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Open-Pit Gold Mining Battle Intensifies Around the Bras d'Or LakeA long-running standoff between a junior mining company and residents of eastern Cape Breton has entered a sharper phase, with exploration drilling permits…Glace Bay Coal Dust Study Reveals Hidden Cancer Toll in Mining TownsGlace Bay sits at the eastern edge of Cape Breton Island, its neighborhoods stitched together by generations of miners and their families. For decades, the…When the Pantry Runs Dry: Food Banks Fill the Gap in Cape BretonThe line outside the Salvation Army on Charlotte Street in Sydney, Nova Scotia, used to thin out by mid-morning. These days it wraps around the corner before…Five years after Sipekne'katik, the Mi'kmaq lobster fight goes onIn the autumn of 2020, a stretch of shoreline along Nova Scotia's St. Marys Bay became the most contested waterfront in Atlantic Canada. Mi'kmaq fishers from…Sydney's downtown revival hits snag as storefronts sit emptyThe proposal was supposed to transform the commercial heart of the city. More than a year past its projected launch, however, the flagship renewal scheme for…Ottawa’s Worker Rules Put Atlantic Seafood Jobs Under PressureCanada’s temporary foreign worker program is being reshaped just as seafood processors across Atlantic Canada are preparing for another difficult season.…Cape Breton’s Aging Population Is Reshaping Its Health WorkforceCape Breton is entering a period in which the demand for medical care is rising faster than the local workforce can comfortably meet it. Older residents are…Ukraine War Two Years On And Canada’s Changing Military RoleTwo years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the central question for Canada is no longer whether to help Kyiv. Ottawa has repeatedly answered that…When A Cape Breton Local Challenged Coal’s Corporate PowerIn the coalfields of Cape Breton, a small union local confronted a mining company with deeper pockets, wider connections and a business model built around…Federal Budget Sends Mixed Signals on Atlantic Climate AdaptationCanada’s latest federal budget recognises that climate damage is becoming a permanent public cost, yet its support for Atlantic Canada remains divided between…