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Risk and reward: When rural life meets economic development

Gordon Fraser

There are two oft-heard phrases in the village of Penobsquis. “The streets should be paved in gold, but instead they’re sinking,” says Beth Nixon, a resident here for nearly her entire life. “And Sussex got the boom and Penobsquis got the shaft.” The remark sparks laughter from the seven people sitting around the dining room table. [...]

Living with an infectious disease

Akon Oh Africa clip: 0:07 It took me three or four days to get out of bed clip: 0:18 Kelsey: So it took me about three or four days to get out of bed. After that, the tiredness and dreams will last for quite a while.  The thing that scared me the most was the [...]

Luke Muise

Greetings! I am a second year journalism student at St. Thomas University. I’m originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I chose journalism as a career after I took a great course in high school. It made me realize that journalism was an excellent carreer for me. I don’t have any concrete plans for after school, but I [...]

Danton gets redemption, Huskies get championship

Former NHLer Mike Danton played an integral role in SMU winning it's first national title. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck.

It’s fitting that the St. Mary’s Huskies would win the 2010 Cavendish University Cup off a rebound, when their whole season had been built around second chances. After a season filled with scrutiny and high expectations, former NHL player Mike Danton couldn’t have scripted a better ending. Although he didn’t score the overtime winner, he [...]

Fighting back: Relay for Life

Students of St. Thomas University are led by cancer survivors at this Relay for Life. photo courtesy of Corinne Frost

About 100 students gathered at St. Thomas University on March 27th for the campus’  fourth annual  Relay for Life. Third year student Matt Sheriko organized the event, which is usually well-attended. But he didn’t do it on his own. “I had a core committee of I think about 12 of us” said Sheriko, “And then [...]

Living with an infectious disease

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St. Thomas University student Kelsey Boone travelled to Ghana, Africa last summer. During her stay she was diagnosed with Malaria. Here’s Boone’s story:

PEI: kindergarten jitters aren’t only for kids

Photo courtesy of Liz Dail

As September approaches, early childhood educators (ECEs) on Prince Edward Island are feeling unsure about what the future holds. That uncertainty comes from the decision to move kindergarten, which has been taught in childhood centres and daycare until now, into the public school system. Since it is required for anyone teaching kindergarten in the public [...]

Much ado about power

Dead Deal: Citizens still taking action (Diane Cole photo)

On March 24, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham stood before the Legislature and declared his $3.2 billion deal to sell NB Power to Hydro- Quebec was no more. The deal fell apart the last few weeks while the two governments attempted to turn the deal into a legal document. Graham said the new requests made [...]

Proposed drive-thru not whetting everyone’s appetite

Old Town Lunenburg was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Photo courtesy Wikimedia.

There’s controversy cooking in the small town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. A proposed drive-thru to be attached to a renovated gas station has some residents up in arms. The thought of a fast food chain such as rumored McDonalds, isn’t something that some think fits in the heritage town. The town of roughly 2,300 is [...]

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