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Cannabis rules: what to expect in Nova Scotia
From pop culture to pot culture: Atlantic Canadian cannabis ...
University of Denver prof says day-to-day life won't change much after ...
Stone brothers' AAA minor-league baseball legacy will be tough to beat
Cumberland County council gives fracking a hard second look
Amherst town council in brief
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VIBERT: Canada’s about to go the way of Uruguay with legal pot
Are we ready? ...
VIBERT: Nova Scotia's Tory leadership campaign taking its toll
A third of Nova Scotians are unable to muster any opinion on which of the five candidates for the Conservative leadership they would favour as premier ...
Russell Wangersky: Knowing what you’re getting into
“Recent years have witnessed the tremendous growth of the online social media. In China, Weibo, a Twitter-like service, has attracted more than 500 million users in less than five years. Connected by online social ties, different users might ...
Editorial: Duelling rights
It’s probably the first case of many. In the new age of legalized cannabis, there are going to be plenty of conflicts between those who do use marijuana, and those who don’t. The legalization date of Oct. 17 is fast approaching, and ...
VIBERT: Mayor Clarke’s risky reticence
Cecil Clarke won’t say if he’ll resign his job as Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality should he win the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservativ ...
Editorial: Bernier’s folly
The path to political wins is more difficult today for conservatives in Atlantic Canada and across the nation. When disgruntled MP Maxime Bernier followed through on his threat to create a new political party, it posed immediate ...
SCHNEIDEREIT: Bye, bye telco bundles; hello cable cord-cutting
I’ve cut the cord. This was not a revolutionary act, at least not in the sense it represents anything new. ...
DeMONT: Ghosts of family trauma haunt descendants
Families can have a defining narrative — one story that, with its power, seems to overwhelm all others. ...
VIBERT: Atlantic Canada needs common economic rules
Atlantic Canada’s economic future looks dim. ...
Russell Wangersky: When is another party one too many?
How many parties is too many parties? Is there a point when having fragmented and small political parties, each winning a rump of seats, actually hinders successful democratic government? I’m afraid that’s a question we ...
