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Canadians will see a hike to the federal carbon tax on April Fool's Day, with the levy increasing to 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 21 cents per litre of diesel, and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas.

LETTER: Canada's carbon tax ‘makes no sense’

Over the past several weeks, the subject of the federal government’s carbon tax has popped up in conversation quite often. Whether when talking to a longtime friend or a stranger in a waiting room, everyone seems to have strong feelings on this ...
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LETTER: CBRM mayor inspires younger generation
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CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill inside council chambers following Thursday's announcement that she will not be re-offering for the fall municipal election in October. "It’s been really hard to balance being a parent, an elected official and a good partner to my husband," she said. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

GWYNNE DYER: Why U.S. President Joe Biden might be the only person who can negotiate a Hamas-Israel cease-fire
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about student protests at U.S. universities amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas during brief remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

RICK MacLEAN: The girdle offered me a pregnancy lesson
Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Ready, aim, pace yourself
Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

PERSPECTIVE: Want to fix student absence rates? Reduce illness in schools
Updated May. 3, 2024 |7 min read Premium content
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre listens during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2023.

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Poilievre talking points constantly cross decorum line

Contributed, Gail Lethbridge · Columnist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Whether or not you like what he says, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has certainly amped up the colourful rhetoric of Canadian politics. If you like a good rhyming slogan or a hyperbolic metaphor, Poilievre has one for you. Even if you don’t ...
Lude Meng, a temporary foreign worker in Prince Edward Island, says her dream of relocating to the Island permanently was put in jeopardy after she made a complaint about sexual harassment in the workplace and was abruptly laid off. Meng shares her story in a three-part series for SaltWire. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

EDITORIAL: Temporary foreign workers are critical to Atlantic Canada and deserve supports

SaltWire Network |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Like Atlantic Canadian labourers who migrate for jobs in western Canada for months at a time, when Lude Meng left her home in China to work in a Prince Edward Island fish plant, she did so to build a better life for her family. Instead, she faced a ...
Research suggests all the time kids spend on screens and social media contributes to anxiety. - Unsplash

JOHN DeMONT: Getting kids off screens will make them happier — here’s how

John DeMont · Columnist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

I’m still down in the dumps about something I read the other day: that unhappiness among the world’s young people has grown to the point where — even though they have their entire lives ahead of them — they are less joyful about things than ...
Pat Bates, chair of the New Library Build Committee: "It was a wide-ranging discussion. People got all of their concerns out on the table." CONTRIBUTED

LETTER: New Cape Breton central library project needs public’s support

Contributed |Updated May. 3, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

According to estimates, over the past 10 years approximately 130 media commentaries via the Cape Breton Post and the CBC have addressed the subject of the proposed new public library for Cape Breton Regional Municipality and Victoria County. In ...
Aidaen Mitchell died at age 14 of an overdose after years of mental health issues. Her parents have opened Aidaen's Place Youth Wellness Center in Yarmouth, N.S., in her memory to help young people facing the same struggles. - Contributed

COMMENTARY: Why didn't N.S. mental health system recognize the signs of our Aidaen's distress?

Contributed |Updated May. 3, 2024 |10 min read Premium content

Kelly Mitchell Commentary She was our miracle. After six years of infertility, IVF and multiple miscarriages, we adopted Aidaen from Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., at seven days old. She was our only daughter, my parents’ only grandchild, and an angel that ...
- Bruce MacKinnon

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Fine day for a nap

Bruce MacKinnon · Cartoonist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for May 3, 2024.

Lude Meng, left, a temporary foreign worker in P.E.I., has shared her story about obtaining an open work permit after she was laid off from her job at a fish plant, while Ryan MacRae at the Cooper Institute in Charlottetown helped her with the paperwork involved.

CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to those working to ensure safety of temporary foreign workers

SaltWire Staff |Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Cheers to the Cooper Institute in Charlottetown for its tireless work advocating for vulnerable P.E.I. residents, including temporary foreign workers like Lude Meng. In a series about Meng’s efforts to obtain an open work permit after she was ...
The 135-year-old Victoria County courthouse building on Chebucto Street in Baddeck. The county is looking to explore new locations to house its municipal offices. CONTRIBUTED

LETTER: New municipal building search in Baddeck ‘seems excessive’

Contributed |Updated May. 2, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Re: ‘Victoria County on hunt for new building,’ Cape Breton Post, April 4. The above story discusses Victoria County municipality's intent to have architects plan a new administrative facility to replace the former Victoria County courthouse. In the ...
With provincial plans to ultimately phase out institutional settings for people with disabilities, such as Sydney River’s Breton Ability Centre, there will be a greater need for accessory dwelling units for supportive housing. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST FILE

LETTER: Proposed CBRM building bylaw amendment earns support

Contributed |Updated May. 2, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Re: ‘Bylaw change sought for supportive housing,’ Cape Breton Post, April 24. I write to you as the CEO of Breton Ability Centre in full support of the above article discussing the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's (CBRM) willingness to amend ...
Thick smoke billowed from a wildfire in Barrington, N.S., on May 27, 2023. The Barrington Lake fire burned out of control for weeks. FRANKIE CROWELL PHOTO

Jim Rudderham on guarding against Nova Scotia's wildfire threats

Sheldon MacLeod · Columnist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |13 min read Premium content

Fire risk increases just before the leaves come out
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Fogo Island Inn was created by charitable organization Shorefast as means to invest in the development of the natural and cultural assets that exist in the place. Contributed
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Provincial and federal government officials announced the opening of eight new affordable housing units on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Jenna Head/ The Telegram)
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Residents of the Codroy Valley gathered in Doyles on Jan. 6, 2024, to express their opposition to World Energy GH2s proposed wind farm development in the area. The rally was organized by Codroy Valley United. – Contributed
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Another spring day in St. John’s. Cabot Tower looms out of the fog on a windy, wet Signal Hill, April 30, 2024. — Pam Frampton
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Annapolis Valley Register columnist Anne Crossman is a former journalist and media manager. She now does volunteer work in her community of Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County.
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Heinrich XIII (C), who goes under the title Prince Reuss of Greiz, is led by police officers to a police vehicle after arresting him while searching a house as part of a raid aginst so-called "Reich citizens". Nine alleged members of a far-right extremist group accused of plotting to overthrow the German government went on trial in Stuttgart April 29. - Boris Roessler/dpa via Reuters
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The Residential Rental Association of P.E.I. has a new application process that aims to connect would-be tenants with landlords who have spaces to rent. Saltire file
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