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Onna Young is a trans woman living in Halifax who waited more than a year to start hormone therapy.

Nova Scotia’s “discriminatorily underfunded” gender-affirming care system needs a revamp

A newly proposed policy would make it easier to access surgery and hormones, provide more insurance coverage, and transition the province to an informed consent model. By Victoria Walton

The Latest

Taser cop Nicole Green was scared of being attacked with an alleged pen

By Matt Stickland

Cop tasers innocent man, gets lightly punished, appeals to erase that punishment

By Matt Stickland

We’ve never had a deadlier COVID week and Tim Houston doesn’t seem to care

The Dalhousie Arts Centre’s expansion might just fix Halifax’s venue crisis

By Morgan Mullin

Shahin Sayani to depart Prismatic Arts Festival after 14 years

By Victoria Walton

The Scotia Festival of Music plays on

By Morgan Mullin

C19 Need to Know

News + Opinion

In the bystander video of Fred's arrest, a construction worker gives a pair of handcuffs to the police.

Taser cop Nicole Green was scared of being attacked with an alleged pen

By Matt Stickland

Cop tasers innocent man, gets lightly punished, appeals to erase that punishment

By Matt Stickland

We’ve never had a deadlier COVID week and Tim Houston doesn’t seem to care

Canadian Championship soccer comes to Halifax as the Wanderers face Toronto

By Matt Stickland

Arts + Music

An active construction site as of early May 2022, the Dalhousie Art Centre expansion is scheduled to open in October.

The Dalhousie Arts Centre’s expansion might just fix Halifax’s venue crisis

By Morgan Mullin

Shahin Sayani to depart Prismatic Arts Festival after 14 years

By Victoria Walton

The Scotia Festival of Music plays on

By Morgan Mullin

Hopscotch Festival is bringing Freddie Gibbs to Halifax July 31

By Morgan Mullin

Best of Halifax

Best of Halifax 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards results

Best of Halifax 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards results

Voted by Halifax, written by Team Coast

Best Pop Artist / Band

Best New Restaurant

Best Caesar

Food + Drink

"Sometimes there isn’t a large enough path of travel for people to get in if they're using a larger wheeled mobility device," Kristen Habermehl says, "and a lot of places have at least one step to get in."

Making room at the table for diners with disabilities

By Jeremy Freed

Burger Bash begins

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