Nova Scotia is buzzing with optimism. For decades, the province was experiencing an alarming population stagnation which threatened to shrink the economy. But now, thanks to sound immigration policy, that trend has reversed.
View More Nova Scotia’s Long Population Decline Might be Ending, and Immigration Could be WhySeems like immigration hasn’t been seen in a positive light as of late. Control over immigration has been a central theme in the successful Brexit…
View More We Just Aren’t Making Enough BabiesIf you’ve ever travelled or worked abroad, speaking and listening in a language that isn’t your own, you know the feeling of lying down at…
View More Canada’s (M)other TonguesInside the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market on Halifax’s waterfront you’ll find a stack of the Dakai Times newspapers. Printed in Chinese and English, the quarterly…
View More Ethnic Media in Nova Scotia: A Niche Need Waiting to be Filled
Nova Scotia MP and senior federal minister, Scott Brison, has opened up a debate, suggesting the phrase “come from away” should be banned from Atlantic…
View More Minister Brison’s Wake-Up Call to Atlantic Canadians
Where to begin? With the too-soon deaths of three young black men killed in separate incidents within a week last month? Or with last Monday’s…
View More Nova Scotia Has A Race Problem
Four hundred years ago, on April, 23, 1616, William Shakespeare passed away. His plays are so special that today we can critically reflect on any…
View More Accents Celebrated at Shakespeare Reading
With a rapidly aging population and low birth rate, Canada’s Atlantic provinces have turned full force towards immigration. Nova Scotia, for instance, has nearly doubled…
View More Myth Busting in Nova ScotiaMany immigrant women who are experiencing domestic violence require culturally sensitive support services. A new project on Canada’s east coast aims to ensure these types…
View More Understanding Immigrant Women and Domestic ViolenceNova Scotia now has the ability to fast track an additional 300 immigrants through new express entry streams. The announcement made by Premier Stephen McNeil…
View More Nova Scotia Aims to Lead in Immigration