At a time where groceries are becoming more expensive and wages are stagnant, it makes sense that the amazing folks at Feed Nova Scotia came out on top for our Best Activist Organization Award, as well as our Best Place to Volunteer Award. Feed Nova Scotia does a lot of good throughout the province, delivering […]
Brendyn Creamer, Local Journalism Initiative
Brendyn is a reporter for The Coast covering news, arts and entertainment throughout Halifax.
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Bridging cultures with comedy: Normal Scotia seeks to bring Indians and Maritimers together
There’s nothing more normal than learning about other people’s cultures—even if you can’t quite get a grasp on it. That’s essentially the premise to Bell Fibe TV1’s new short-form comedy series Normal Scotia, co-created by Charles Wahl and Amarpal Dhillon. The show features two Indian immigrants, Manish (played by Akshay Shirke) and Shiv (Ishan […]
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Halifax-born pop artist re-emerges with new single, music video
Naomi Shobha has spent years of her life working on songs with some of the world’s biggest artists. Now, after a long break, she’s back to making her own music. Shobha, who some may recognize from her debut 2008 album Work In Progress, is an award-winning, Juno- and ECMA-nominated songwriter who went from singing […]
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Iron & Wine, The Decemberists first headliners announced for Halifax Jazz Fest 2025
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Iron & Wine and indie rock band The Decemberists will be taking the main stage at the waterfront during Halifax Jazz Fest 2025, playing on July 17 and 18 respectively. In the first lineup announcements for the festival, it was also revealed that Nigerian Afrobeat and jazz musician Femi Kuti and his […]
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What you can do to remember gender-based violence victims on Dec 6
This Friday, Dec 6 marks the 30th annual National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women. It will also be the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre. Activist groups are holding events across the city that day in remembrance of the 14 women who were killed during the Polytechnique mass shooting, […]
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Voter turnout dropped by nearly 10% for the 2024 provincial election
Statistics based on the unofficial results from the 2024 general election in Nova Scotia show that voter turnout decreased by nearly 10% from the last election, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Election NS’s post-election report from 2021, the total voter turnout was 422,712 out of 767,618 eligible voters—55.1%, a minor […]
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Houston leads PC Party to record-breaking victory in provincial election
The provincial election Tuesday night saw premier Tim Houston and the PC Party win a historic victory, netting them the most seats out of any political party in Nova Scotia’s history. The Progressive Conservative Party gained enough ground to form not just a majority but a supermajority, which requires at least two-thirds of the House […]
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How you can vote on election day in Nova Scotia
Provincial election day is finally upon us. Although some are still feeling the fatigue of the recent municipal election and from watching the American election, getting out to vote is still a right worth exercising. With community and advanced polling stations closed as of Saturday, Nov 23, early voting is limited to returning offices […]
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Birth control screwup and a weird pizza analogy: Takeaways from the second leaders debate
Premier Tim Houston had one message for Nova Scotian voters during CTV Atlantic’s provincial leaders roundtable Thursday night: the plan is working. Criticisms from his fellow party leaders would suggest otherwise. The roundtable itself was messy. While Houston and Liberal leader Zach Churchill fired shots at each other throughout the evening, it was hard […]
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Premier’s communications director defended Nazi symbols at Freedom Convoy protests
Premier Tim Houston’s communications director is in hot water after an op-ed he wrote last year, defending Nazi symbols at the Freedom Convoy protests, resurfaced. Stephen Moore, who acts as the director of communications for the Office of the Premier and previously held the role during Liberal premier Stephen McNeil’s tenure, wrote an opinion […]
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Abortion care is a provincial and federal election issue
The topic of abortion rights has entered the provincial political conversation, as Nova Scotia’s NDP have called out the PC Party for allowing a pro-life incumbent to run for their party. The NSNDP has accused incumbent MLA John Lohr of being anti-abortion, citing a 2018 interview he did with RightNow, a right-wing anti-abortion group, […]
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All the winners from the 2024 Music Nova Scotia Awards
This year’s Music Nova Scotia Awards celebration was an eventful one. Taking place in Wolfville from Nov 7-10, the annual music and industry awards saw several of Nova Scotia’s greatest musical talents walk away with awards for their incredible work. Hot off his latest single “Landmine,” Daniel James McFadyen came away with three awards, […]