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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:50:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nova-scotia-cabinet-minister-percy-paris-resigns-after-expressing-regret-for-losing-his-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nova-scotia-cabinet-minister-percy-paris-resigns-after-expressing-regret-for-losing-his-cool/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:15:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nova-scotia-cabinet-minister-percy-paris-resigns-after-expressing-regret-for-losing-his-cool/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – A committee of the Nova Scotia legislature will take a deeper look... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/nova-scotia-premier-cant-understand-why-feds-reject-inquiry-into-macintosh-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/nova-scotia-premier-cant-understand-why-feds-reject-inquiry-into-macintosh-case/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:38:17 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/nova-scotia-premier-cant-understand-why-feds-reject-inquiry-into-macintosh-case/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said he can’t understand why Ottawa is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/dexter-to-discuss-new-law-with-harper-in-response-to-rehtaeh-parsons-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/dexter-to-discuss-new-law-with-harper-in-response-to-rehtaeh-parsons-case/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:45:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/dexter-to-discuss-new-law-with-harper-in-response-to-rehtaeh-parsons-case/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier says he’ll talk to Stephen Harper this week about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justice-minister-calls-for-law-on-distribution-of-intimate-images/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justice-minister-calls-for-law-on-distribution-of-intimate-images/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:13 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justice-minister-calls-for-law-on-distribution-of-intimate-images/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s justice minister says he wants the federal government to introduce... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/premier-commits-to-review-of-investigation-into-rehtaeh-parsons-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/premier-commits-to-review-of-investigation-into-rehtaeh-parsons-case/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:17:48 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/premier-commits-to-review-of-investigation-into-rehtaeh-parsons-case/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government will launch an independent review of the RCMP’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nova-scotia-tables-16m-surplus-in-what-could-be-last-budget-before-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nova-scotia-tables-16m-surplus-in-what-could-be-last-budget-before-vote/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:45:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nova-scotia-tables-16m-surplus-in-what-could-be-last-budget-before-vote/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s NDP government tabled a slim surplus Thursday of $16.4 million... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/health-officials-knew-of-e-coli-outbreak-5-days-before-public-documents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/health-officials-knew-of-e-coli-outbreak-5-days-before-public-documents/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:19:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/health-officials-knew-of-e-coli-outbreak-5-days-before-public-documents/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Public health officials in Nova Scotia knew they were dealing with an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/no-bodies-found-in-capsized-fishing-boat-off-southwest-nova-scotia-rcmp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/no-bodies-found-in-capsized-fishing-boat-off-southwest-nova-scotia-rcmp/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:40:41 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/no-bodies-found-in-capsized-fishing-boat-off-southwest-nova-scotia-rcmp/feed/ 0 WOODS HARBOUR, N.S. – The father of one of five young Nova Scotia fishermen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-to-move-a-249-year-old-house-slowly-carefully-in-the-middle-of-the-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-to-move-a-249-year-old-house-slowly-carefully-in-the-middle-of-the-night/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:30:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342712 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-to-move-a-249-year-old-house-slowly-carefully-in-the-middle-of-the-night/feed/ 0 [View the story "Moving Morris House" on Storify] Moving Morris House Storified by Maclean’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/13/no-chance-of-finding-fisherman-alive-after-14-hours-in-the-water-official/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/13/no-chance-of-finding-fisherman-alive-after-14-hours-in-the-water-official/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:42:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/13/no-chance-of-finding-fisherman-alive-after-14-hours-in-the-water-official/feed/ 0 YARMOUTH, N.S. – Officials in Nova Scotia have called off the search for a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:09:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/feed/ 0 Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec already have some form of carbon pricing. Quebec is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/09/an-unwelcome-proposal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/09/an-unwelcome-proposal/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:20:01 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/09/an-unwelcome-proposal/feed/ 0 A few senators suggested Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia join as one. Plenty of others disagreed. