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Jan. 21, 2019—Photo of Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home to go with future stories on senior care facilities. The group that represents non-profit nursing homes, which has grown to include some privately owned residences, hopes Stephen McNeil’s government will move quickly to hire more people and implement other recommendations in last week’s report from the expert panel on long-term care.
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Shelburne pharmacist Colleen MacInnis delivers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at the prototype vaccination clinic in Shelburne. The three-day clinic for people 80 and over was held at the Shelburne Community Centre.

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Judy Brown of Southampton stands beside a large sign she erected in front of her home. She said it’s a way for her community to send their thoughts to the victims of the Portapique shooting and their families. Darrell Cole – Amherst News

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Musician Rhonda MacLellan, a friend of shooting victim Joanne Thomas and John Zahl, hosted a memorial in Portapique on Thursday for the couple in front of an old red door that stands on a property along Highway 2. The red door, located among a tall stand of lilacs, was a favourite sight for Joanne when the flowers were in full bloom.

THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Mental health, grief and Portapique one year later

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October 5, 2020 —Iain Rankin, representing the district of Timberlea-Prospect and former Environment Minister, has thrown his hat into the Provincial Liberal Leadership race. Rankin has become the second candidate to declare his intention to run for the leadership.
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JIM VIBERT: Without answers, Rankin’s credibility suffers

Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 6 a.m.

This picture of Villa Marguerite Seniors Home in North Rustico is from the P.E.I. Association of Community Long Term Care's website.

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Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 6:30 a.m.

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Rick MacLean's journalism student recently wrote a story about Asian students encountering racism in P.E.I.

RICK MACLEAN: Asian hate: I hope I’d be brave (or angry) enough to step up

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Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 7 a.m.

I pictured myself jumping between them, my voice cold with outrage. I’d demand the guy doing the shouting explain just who he bloody well thought he was. I expect the word would have been less polite than "bloody," but I’ve ...

Dr. Robert Strang, right, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil during a recent updated on the COVID-19 impact in Nova Scotia. CONTRIBUTED

THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Kevin Deveaux on State of Emergency Powers

Sheldon MacLeod
Updated Apr 09, 2021 at 3:31 p.m.

The Emergency Management and Health Protection Acts are the laws that gives government power to declare a state of emergency in a pandemic. And while we've been under that declaration for more than a year, Ontario has only enacted three States of ...

LETTER: Life-saving treatment for child earns thanks from Cape Breton couple

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Updated Apr 09, 2021 at 3:40 p.m.

No family wants to be put in the situation where their infant son needs to be rushed into the emergency room in the middle of the night, but that is exactly the situation we were faced with last week. A heart-felt thank you to Irene Campbell, RN, ...

A drone's-eye view of apartment buildings in north-end Dartmouth, taken Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.

MY TAKE WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: The state of states of emergency

Sheldon MacLeod
Published Apr 09, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

Nova Scotia has done a much more successful job at controlling the spread of COVID-19 than some other provinces. What is the proper balance of democratic process and the powers under the state of emergency when it comes to housing ...

LETTER: Minor hockey in Cape Breton endures thanks to plenty of support

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Updated Apr 09, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of participants associated with the Northside District Minor Hockey Association (NSDMHA) during this unique 2020-2021 season. Emera Centre Northside's Cory Keeping and Sydney ...

THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: A review of joint policing in the HRM

Sheldon MacLeod
Published Apr 08, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

An independent report on the integrated policing model in Halifax Regional Municipality is now in the works after a motion from Councillor Tony Mancini. The District 6 representative says it's been 25 years since the model was implemented because ...

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole delivers his 2021 convention speech virtually to a crowd of about 150 Island delegates at the P.E.I. Convention Centre in March. Guardian file

GUEST OPINION: Turn out the lights, the (Conservative) party is over

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Updated Apr 09, 2021 at 8 a.m.

Mark Freeman Guest opinion The votes are in, and it's official: the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) is obsolete and politically irrelevant. During the 2021 CPC convention, delegates voted against recognizing that "climate change ...

Through Efficiency P.E.I., the government will give rebates for some products that help the environment, like low-flow toilets.

LETTER: Low-flow toilets won't make up for french fry processing water loss

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Updated Apr 09, 2021 at 7 a.m.

Efficiency P.E.I., a government program, is doing great work helping Islanders in numerous ways to reduce their carbon footprint and build a better tomorrow. An example of their work is encouraging us to find ways to reduce our water consumption. In ...

MY TAKE WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Democracy is messy

Sheldon MacLeod
Published Apr 08, 2021 at 12:09 p.m.

It will take months, if not years, before council gets a report on an independent review of the integrated policing model in Halifax Regional Municipality. Let's give them credit for keeping this conversation going. Sheldon MacLeod ...

LETTER: Cape Breton needs to remove ‘colonial shackles’

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Updated Apr 08, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

The path to self-governance for Cape Breton Island will not be easy. One of the challenges we face is that whereas the law ought to protect individual liberties and also collectively our right to self‐determination, ...