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As Tim Marsh looks over the fields in front of his farmhouse in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, he worries about what the future holds for his industry. Marsh said input costs in the last six months have been unprecedented, with agricultural necessities like diesel, fertilizer, and herbicides costing exponentially more than …
Read More »Change needed to combat anti-Black racism at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
An external review into anti-Black racism within the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has found a lack of understanding and action about racism and a need for better policies and training aimed at eliminating it. The study was conducted by a task force made up of five people who identify …
Read More »Nova Scotia weightlifters capture 14 medals at Canadian powerlifting championships
To say Phil Brown is a popular athlete in the Annapolis Valley would be an understatement. He calls himself Downtown Phil Brown and he’s known to everyone at the Motiv Fitness centre in New Minas, N.S. Brown recently came back from the Canadian powerlifting championships in St. John’s, N.L., with …
Read More »Riding the waves off Nova Scotia, this surfer says she felt cancer-free
It could be the most beautiful summer day in Nova Scotia or the harshest day of winter; if there are waves, Amber Spurrell will surf. Even while undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy. “Getting in the ocean allowed me not to have cancer for a few minutes and just be,” says Spurrell, 42, who was diagnosed …
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