The Vanguard

SYDNEY, N.S – Tanya Sieliakus has taken notice of an increase in the number of workplace sexual harassment complaints she’s been asked to investigate lately. The Halifax-based human resources professional co-owns HR Pro, a firm which ...

Here's what we heard:  "I’ve been fortunate to not experience some of the more egregious forms of harassment that women in other industries have faced. However, even in my profession I’ve been talked over, interrupted ...

Men are more likely to shy away from mentoring women in the post #MeToo workplace but a prominent business expert at Dalhousie University says they shouldn’t. “It’s definitely not the right reaction and it is hurtful for the ...

When Maureen Googoo set foot into CBC Radio studios on day one of her internship, she made history as the first Indigenous reporter to work in mainstream media in the Maritimes. But it was the early 1990s and her editors at the time didn’t ...

For Mandy Rennehan, the respect for women as human beings is long overdue. That is part of Rennehan’s message as the keynote speaker for this year’s International Women’s Day event at Pier 21 in Halifax. Not surprisingly, the ...

SOUTHWESTERN N.S. – Seafood trucking operators in southern Nova Scotia are seething as their costs skyrocket during the two months the Digby-Saint John ferry is out of service for maintenance. The MV Fundy Rose ferry is an important Maritime ...

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL - Contract negotiations have slowed construction of a new fibre optic Internet backbone for Annapolis County, but Warden Timothy Habinski said the contract work is necessary and it’s almost done. Once everything is signed, ...

Congratulations! You won the lottery! And just in time. Your grandson called. He’s in jail and needs money fast. He’s scared and doesn’t want you to tell his parents. So, you dip into your savings and wire him the money. ...

Families with children in arts and sports programs – and those taking public transit – are likely going to be forking over more of their hard-earned money to Ottawa this year, say tax specialists. Two tax credits, one for ...

YARMOUTH - Yarmouth town council had glowing comments on Feb. 22 for the work of the Yarmouth Façade Society after spokesperson Gil Dares’ presentation to the committee of the whole. To launch Phase 1 in late 2014, the town set aside ...