[Image-1] Halifax will join cities across the country on Saturday to protest a bill giving Canada’s intelligence agency sweeping surveillance powers. A broad coalition of citizens and advocacy organizations are concerned the federal government’s Anti-Terrorism Act will create a secret police force and impinge on democratic dissent. Simultaneous demonstrations are planned in cities across Canada […]
Ameya Charnalia
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Streetlight scarcity casts risky shadows
[Image-1] Old, ineffective streetlights across downtown Halifax leave streets ill-lit after dusk. For those who commute every day in a city with a higher-than-national assault rate, the darkness around them is an issue of concern. “As soon as it’s dim out—not even dark—I’m always thinking ‘What’s the lighting like? Where am I? How big is […]
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A change to the uniform
Before getting the all-clear from her chain of command, Wanda McDonald felt like she was leading a double life. A sonar operator in the Navy, she’d wear her regular uniform to work, but would change into her dastar (turban) afterwards. “I felt like I was two different people for awhile and I just wanted to […]