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i have worked as a reporter and editor in the daily newspaper industry for nearly four decades, reluctantly relinquishing the clay tablet some years ago to embrace more efficient and contemporary journalistic tools.

i covered nova scotia politics and other topics of interest to chronicle herald readers up until my recent retirement in enfield, where i live with my wife mary and our trusty canine consort.

articles by francis campbell
a group of concerned citizens gathered on mcnally road in the burlington, kings county, area on sept. 1 for a rally protesting the planned aerial spraying of glyphosate on a nearby recovering clearcut. protestors have also occupied the spray site. kirk starratt
nova scotia government stops releasing glyphosate spraying details
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new gold mine in guysborough county will create an estimated 735 jobs
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nova scotia liberals to table bill banning social media for kids under 16
jeffrey evely shows the fine he received for walking in the woods after the nova scotia government banned any travel or activities in the woods due to extremely dry conditions.
25 people charged with violating nova scotia's woods and fire bans
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police review board will have role in revamped nova scotia policing model, minister says
supporters march down brunswick street for the together we rise rally against gender-based violence on wednesday.
nova scotia government seeks applications for gender-based violence panel
traffic was backed up on the macdonald bridge and at approaches to the bridge saturday morning. the bridge is one of two connecting halifax and dartmouth but the mackay bridge was closed for work to demolish and remove the toll plazas.
nova scotia's long-awaited transportation plan for halifax area 'a study of studies,' opposition say
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no deal better than a bad tariff deal for canada, mp blois says
 
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nova scotians can't get enough of this ice cream flavour
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nova scotia announces complete break from firefighters school held responsible for 2019 death
scott armstrong, minister of opportunities and social development, makes remarks concerning the release of the nova scotia human rights remedy annual progress report at a news conference in halifax on tuesday june 10, 2025.
nova scotia 'gaining traction' in disabled rights remedy but notable delays persist, expert says
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nova scotia government trumpets record on environmental goals, eac critic not convinced
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zebedee files legal action against eisner cove wetland development project
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funding announced to clean up montague gold mines site near dartmouth
a helicopter applies a herbicide spray in a forested area. the department of environment announced approvals for spraying 954 hectares of privately owned woodland with visionmax, a herbicide with glyphosate (also used in roundup) as an active ingredient. - 123rf
stop the spray of herbicides in forests, nova scotia government told
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hidden halifax traffic report latest in pattern of secrecy from houston: ndp
 
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rcmp charge digby county man with child pornography offences
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canada's first offshore wind areas designated off nova scotia
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substation at heart of days-long cape breton power outage: nova scotia power
a young boy is hoisted up to get a good look at one of seven monster trucks that would roar into action at scotia speedworld, near the halifax airport, on saturday afternoon.
monsters on the prowl in broad daylight at scotia speedworld
rcmp constables adam merchant, aaron patton and stuart beselt, the first officers on the scene in portapique, are questioned by commission lawyer roger burrill at the mass casualty commission inquiry in halifax on march 28, 2022. - andrew vaughan / the canadian press
system failures identified in wake of 2020 mass killings in nova scotia have been addressed, rcmp say
about 100 people gathered at the courthouse in london, ontario to voice their displeasure at the acquittal of five hockey players accused of sexual assault.
legal system normalizes sexual assault, gender-based violence, trauma therapist says following acquittals in hockey canada trial
public works minister fred tilley says provincial legislation is one tool the government can use to override municipal decisions that curb the flow of traffic.
houston government justified in fixing bad municipal traffic decisions, nova scotia minister says
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houston turns corner, voices full-throated confidence in prime minister mark carney
 
the crosswoods by rooted, shown on tuesday, july 22, 2025, is a recently opened housing development on circassion drive in cole harbour. the crosswoods is the first site of the land for housing program initiated in 2022 to make provincial land available to developers for affordable housing projects.
first tenants linked to land for housing program move into new cole harbour building
a lumber loader moves pulpwood at ledwidge lumber in enfield on thursday, july 17, 2025.
local wood for building and burning a big part of nova scotia's sustainability strategy
vehicles pass down morris street in between hollis and lower water street on wednesday, july 9, 2025.
houston to halifax council: reverse morris street bike lane decision or have it overridden
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additional funding will help families of missing, murdered indigenous people in nova scotia
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rcmp here to stay, nova scotia justice minister says; so are municipal police forces, declares new glasgow chief
nolan young, minister of labour, skills and immigration and mla for shelburne, announces funding for three sustainable communities challenge fund projects on feb. 6 in shelburne. (communications nova scotia)
workers' compensation changes require injured nova scotians, employers to collaborate on safe, timely return to job
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northern pulp scuttles plans for new pulp mill on nova scotia's south shore
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'government's job to protect public health and safety,' says coalition opposed to expanding alcohol sales outlets in nova scotia