Heidi Petracek

Halifax

Atlantic Correspondent at Global National

Atlantic Correspondent for @GlobalNational. Highlighting East Coast stories and honestly trying to help people. Share your story: [email protected]

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‘Sick to my stomach’: Mi’kmaw woman speaks out after alleged comments in group chat | Globalnews.ca

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Discretion is advised. Members of Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia are in shock and two band councillors have resigned after alleged comments made in a group chat were made public. The chat, which included almost a dozen men in the community, targeted women in the community and appeared to condone sexual assault in several cases.
Why it’s not easy to be a ‘Product of Canada’ at the grocery store

2 months ago | msn.com | Heidi Petracek

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Why it's not easy to be a 'Product of Canada' at the grocery store - National

2 months ago | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

A movement by Canadians pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats has more consumers seeking filling their grocery carts with Canadian foods. That can be a simple task when shopping on the outer edges of the store, selecting items like locally-grown apples or domestically-raised and slaughtered beef. But head to the middle aisles, where packaged and processed forces fill the shelves, and finding a "Product of Canada" is a lot tougher.
Polar bear 'poop' and how it offers important clues into climate change effects

Nov 29, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

It may seem like an unorthodox way to study polar bears, but it turns out the massive animals' feces is offering vital clues into their health and the effects of climate change. The "polar bear poop," as it's come to be known, is a valuable tool for researchers like Stephanie Collins, a professor at Dalhousie University's department of agriculture and aquaculture in Halifax.
Nova Scotia election: Former NDP candidate speaks publicly after criticism for Israel posts - Halifax

Nov 21, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

A Nova Scotia woman who withdrew herself as an NDP candidate in the provincial election is speaking publicly for the first time since criticism of past social media posts about Gaza led her to run as an independent instead. Tammy Jakeman says she regrets the November 2023 posts. "I'm sorry that I did that," she said.
'Destined' to serve: Silver Cross Mother remembers the sons she lost to PTSD

Oct 31, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

When brothers Ron and Ryan Anderson were kids, they would often play "army" in the woods, which didn't surprise their mother Maureen in the slightest. "Way back from there, they were destined to go to the army," muses the 78-year-old at her home in Oromocto, N.B.After all, the Andersons are a military family. Maureen's father, John "Jack" Kelly, joined the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment when he was just 17 years old, and fought overseas in the Second World War.
A N.B. man was disfigured in a car crash. A prosthetic from a former spy changed his life

Oct 16, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

Fred Saulnier of Penniac, N.B., will never forget the moment in 2017 when his vehicle crashed into a power pole, nor the years of pain that followed. "I slammed into the telephone pole and my face hit the steering wheel. The airbag didn't stop me. When the police arrived, they noticed that my face was bleeding and they called an ambulance," he recalls. The force of the impact pushed his nose back into his skull.
N.S. woman opens up about her decision to die and having a ‘living funeral’

Oct 9, 2024 | msn.com | Heidi Petracek

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N.S. woman opens up about her decision to die and having a 'living funeral'

Oct 9, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Heidi Petracek

At 39 years old, April Hubbard is trying to change conversations around death, even as she approaches her own. "I always kind of thought that I would have to end my own life at some point in some way, even before MAID (medical assistance in dying) was legalized in Canada," she says.
Century old wooden ship buried at N.S. beach uncovered by heavy rains

Aug 28, 2024 | msn.com | Heidi Petracek

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