N.S. asked health-care workers for ideas to fix the system. Here are some the public didn’t get to see

Free tuition for doctors. Public exercise programs. Bringing in the military.  These were just a few of the 2,200 ideas submitted by health-care workers who entered the provincial government’s contest last fall seeking quick, easy, and low-cost ideas to improve the Nova Scotian health-care system.  For a month, they were invited to submit an idea that would be entered in…

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CSIS chief returns to foreign interference inquiry as PM casts doubt on reliability of agency’s reports

The head of Canada’s spy agency is appearing again before the public inquiry investigating foreign meddling in elections after multiple witnesses suggested they were not briefed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) about intelligence it gathered on Chinese interference. Questions about who knew what about foreign election interference are at the heart of the inquiry’s mandate,…

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Halifax Mooseheads owner on ‘unacceptable’ playoff exit, Jordan Dumais suspension – Halifax

In the wake of an uninspiring conclusion to the Halifax Mooseheads’ post-season campaign, the team’s ownership group says they are already thinking about next season. Peter Simon, president of Simon Sports, was interviewed by  Global News on Wednesday afternoon to reflect on his first year co-owning the Halifax club with his father, Sam. He shared…

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