The World Junior Hockey Championship tournament will run Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023 in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., Hockey Canada announced Thursday.Canada celebrates a goal against Austria during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton in December 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will host the 2023 World…
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Halifax housing development a blow to years-long fight for conservation, says coalition
by Sue JonesThe Nova Scotia government announced the Sandy Lake-Sackville River area last month as one of nine locations where development will be accelerated. Conservationists have been fighting for years to protect the unspoiled land west of Halifax.Sandy Lake, Marsh Lake and Sackville River. This area was chosen by the province as an one of nine areas…
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Meet the Halifax man who invents new languages, and puts ice cream in his coffee
by Sue JonesLinguists usually think about language evolution, not language invention. But not every language mysteriously sparks and evolves over thousands of years. Jamin Johnson, a man living in Halifax, has nimbly invented over nine languages.Conlanger Jamin Johnson has invented over nine languages. (Submitted by Jamin Johnson)When we think of new “made-up” languages, Esperanto comes to mind. It was…