Happy to have attended the launch of the Angelique stamp recently in Montreal. As a historian and an author, I've worked for decades to bring her story to light. Canada Post consulted with me as part of the process. Viva Angelique! #History #milestone #hangingofangelique

Their Honours welcomed Dr. Afua Cooper to Gov House for an evening celebrating dub poetry. A respected academic & writer, Dr. Cooper was recently invested into the Order of Nova Scotia—an honour recognizing her contributions to our province’s cultural landscape. #NovaScotia

Friday, March 14: GORSEBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE hosts the first event in its GRI Lecture Series 2025. Dr. Sara Spike will present "Fogs Love This Shore: Living with Fog in Atlantic Canada". All are welcome, 2-4 pm in MN 219 and online. Learn more: loom.ly/0RdpKms #AtlanticCanada #fog

Reparatory Justice in the International System: Panel Discussion canadacaribbeaninstitute.org/2025/03/12/rep… The UWI Mona Campus University of Toronto CARICOM: Caribbean Community Foreign Policy CAN afua cooper

#SMUdents, stop by LA 297 at 10 am today for "Antidote to Denialism: A Conversation with Kimberly Murray”. Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Legal Studies at Queen's Law, Prof. Murray also delivers a 7 pm public lecture at Saint Mary’s University. All welcome: loom.ly/vnj-Ieg.

Join us March 21 for our Faculty of Arts Student Conference at Saint Mary’s University! The program includes a SMU Alumni roundtable plus student panels on Art, Gender & Sexuality; Public Infrastructure in the Maritimes; Difficult Heritage and more. loom.ly/VU6X0tI #artswithimpact

“… rural communities, #urbandevelopment, and #coastalchange. The work offers valuable insights into the social and ecological evolution of the island, offering broader lessons on modern change” Listen to a new episode of Champlain Society #podcast at: bit.ly/WTYM7b2025 #PEI

Another successful instalment of Books on the Breeze with Alexander MacLeod today! What a fantastic opportunity thanks to Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Access Copyright and Arts Nova Scotia Many were able to get their signed copies of Animal Person and be motivated by one of Canada's finest!

Attention electors in Halifax! A federal general election has been called and will be held on April 28, 2025. As a result, the by-election in Halifax is cancelled. Learn more about the rules governing elections: elections.ca/content.aspx?s…

SMU alumnus Alex Myrick MA'21 is up next in the GORSEBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRI Lecture Series 2025. Alex will discuss "Meyerian Diaspora and Nova Scotian Psychiatric Reforms, 1913-1970," Friday, March 28, 12-2 pm in MN 219 and via Zoom: loom.ly/sDZ4TbA. #SMUAlumni #health #research

Join GORSEBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE on April 3 for a public talk by Dr. Gregory Kennedy, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Brandon University. He will discuss his book “Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War”. 7:30 pm in Atrium 101 and via Zoom: loom.ly/hdxFNEQ #AtlanticCanada #history

The CFP for the 12th annual workshop of the Northeast and Atlantic Region Environmental History Forum has been posted. Click the link for more details: acadiensis.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/cal…

Congratulations to Dr. Karly Kehoe on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal in Ottawa on March 27! Dr. Kehoe is a Saint Mary’s University Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities. RSC // SRC TIPS_SPIIE #AtlanticCanada #SMUHistory #artswithimpact

POSTPONED to fall: Please note, due to inclement weather in central Canada, our guest speaker Dr. Gregory Kennedy is unable to travel to Halifax today. GORSEBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE hopes to announce a new fall date for his presentation - stay tuned! eventscalendar.smu.ca/smuhalifax/det… SMU Alumni

A new north strong and free? How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump? We asked six Dalhousie experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead. ow.ly/ql4t50Vu45c

Please note, due to inclement weather in central Canada, our guest speaker Dr. Gregory Kennedy is unable to travel to Halifax today. As such our event "Acadian Soldiers of Canada's First World War" is postponed!

"Cousins of the Empire: Nova Scotia and Bengal, 1756-1867" is up next in the GRI Lecture Series 2025, with Dr. Madhuparna Gupta. All are welcome to attend this GORSEBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE event on Friday, April 11, 12-2 pm in MN 219 and via Zoom: loom.ly/oj0B2mE #Bengal #NovaScotia

Their Honours celebrated the strong ties between #NovaScotia and #Nordic countries—founded on shared values, innovation, and community. Nordic Ambassadors, Deputy Premier Barbara Adams, and Honorary Consuls shared warm conversation over lunch at Gov House.

Congratulations to Dr. Karly Kehoe, SMU Faculty of Arts professor and Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities, on being awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal! 👏🏅 #WorldWithoutLimits news.smu.ca/news/2025/4/4/…