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• 2013 (7)
  • December (1)

    • A Letter to Uncle Bill

      by CBC News Posted: Dec 14, 2013 9:20 AM ET

      Bill Jessome, a well-known Maritime broadcaster and one of the pioneer voices in Nova Scotia television, died at the age of 88. This is a letter his nephew and CBC...
  • July (1)

    • What is a hero

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Jul 3, 2013 2:43 PM ET

      A quiet thump carries through the morning fog as a family of five gathers beneath the iconic white and red lighthouse. The sea is gentle today,  but you can hear...
  • June (2)

    • Is Phillip Boudreau really a victim?

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Jun 27, 2013 8:52 AM ET

      Blaming Phillip Boudreau is easy.It seems Phillip Boudreau was up to his old tricks-- cutting someone's trap lines-- when he was gunned down, run over by a fishing boat and...

    • Beauty, evil and truth in Petit-de-Grat

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Jun 14, 2013 1:50 PM ET

      If it's truth you are looking for, the back roads are best. It hides there, the way the real essence of a place does. That's certainly the case when you...
  • May (1)

    • Faith, forgiveness and a mother's painful memories

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: May 27, 2013 6:44 AM ET

      Mary Louise Orichefsky talks to Jesus. Every day. He's hard to miss in her Cole Harbour home. His enamel eyes survey her kitchen from the statue on top of the...
  • April (1)

    • The Patch

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Apr 11, 2013 11:22 AM ET

              The first time I rode with a Hells Angel it was a quirk of fate. We merged onto the same highway on a cool spring morning....
  • February (1)

    • Faith is tangible

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Feb 19, 2013 10:15 AM ET

      Faith is tangible here on the Woods Harbour wharf. You can see it in the rocks piled neatly in a row like sentries. The carefully placed  guardians of the fleet...
• 2012 (6)
  • December (3)

    • Jingle Bottles

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Dec 24, 2012 1:26 PM ET

      The tinkling of wine bottles and the lacka-lack of shopping cart wheels echo through the alley. It's 5am on Christmas Eve and John Gray is on his final run through...

    • Welcome to Club 253

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Dec 17, 2012 2:22 PM ET

      Staff Sgt. Scott Warnica laughs with his whole body.   The wiry Mountie has the storyteller's gift. Each tale erupts from somewhere deep in his DNA. He can't hold them...

    • Rogue wave

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Dec 6, 2012 5:48 AM ET

      Ashton Spinney stands on a boat launch beside an old wooden dory. It could be the time of year, but you might mistake him for a clean shaven Santa. His...
  • November (3)

    • Rock and roll in a dump truck

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Nov 28, 2012 8:51 AM ET

      Hercules 334 chases a brilliant moon to the western horizon as the orange glow from the east warms its tail. There are 10 of us on board, headed out to...

    • Death in the line of duty

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Nov 22, 2012 1:37 PM ET

      Sandy Matharu held another person's life in his hands last night. He kept her alive by force of will and the strength in his forearms. Matharu, an RCMP constable, was...

    • Road Trip

      by Phonse Jessome Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:48 PM ET

      I've spent most of my life on the road but I rarely look in the rear view mirror. I'm always focussed on what's ahead, what story is lurking just...