Tom Murphy
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Tom Murphy is co-host of CBC Nova Scotia's supper hour news program and correspondent for The National. He also hosts Land and Sea and is brother to Bob.
Latest from Tom Murphy
From trash to treasure: this Nova Scotia company wants the world to rethink garbage
A company in Chester, N.S., takes waste from a community landfill and turns it into biomass pellets and diesel fuel.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Complexity of N.S. shooting investigation 'without precedent' in Canada, expert says
Experts say one of the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history may become one of the most complex police investigations the country has ever seen.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Survivors recount how SS Athenia steamed into disaster on first night of WW II
Survivors of the sinking of SS Athenia by a German U-boat gather to mark their role in a major turning point in world history on its 80th anniversary.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Reporter's Notebook
'Scared all the time': D-Day vet shares the terror of Juno Beach
The terror of D-Day really strikes home when you have the chance to speak to someone who was there. Tom Murphy recounts his train ride with veteran Havelyn Chiasson.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Amid uncertain NAFTA future, lobster industry looks to other markets
As the U.S. threatens to withdraw from the trade deal, other agreements have meant lower tariffs for Canadian exporters.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Indigenous fishermen hope to be arrested, trigger court case as Nova Scotia lobster season kicks off
As one of the most lucrative fisheries in Canada kicks off, some Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia are trying to trigger a court battle over Indigenous fishing that they hope will see them win a greater share of the thriving lobster business.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Feed Nova Scotia tries to use food wasted at grocery stores
The executive director of Feed Nova Scotia says food banks need to strategically go after wasted groceries and make it easy for stores to donate.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Covering the drought in southwestern Nova Scotia
CBC News anchor Tom Murphy describes how in a few minutes, the water levels at a southwestern Nova Scotia river went from being remarkably low to being deep enough to almost carry away the crew's equipment.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Syrian chocolatier opens factory in Antigonish
Assam Hadhad was once a successful chocolate maker in Damascus, Syria but he lost it all to war. Now he's picking up where he left off.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
U.S.-Canada bald eagle program hailed a success as population thrives
Any Americans tempted by the website Cape Breton if Donald Trump Wins will be heartened to learn the Nova Scotia island has a long history of restoring symbols of American pride.
Canada -Nova Scotia |