Dalhousie News

Former prime minister Paul Martin delivers a convocation address to graduates at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont., on June 18, 2010.

"I believe that an Arts degree encourages creative and independent thought, allowing us to explore and understand the various dimensions of social and economic problems." Dave Morgan, a Dalhousie doctoral candidate, is an exceptional student to say the least.

Health Minister Ted Flemming insists there are jobs for family doctors in New Brunswick, despite a letter he received from medical residents saying a provincial cap on full-time positions is forcing them to leave when they finish their training.

PRO Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to pay $8.8 million in cash plus costs to acquire four commercial properties in New Brunswick.

As part of this year's celebration of Gaelic Awareness Month, the fifth annual Gaelic ecumenical service will take place Sunday at 4 p.m. at Little Narrows Presbyterian Church, with the Rev.

Creating new laws to tackle cyberbulling should be a last resort, according to the man who led Nova Scotia's taskforce on the subject.

A little religion could go a long way in helping adolescents cope with depression, according to a new groundbreaking Canadian study.

Memorable: noteworthy, significant, worthy of rememberinga . "Memorable" has to be the best word to describe the Faculty of Agriculture convocation ceremony, held this past Friday, May 3 on the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Truro.

Statistics Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday releases the first part of its voluntary National Household Survey , which replaces the mandatory long-form census.

Dalhousie's giant power generating station has obstructed Everett Lavigne's view of the Bay of Chaleur for 40 years, still the retired mill worker is not looking forward to the structure being torn down NB Power shut down the oil-fired generator last year, the third major employer to cease operations in Dalhousie since 2005.

In all the delirium of competing for lucrative contracts to build new warships, we lost sight of the big question - what exactly are we building? Irving Shipbuilding has recently bought full-page ads in The Chronicle Herald and the Ottawa Citizen to defend the high cost of building Arctic/offshore patrol ships in Halifax.

The principal of Dalhousie Regional High School says 75 per cent of the graduating class is expected to leave the northern town.

Members of the 78th Highlanders prepare to fire the noon gun on Citadel Hill in Halifax on Monday April 10, 2006.

Members of the 78th Highlanders prepare to fire the noon gun on Citadel Hill in Halifax on Monday April 10, 2006.

Callum Thomson often spends long periods of time outdoors working on his property, which is just down the road from Boat Harbour and downwind from the Northern Pulp mill.

Twenty-two-year-old Paul Manning has always had a keen interest in nature, so a degree in agriculture seemed a great way to learn more about the environment and develop his passion for living things.

The B.C. Liberal Party has been keeping a close eye on Shin, monitoring how her online biographies have been changing and inquiring about her background as a physician.

Three of Dal's current international students: Ding Fan , Santiago Leon Pinzon , Syed Abrar Husain .