston, PCs Lead Everywhere
MacPolitics: Poll Shows Nova Scotia PCs Extend Lead At Halfway Mark Of Campaign
Chender Reaffirms Support for Small, Local Businesses; Promises To Reduce Business Taxes
MacPolitics: Houston Tories Claim NDP’s Lisa Lachance ‘Double-Dipping’ By Collecting $1.1M From Ottawa
MacPolitics: NDP Points Out Tory Candidate’s Company Received Millions To Build Housing For Seniors
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MacPolitics: PC Platform Includes Small Business Tax Cuts, School Violence Prevention
MacPolitics: Politicians Beating Up Nova Scotia Power Good For Votes, But Not For Private Sector Corporations
MacPolitics: Zach Churchill’s Liberals Would Create Women’s Health Ministry, Expand Collaborative Care Clinics
MacPolitics: Eastern Passage NDP Candidate Tammy Jakeman Parts Way With Party After ‘Deeply Troubling’ Social Media Posts
MacPolitics: Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish’s Fiona MacLeod Was Schooled In Mulroney Era Politics – Worked For Legends Like Stewart McInnes & Pat Nowlan
Chester Notes: What Would Butch Heisler Say About Donald Trump’s Triumphant Return To The White House?
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: 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
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Arts & Culture
The Notebook Expands Coverage To Cape Breton & Antigonish; Veteran Journalist Corey LeBlanc Joins My Tiny But Mighty News Team – Meet My News Writers
Jul 24, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Business
Lawyer Ray Wagner’s Family Celebrates The Charm Of Andrew Cobb’s Architectural Wonders
Jul 24, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Encore: We’re In The Dog Days Of Summer – But Dairy Cream Cartons At Loblaw & Sobeys Carry September Expiry Dates – No Kidding
Jul 23, 2020 | Arts & Culture
Dan O’Connor: On Paperboys & Papergirls – ‘John Buchanan Wasn’t Only Premier Who Had A Paper Route’
Jul 23, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Politics
Encore: Corporate Construction Builder EllisDon Explains Why It Flies Pride Flag At Its Job Sites
Jul 23, 2020 | Arts & Culture
Dennis Campbell: ‘Absolutely Open To Selling Iconic Theodore Tugboat To Gofundme Campaign’ – But Would Also Make Ideal Recreational Boat
Jul 19, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Transportation
Real Estate: A Home In New Germany Which Might Have Been Built By The Acadians
Jul 19, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Pasta Primavera, Part II: Invented In A Yarmouth Kitchen In 1975, Links To Original NY Times Recipe & NYC Chef’s Son On Meal’s Creation
Jul 18, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Pasta Primavera, Part III: Interior Designer Rates The Yarmouth Kitchen Where Pasta Primavera Was Invented In 1975
Jul 18, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Pasta Primavera Part IV: Yarmouth Mansion Owner In 1975 Tired Of Four Days Eating Wild Boar So Visiting NY City Chefs Invented ‘Italian’ Dish
Jul 18, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
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