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Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Opinion

LETTER: CBRM rodent problem needs to be addressed, says reader - I would like to once again express my frustration with Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) officials who not only refuse to do anything about the rodent problem in the area, but they also knowingly add to it through their garbage collection ...

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LETTER: Discussion regarding proposed Cape Breton monument continues

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LETTER: Whitney Pier pitched as new library location

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TOM URBANIAK: Nova Scotia Guard: Wrong name, sloppy bill

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COMMENTARY: Can a Jordanian solution help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

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DAVID DELANEY: Feeling unwelcome in public buildings

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JOHN DeMONT: We have met the enemy and they are us -- John DeMont · Columnist -- 5 min read -- Premium content -- Two anniversaries of the most woeful kind occurred this week. One hundred and twelve years ago this Monday, the White Star liner Titanic struck an iceberg four days into the ship's maiden voyage, taking the lives of more than 1,500 people, the bodies ...

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LETTER: St. John's building a safer community by empowering individuals -- Contributed -- 3 min read -- Premium content -- I want to applaud the City of St. John's for undertaking its campaign to address violence and crime, called "Building Safer Communities". While St. John's is probably one of the safest communities in the world, there remains much work to be done to ...

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COMMENTARY: Nova Scotians still face longest health-care wait times in Canada -- Contributed -- 3 min read -- Premium content -- Mackenzie Moir and Alex Whalen, analysts at the Fraser Institute, provided the following opinion article.Nova Scotia's Houston government has placed great emphasis on health care, engaging in a full battery of health-care policy reforms. This ...

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EDITORIAL: Federal budget papers over important details -- SaltWire Network -- 4 min read -- Premium content -- In introducing the 2024 federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promised a better life to young Canadians who have been struggling with affording the same lifestyle as previous generations."A fair chance to build a good middle-class life ...

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BRUCE MacKINNON: Cascading effects -- Bruce MacKinnon -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 1 min read

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CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King for exchange with doctor -- SaltWire Staff -- 8 min read -- Premium content -- Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King who got into an argument with Summerside ER physician Dr. Kay Dingwell over the topic of sick notes during debate on a Green party bill April 18. A policy requiring P.E.I. public service employees to get a doctor's ...

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Make fighting climate change personal -- Contributed -- | -- 3 min read -- Now that the flag waving and placard parading has eased and we are paying the three-cent extra carbon tax on gasoline, not the 13 cents Pierre Poilievre was rhyming about, we are reconciled to the ever-changing cost per litre.Just two years ago, the ...

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COMMENTARY: Atlantic Canada's ferries lead charge toward zero emissions -- Contributed -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 3 min read

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PAM FRAMPTON: Unpacking words that drive me crazy -- Pam Frampton · Columnist -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 4 min read

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LETTER: Leave personal life out of politics -- Contributed -- | -- Updated a day ago -- | -- 3 min read

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