September 2, 2025 Issue
Volume: 33
Number: 9

Queensland resident circumnavigates the globe with the Canadian Navy

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Teamwork: Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy are shown working together as Wildcat helicopter Black Pearl, from the UK's HMS Prince of Wales, lands onboard Canada's HMCS Ville de Québec in the Mediterranean Sea.Photo credit: Corporal Brendan Gamache

Taking gold at the Canada Games

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Claire Daley of Glen Haven, competing in last month's Canada Games. Photo credit: Simon Taylor.

Reluctant writer untangles truth of mother’s wartime ordeal

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Halina St. James signing copies of The Golden Daughter. Photo credit: Neil Everton

Clearcutting in proposed wilderness area “just plain wrong”

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The proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area has some of the oldest trees in Nova Scotia. The province recently approved a plan for ongoing clearcutting there. Photo credit: Mike Lancaster

Rare books a lifetime of joy for Raven & Gryphon Rare Books owner

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“If someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say: ‘An antiquarian book dealer,’” says Andy Cutten, of Raven & Gryphon Rare Books in Hackett’s Cove.

Supporting our local farmers through drought and beyond

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Local farmers are feeling the effects of this summer's drought. Photo credit: Micaela Learmonth
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