Buried history: Black miners in Canada’s Atlantic region
‘This doesn’t happen by accident,’ says former mining reporter Francesca Fionda in our latest newsletter
Uncovering the history of Nova Scotia’s Black miners
A researcher in Canada's Atlantic region uncovers ‘striking’ similarities between the historic treatment of Black...
The artificial lake tearing apart a Nova Scotia community — and killing thousands of fish
A provincial emergency order has kept Lake Pisiquid filled for more than 16 months. It’s...
Flood risk mapping could help us, so why are we so opposed to it?
Nova Scotia offers a hint at why so little public information is available on areas...
The legal Atlantic fishery that still sparks violence
As Canada ignores its treaty obligations and its own Supreme Court ruling, First Nations fishers...
‘It doesn’t go away’: another violent fishing season in Atlantic Canada
East coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots, and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue...
Get with the times: old laws can’t keep up with Nova Scotia’s new gold rush
An increase in mine staking in the province needs to be met with a rigorous...
How logging left Atlantic Canada’s trees vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
A century of overplanting money-making species helped Fiona ravage east coast forests. Can woodlots bring...
‘Money jail’: Cape Breton cartoonist Kate Beaton reflects on her time in the oilsands
Before her books were bestsellers, Kate Beaton left home to pay her student loans. Her...
