Why we're still waiting for RU-486

News + Opinion

• City

  Twisted design

  A pair of proposed towers have divided public opinion about the future of downtown Halifax. Lis van Berkel seeks out some professional opinions.

  By Lis van Berkel

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• News

  On the day before the ashes

  The first post-Katrina Mardi Gras ends our series about New Orleans after the storm.

  By Michael Tisserand

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Shoptalk

  One-booth wonder

  Jane Kansas stumbles upon a secret diner and finds a deliciously good time.

  By Jane Kansas

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Shoptalk

  Grill powers

  T.C. Demaresq browses for business news.

  By TC Demaresq

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Stand up and be counted

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  The quiet one

  Mar 10, 2006
• Opinion

  Anti-Pam

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Present tense

  Editorial by Bruce Wark

  By Bruce Wark

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Opinion

  Stand up and be counted

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Twisted Sisters

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Dirty, dirty bird

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Proportion of power

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Twisted Sisters

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  For shame

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  Seasonal disorder

  Lezlie Lowe is eyeing her spring jacket.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Mar 9, 2006
• Opinion

  The quiet one

  Mar 10, 2006
• Opinion

  Baring the truth

  Mar 9, 2006
• Healthcare

  The drug of choice

  Although RU-486 is used around the world as an alternative to surgical abortion, it remains off limits to Canadians. What’s the problem here?

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Mar 9, 2006

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  16 Blocks

  Cinematic cogitations from Mark Palermo.

  By Mark Palermo

  Mar 9, 2006
• Arts & Culture

  An epic adaptation

  A new film version of the epic poem Beowulf aims to make a simple story complex. Carsten Knox talks to Sturla Gunnarson about Beowulf & Grendel.

  By Carsten Knox

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Music

  Boobie trap

  Vince Neil works the Marquee into a lather and Johnston Farrow is there to witness it.

  By Johnston Farrow

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Music

  The real McKiel

  With his debut album, Halifax musician Jon McKiel lets the music speak for itself. Tara Thorne listens.

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Music

  A long kiss goodbye

  This is the beginning of the end for Anablog, but not for Tara Thorne.

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Music

  “Fog” bank

  Roche Uhntraal has good news and bad news.

  By Roche Uhntraal

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Music

  The Friendz giant

  The Super Friendz reunite again with a show this weekend and a record in the works. Johnston Farrow gets an advance listen.

  By Johnston Farrow

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Comics

  Nosebleed

  By E. Horne and Joey Comeau

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Comics

  Psychics

  By L. Morrisette

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Comics

  The Flies

  By Hope R. Larson

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Comics

  Originality

  By Ray Fenwick

  Mar 9, 2006

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Born on the bayou

  By Liz Feltham

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  Mmmmaple

  By Austen Gilliland

  Mar 9, 2006

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

  Mar 9, 2006
• Savage Love

  SAVAGE LOVE

  Mar 9, 2006
• Health

  In case of emergency

  The difference between RU-486 and the morning-after pill.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Mar 9, 2006

  
• Sports

  Final countdown

  After a long haul of fundraising, the finish line is in sight for supporters of the new Halifax skatepark. Guy Quenneville reports.

  By Guy Quenneville

  Mar 9, 2006