The election and the environment
Cabot Links should be charged with beach violation, group says
Tropical storm Karen expected to hit U.S. Gulf Coast
Rehtaeh’s father says she wanted to go to media
Zinck arrested for impaired driving
We asked each of Nova Scotia's four political parties where they stand on environmental issues, including fracking, forestry, renewable energy and fish farming. (THE CHRONICLE HERALD)
The election and the environment
By SELENA ROSS STAFF REPORTER
It’s been a sorry election season for the environment, say Nova Scotians who have been paying attention. “It seems like it was...
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The Margaree Environmental Association says the province should charge Cabot Links with violating the Beaches Act. Cabot Links is operating on land designated as protected under the act.
Cabot Links should be charged with beach violation, group says
By CHRIS LAMBIE Business Editor
An Inverness golf course is operating on a section of protected beach and the owner is asking the province for permission to do the same thing...
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A satellite image of tropical storm Karen taken late Thursday night. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami said late Thursday that Karen was about 547 kilometres south of the mouth of the Mississippi River and had maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h with higher gusts. (NOAA / The Associated Press)
Tropical storm Karen expected to hit U.S. Gulf Coast
By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Karen was poised to become the first named storm to hit the U.S. during what had been a relatively quiet...
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Glen Canning says his daughter Rehtaeh Parsons considered going to the media about the cyberbullying she was experiencing. (FILE)
Rehtaeh’s father says she wanted to go to media
SIDHARTHA BANERJEE THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — The father of a Nova Scotia teen whose suicide brought the issue of Internet bullying to the forefront says she tried to convince...
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Former Dartmouth North MLA Trevor Zinck faces a charge of impaired driving after being picked up by police on Wednesday night. (RYAN TAPLIN / Staff)
Zinck arrested for impaired driving
By DAN ARSENAULT and STEVE BRUCE Staff Reporters
UPDATED 7:09 p.m. The day after he was in court for a sentencing hearing related to the MLA expense scandal, Trevor Zinck, the former MLA for...
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News
Pat Dunn is hoping to recapture the Pictou Centre seat he once held for the Progressive Conservatives. (MICHAEL GORMAN / Staff)
Pictou ridings have different feel than 2009 NDP sweep
Pat Dunn says this election feels different. He would know. In 2009, Dunn, running for the Tories in Pictou Centre, lost his seat to NDP candidate...
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NDP Leader Darrell Dexter campaigns in Digby on Thursday. (BRIAN MEDEL / Yarmouth Bureau)
Economy takes centre stage in N.S. campaign
  Jobs and the economy were on the leaders’ agendas Thursday, with the NDP questioning Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil’s visit to a...
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Man shot at in Halifax not co-operating with police
Man arrested in two Dartmouth armed robberies
Woman killed in D.C. car chase suffered from post-partum depression
Mission unmentionable: Group donates underwear for soup kitchen users
The Chronicle Herald/CRA daily poll: Voter intentions
Trust fund sues: More than $600,000 allegedly stolen
Opinions
Jamie Baillie, shown campaigning in Oxford last week, argues that the MLAs’ pension plan is too rich and should be reduced. (MICHAEL GORMAN/Truro Bureau)
EDITORIAL: MLA pension button not wired to reality
It’s easy to dismiss Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie’s campaign push to replace the over-generous MLA pension plan as political...
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The Pulsar Powerballs toy by the Orb Factory in Halifax is an export success story that brings other people’s cash into the province. (ADRIEN VECZAN/Staff)
Increase exports to create jobs
During Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign, Democratic Party strategist James Carville famously posted a sign in campaign headquarters that said:...
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LOWE: HRM backslides on trash treatment
READER’S CORNER: Reject quarry in farming community
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | Oct. 4, 2013
McILVEEN: When it comes to politics, negative spin obscures reality
EDITORIAL: Subsidy sparring and the naming of grants, meow
HEBERT: Illegal drug use can hurt politicians at ballot box
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Business
TransCanada CEO Russ Girling, right, and TransCanada president of energy and oil pipelines Alex Pourbaix announce the company is moving forward with the 1.1 million barrel-per-day Energy East Pipeline project at a news conference this past August in Calgary. (JEFF McINTOSH / The Canadian Press / File)
Application for Energy East Pipeline delayed until 2014
UPDATED 5:44 p.m. Thursday SAINT JOHN, N.B. — TransCanada has delayed its goal of filing an application for its proposed Energy East Pipeline with...
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High Liner Foods CEO Henry Demone (File)
TAYLOR: Cod on rebound, haddock takes hit
The codfish is on the rebound, and that means High Liner Foods CEO Henry Demone has never been more confident in the global supply of wild fish....
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Report: Failure to inspect systems caused Deep Panuke fire
Time for a new children’s show
Towns plug into power business
ENTREVESTOR: N.L. company aims to harness the ocean’s energy
Twitter aims for $1b IPO
MARKET REPORT: Another round of TSX losses
Sports
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) and Adrian Gonzalez (23) embrace after Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in Atlanta. The Dodgers won 6-1. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Dodgers take Game 1 against Braves
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves flopped and staggered their way to another October debacle. With Dan Uggla watching from the dugout, this one was...
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Acadia running back Zack Skibin ran for 112 yards and a touchdown against Mount Allison last week in Wolfville. The Axemen meet the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday afternoon in Halifax in a pivotal AUS football contest. (ERIC WYNNE / Staff)
Crunch time in AUS football
The traditional home-and-home stretch of the AUS football season generally tells a tale. That will be true in spades this year with the Acadia Axemen...
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PALOV: Drouin’s return changes everything
COCHRANE: MLB has a winner in wild cards
Habs practise in disaster-stricken Lac-Megantic
Roy says he was fined $10K for outburst in Avalanche coaching debut
St. F.X. hockey players Normore, Pitts earn Universiade spots
Raptors arrive for return visit to Halifax
Arts & Life
Celebrate autumn in Nova Scotia by jumping in a pile of leaves. (Photo by flickr user lecates)
SMASH CUT: U-pick, bake, decorate: Live life to the fallest
Fall in Nova Scotia is lovely. During September and October you have to slow down and realize what a special place we’re living in before...
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Aru Banks of New York wears his hair in an Afro. Though it has become increasingly popular, especially in hipster enclaves like Brooklyn, the Afro has yet to claim the status of a widespread trend. (ELIZABETH LIPPMAN / NYT)
A new generation adopts the Afro, once seen as a badge of revolt
NEW YORK — Dante de Blasio’s towering Afro, a supporting player in his father’s mayoral campaign, riveted attention once more last...
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Matt Mays announces New Year’s Eve show at Halifax casino
Town Heroes play big city shows
Movie review: It’s hard not to fall for Gravity
Movie review: Enough Said a welcome rarity
Inspector Banks creator headed for Cabot Trail Writers fest this weekend
Irish Rovers, Red Green coming to the deCoste
Wheels
The 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS. (Source: Porsche)
Road Test: 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS
A sports car in disguise, a really big and heavy sports car though. That’s is how I began to think of the Porsche Cayenne GTS after the first...
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The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country. (GM)
First Drive: 2014 GMC Denali, 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country
AUSTIN, TX — Does anybody buy a work truck anymore? I know somebody must want them, like the phone company, though according to the...
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Used Wheels: 2009-13 Toyota Corolla
Lambrecht Auction erases conventional ideas of car worth
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The calling cards of parenting
You know those little freeze-dried yogurt snacks for babies? There was one smooshed to the side of the coffee cream carton this morning. A sticky...
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Bedford & Sackville
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