My Take with Sheldon MacLeod

My Take with Sheldon MacLeod

Putting today's news in context. Sometimes we can describe what we see, but we don't really know what we're looking at. Sheldon MacLeod uses his 25 years of journalism experience to give balance and perspective to what's in the headlines and to help us ask the questions necessary to know what we're seeing

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Finding the silver lining in the rain clouds

June 5, 2023 • 3 mins
It is devastating and heartbreaking to see the people affected by the losses from the wildfires in Nova Scotia. And it is heartwarming and inspiring to see the response from caring people who want to make a difference.
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Letting illegal burns go unpunished comes at a huge cost

May 31, 2023 • 3 mins
Firefighters have been on the scene of fires across the province over the last few weeks. Those and the three raging out of control are all likely the result of human activity. When there seems to be no penalty for violating the fire ban, it ends up costing all of us. And some, a lot more than others.
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Prepare for 72 hours home or away

May 30, 2023 • 3 mins
We often hear about preparing for hurricanes and winter storms and being able to be on your own for at least 72 hours. Not many of us think about being told to leave our homes and not come back for three days because of the danger. And there's lots of good advice coming from some of the 16,000 Nova Scotians who have had that recent experience.
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Five alarm fires and no rain in sight

May 29, 2023 • 3 mins
It's shocking how quickly we can be pulled out of our lives by something unexpected or out of control. And in the case of the wildfires, we can be grateful that so far no one has been injured — or worse.
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Hope for humanity and wildlife

May 26, 2023 • 3 mins
She didn't try and make her case to the public. Instead, Hope Swinimer was prepared to defend her actions and her reputation in a courtroom this week. And in the end, the Crown and the Judge delivered justice to the woman who has committed her life to helping animals.
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Sherri Aikenhead and Karissa Boudreau

May 25, 2023 • 3 mins
Someone in the audience asked about getting people to talk about a horrific crime against a child. And in the end, the people who shared their stories helped get the truth on the record about the girl who will forever be 12-years old.
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Security between a rock and a hard place

May 24, 2023 • 3 mins
No public inquiry but public meetings. And that recommendation into the allegatitions of electoral interference by the Chinese puts the Prime Minister between a rock and a hard place.
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Where were you when the pandemic ended?

May 19, 2023 • 3 mins
It may be a distinction without a difference. The pandemic is no longer a global health emergency but COVID-19 isn't gone. And it seems most of us weren't waiting on the announcement that passed by without any major fanfare.
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Another lesson in mortality and humanity

May 17, 2023 • 3 mins
There are somethings in life that are unavoidable. And as a society, we talk a lot about taxes. Death; not so much. And maybe for some things, the old ways helped us make sense of things in the circle of life.
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When nobody profits and it helps everybody

May 12, 2023 • 3 mins
This week I met a former soldier who is living in Nova Scotia. And he and a few others have formed a group to support each other and to serve people in need. And he and the folks with The Strayboar Project are interested in doing something that seems unheard of these days.
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Give the Fire Marshal the tools to work with

May 10, 2023 • 3 mins
Another scathing report from the Auditor General about the work of the office of the Nova Scotia Fire Marshal. And my guess is that they know there are areas that need improvement, but they also aren't likely to say why they can't fill their mandate. And it comes down to oversight and resources.
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Best before dates and unsavoury comments

May 9, 2023 • 3 mins
For some reason, some people felt the need to go off on a Hammonds Plains business for passing along a deal on some food that was at the edge of the "durable life date". Canadians have a habit of wasting food, and for owner Jacob Bussey to catch hell for helping is just distasteful.
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Emergency Preparedness Week

May 8, 2023 • 3 mins
Failing to plan is planning to fail. A bad plan is better than no plan at all. Don't be scared, be prepared. There's no shortage of sayings and clever phrases when it comes to being prepared. And it's a simple message we should all take to heart, especially this week.
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Reflections on mortality and the importance of cherishing time

May 5, 2023 • 3 mins
Unless you have visited one, it's tough to imagine what life is like for the staff and residents of a long-term care facility. And after I went to visit someone this week, I realized it was both eye-opening and enlightening for me.
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End organ and tissue donation predjudice

May 4, 2023 • 3 mins
He died at 26, thinking he'd be able to donate his tissues to someone else in Nova Scotia. But Liam Dee was denied that option because he was a man married to another man. And that is not just wrong. It's a call to action to change the policy.
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The award-winning Natalie MacMaster

May 3, 2023 • 3 mins
The East Coast Music Awards are back in Halifax, celebrating the 35th Anniversary in the place where it all began. And when it comes to accolades, the Director's Special Achievement Award is at the top of the list. Natalie MacMaster is as humble as she is talented and deserving.
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Gordon Lightfoot and the gift he gave himself

May 2, 2023 • 3 mins
In a 2014 concert review by Stephen Cooke, he proclaimed to an exuberant audience "I'm Gordon Lightfoot, and the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated!" And as the tributes pour in, there was another quote from the folk-music icon that resonates, considering how much he gave all of us over the years.
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My first-hand view of school violence

May 1, 2023 • 3 mins
There's always been violence in schools, but I don't remember people settling their scores with weapons. Just days after Ryan Lutes and the NSTU called on government to do something, I happened to see what 92 percent of teachers say they've witnessed firsthand.
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Funnelling wisdom during an oil change

April 28, 2023 • 3 mins
Many of us have been wondering if things are ever going back to the way they were before the pandemic. Truth is, for many places on the planet, they already have. And this morning, I had an interesting conversation about that, with my mechanic.
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Three stories in three minutes

April 27, 2023 • 3 mins
For today, I thought I'd try something else with this space. So many of my colleagues are doing great work so I thought I'd highlight a few stories that caught my attention today.
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