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At St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Halifax’s Irish History Takes the Fore; Mike Savage Big Hit With Irish Participants
Exclusive: It was Created In 1758, But Now Lunenburg’s Blockhouse Hill Park Under Threat From Sean Fraser Housing Funds
Craft Beer Tax Relief Delivered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Craft Beer Tax Cut: Breweries In NS Stand To Gain – Propeller Brewery Tax Bill Of Circa $120,000 Sliced Down To $60,000
Allan MacMaster Wine Policy: Nova Scotia Wineries & Grape Growers Fear For Future Of Decades and Decades Work to Make Local Wine Industry Robust
NSLC Produces Increased Profits In Q3
Kathleen Wynne: At Mulroney Hall: The Answer to Toxicity in Politics? Rational, Honest Policy Debate
MacPolitics: Robo Calls from Pierre Poilievre Inviting Nova Scotians To His ‘Spike The Hike- Axe The Tax’ Rally Set For Halifax
Saturday Edition, Below
Saint John Airport CEO Sandy Ross Optimistic Regional Flights To Halifax Will Resume
Exclusive: Tim Houston Government Polling On Nova Scotian’s Media Consumption
Exclusive: Tim Houston Government Pauses Campaign Labeling Alcohol’s Cancer Concerns
Craft Brewers Still Waiting To Talk To Minister MacMaster Over Outstanding Issues
SaltWire’s Would Be Suitors
SaltWire’s Mark Lever Hired Firm In October To Recapitalize $32M Loan And ‘Find Investor(s) or Purchaser’
In June 2023, The Notebook Broke News The Region’s Largest Newspaper Chain For Sale
Jim Vibert: Memories Of A Bygone Era At Halifax Herald
Official Statement Following SaltWire Network’s Filing For Creditor Protection
Exclusive: Halifax Port: Fritz King Calls It A Day After 53 Years As Boss of Atlantic Container Line – Canada
Halifax Port: Fritz King: Andy Abbott On An Enduring Work & Friendship
Halifax Port: On The Career Of Fritz Burns King, Part III
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Lunch With Alison
Alison Strachan: Meet Lunenburg’s Ruth Anne Whicher Of Caico Mae Clothiers, An Extraordinary Local Volunteer
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Jan 27, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Business
Alison Strachan: Robin Muller’s ‘Textiles And Travels’ At The Captain’s House Gallery
Aug 19, 2023 | Arts & Culture
Alison Strachan: A rainy afternoon chat with Lunenburg’s Jenny Burwell, Proprietor Of Jenny Jib
Jul 22, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Business
The Maritime Mallu Cup 2023 Comes to Lunenburg
Jul 9, 2023 | Arts & Culture
Happy Canada Day! A Chester-Lunenburg Story From 241 Years Ago When Women Saved The Day In Chester But Lunenburg Suffered the Consequences
Jul 1, 2023 | Arts & Culture
Lunch With Alison: Lunenburg Photographer Peter Zwicker Captures Bluenose II Under Sail
May 21, 2023 | Arts & Culture
Alison Strachan Is Prince Edward Island’s Newest (Temporary) Marriage Commissioner
Aug 6, 2022 | Arts & Culture
Alison Strachan: A Lunchtime Chat With Chester Art Centre’s Sue LeBlanc
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