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:52:14 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/feed/ 0 On Tuesday, Denis Lebel ventured that all of the provinces had been consulted about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/police-in-cape-breton-charge-internet-black-widow-with-attempted-murder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/police-in-cape-breton-charge-internet-black-widow-with-attempted-murder/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:57:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/police-in-cape-breton-charge-internet-black-widow-with-attempted-murder/feed/ 0 SYDNEY, N.S. – A 77-year-old woman infamously known as the “Internet Black Widow” has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/thousands-on-hand-for-relaunch-of-restored-bluenose-ii-in-lunenburg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/thousands-on-hand-for-relaunch-of-restored-bluenose-ii-in-lunenburg/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:16:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298198 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/thousands-on-hand-for-relaunch-of-restored-bluenose-ii-in-lunenburg/feed/ 0 LUNENBURG, N.S. - Thousands of Nova Scotians and visitors from across Canada were on hand this morning for the relaunch of the famed schooner Bluenose ll. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/police-release-info-on-two-vehicles-in-alleged-confinement-of-16-year-old-boy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/police-release-info-on-two-vehicles-in-alleged-confinement-of-16-year-old-boy/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:10:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/police-release-info-on-two-vehicles-in-alleged-confinement-of-16-year-old-boy/feed/ 0 LUNENBURG, N.S. - The RCMP say two men wanted after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted and forcibly confined in southwestern Nova Scotia could be in separate vehicles. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/too-much-of-a-good-thing-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/too-much-of-a-good-thing-2/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:01:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287161 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/too-much-of-a-good-thing-2/feed/ 0 Too much of a good thing? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/gopher-turtle-celebrates-90-with-blueberries-and-a-bash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/gopher-turtle-celebrates-90-with-blueberries-and-a-bash/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:38:50 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/gopher-turtle-celebrates-90-with-blueberries-and-a-bash/feed/ 0 Gus the tortoise celebrated his 90th birthday Sunday with almost 1,000 people at the Museum of Nature in Halifax. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-backyard-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-backyard-economy/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:12:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275335 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-backyard-economy/feed/ 0 Basement speakeasies, living-room cafés: what Halifax university grads do when they can’t find a good job http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/day-16-on-the-trans-canada-wentworth-nova-scotia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/day-16-on-the-trans-canada-wentworth-nova-scotia/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:10:44 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269011 Trans-Canada distance: n/a Actual distance driven:  4,046 km THEN: ...The original pair of “Pathfinders,”]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/day-16-on-the-trans-canada-wentworth-nova-scotia/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: n/a Actual distance driven:  4,046 km THEN: ...The original pair of “Pathfinders,” http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/days-13-and-14-on-the-trans-canada-halifax-n-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/days-13-and-14-on-the-trans-canada-halifax-n-s/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:56:01 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268217 Trans-Canada distance: n/a Actual distance driven:  3,676 km THEN:... I’m a hundred kilometres from]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/days-13-and-14-on-the-trans-canada-halifax-n-s/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: n/a Actual distance driven:  3,676 km THEN:... I’m a hundred kilometres from http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/day-8-on-the-trans-canada-charlottetown-pei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/day-8-on-the-trans-canada-charlottetown-pei/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:25:48 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266046 Trans-Canada distance: 1,262 km Actual distance driven:  2,017 km THEN: ...The causeway that links]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/day-8-on-the-trans-canada-charlottetown-pei/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: 1,262 km Actual distance driven:  2,017 km THEN: ...The causeway that links http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/days-67-on-the-trans-canada-baddeck-n-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/days-67-on-the-trans-canada-baddeck-n-s/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:31:14 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265748 Trans-Canada distance: 979 km Actual distance driven: 1,700 km THEN: ...In 1946, Brig. R.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/days-67-on-the-trans-canada-baddeck-n-s/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: 979 km Actual distance driven: 1,700 km THEN: ...In 1946, Brig. R. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/men-of-the-deep-at-each-others-throats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/men-of-the-deep-at-each-others-throats/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 03:40:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/men-of-the-deep-at-each-others-throats/feed/ 0 But they're not all on board: reports of violence on wharfs have forced the RCMP to intervene http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/feed/ 0 'Mr. Speaker, I actually have some examples here of what constitutes suitable employment', reported Ted Menzies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/a-shipload-of-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/a-shipload-of-trouble/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:30:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/a-shipload-of-trouble/feed/ 0 Nova Scotia got billions to build warships, but an old immigration scandal has left Halifax with a sinking feeling http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/on-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/on-leadership/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:53:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227468 Q: After the 1998 breakthrough, your party came ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/on-leadership/feed/ 1 Robert Chisholm talks to the Chronicle-Herald. Q: After the 1998 breakthrough, your party came ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/minister-overboard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/feed/ 14 Keeping meddling politicians out of the shipbuilding contract decision worked. Is there a lesson here? