Category Archives: Ian Robinson

Al Hollingsworth was honoured at a Celebration of Life at the Halifax Forum Civic Room on Tuesday. I attended with many media friends. Al, from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia served in the Canadian Arme...

Last week my wife and I were in Toronto for a family wedding and became tourists for a few days. We took in our very first Toronto Blue Jays game! Ever since the Jays came to be in 1977, it was always...

Robbie Robertson of The Band, has passed away. He was born in Toronto and died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a long illness. Robertson was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including...

If you're travelling this long weekend to Antigonish or Cape Breton, you'll notice the Trans Canada Highway has been twinned. The highway between Sutherland's River and Antigonish now cuts through a m...

I recently made O negative blood donation number 49 as my summer donation at Canadian Blood Services over on Bayers Road. When I was there, I learned that the national blood supply across Canada was c...

Buskers returns to the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts from today, August 2 to August 7. Added stages and an incredible roster of international talent will provide locals and visitors with exciting ...

Canadian hockey legend Darryl Sittler has a new beer out. Ironically, it's called "10 Point Lager" in honour of his historic 10-point night in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7th, 197...

Canadian hero and icon Terry Fox was born on this date in 1958 and he would've turned 65 today. He was born in Winnipeg and the Fox family moved to Surrey, British Columbia in 1966 prior to settling i...

The Halifax Mooseheads will have Jim Midgley on the bench this season as the new Head Coach of The Herd. Midgley replaces Sylvain Favreau who resigned last month. The 45-year-old Midgley has a storied...

The forecast is calling for rain this weekend but there are still lots of awesome events happening in and around the city, including the Halifax Pride Parade on Sunday! Trunk 7 Music Festival Trunk 7 ...