All holidays all the time?

Looking at the calendar, it strikes me that our compulsive secular practices of late have begun closing the gaps between holidays. What was once regarded as religious observance of largely […]

Phantom chords

Jenn Grant is holding on to the past, but in the most positive of ways. Grant, an East Coast Music Award winner and Juno nominee, set off on a cross-Canada […]

From almost-coast to coast

Every day is an adventure in travel for this Albertan author. (Bryn Karcha photo)

The prairies did not prepare me for this. I arrived in Nova Scotia in autumn 2010, a young man of 18 seeking his destiny in a faraway land. I was […]

Intrepid student explorers

Your student life in NS will benefit from off-campus experiences. (Bryn Karcha photo)

When students venture to Halifax for post-secondary education they may find themselves confined to a bare and lonely existence, limited to lives spent in dungeon-like classrooms and a dimly lit […]

Acadian Bus Lines to shut down

Students from the Maritime provinces may face an unwelcome new challenge this fall: getting home. On Aug. 7, Acadian Bus Lines announced that it would be discontinuing service in November, […]