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/high-stakes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/feed/ 5 Two contracts. Three provinces—each with a history of feeling slighted by the feds. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/africville-can%e2%80%99t-escape-racial-divide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/africville-can%e2%80%99t-escape-racial-divide/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:20:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/africville-can%e2%80%99t-escape-racial-divide/feed/ 1 The choice of a new Halifax museum's executive director is stoking old tensions http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/and-now-a-word-from-brad-wall-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/and-now-a-word-from-brad-wall-2/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:07:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192962 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/and-now-a-word-from-brad-wall-2/feed/ 11 Noted democracy advocate Brad Wall laments for Stephen Harper’s latest Senate appointments. “I think... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:02:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/feed/ 0 Are the Vancouver Canucks the prohibitive Cup favourites? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:50:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181163 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/feed/ 1 Below the audio of the NDP rally inside the bingo hall of the Dartmouth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/facing-off-over-tourism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/facing-off-over-tourism/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:55:12 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/facing-off-over-tourism/feed/ 1 Nova Scotia's Minister of Tourism condemned for self-promotion http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/four-charged-in-mla-expense-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/four-charged-in-mla-expense-scandal/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:07:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/four-charged-in-mla-expense-scandal/feed/ 9 Nova Scotia premier laments the loss of public confidence http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/giving-large/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/giving-large/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:00:27 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/giving-large/feed/ 2 Newsmakers Violet and Allen Large hit the jackpot and gave most of it away http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/magic-spells-and-flying-fence-posts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/magic-spells-and-flying-fence-posts/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:20:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/magic-spells-and-flying-fence-posts/feed/ 0 Police blotter http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/1944-2010-launa-may-lunn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/1944-2010-launa-may-lunn/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:00:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/1944-2010-launa-may-lunn/feed/ 0 She had a passion for history, especially her own family’s, and recently decided to return to the simpler life she loved as a child http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/floyd-nicholson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/floyd-nicholson/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:00:39 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/floyd-nicholson/feed/ 0 A former army technician, he was devoted to his family and business. But at 71 he wanted to slow down, and do some fishing. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/summer-getaways-nova-scotia-taste-the-adventure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/summer-getaways-nova-scotia-taste-the-adventure/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/summer-getaways-nova-scotia-taste-the-adventure/feed/ 5 Taste, the adventure http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/a-trail-of-underage-smokers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/a-trail-of-underage-smokers/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:51 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/a-trail-of-underage-smokers/feed/ 0 Nearly half of Halifax retailers sold smokes to 17-year-olds http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/many-more-students-less-funding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/many-more-students-less-funding/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:01 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/many-more-students-less-funding/feed/ 3 Ignatieff doesn’t support a per-student funding model http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:40:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/feed/ 32 Reviews of Michael Ignatieff’s university tour are in from the Winnipeg Free Press, Concordia... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/use-v-abuse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/use-v-abuse/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:58:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100743 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/use-v-abuse/feed/ 88 Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, Michael Ignatieff promises something that is not quite a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/newsmakers-09-entrances/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/newsmakers-09-entrances/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:30:56 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95936 Victoria’s Secret... No longer will underwear aficionados have to gaze longingly south of the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/newsmakers-09-entrances/feed/ 0 Victoria’s Secret... No longer will underwear aficionados have to gaze longingly south of the