Updated, September 24 2020 at 15:30. Nova Scotia’s department of transportation and infrastructure renewal announced today that it’d be making a new kind of Class 4 license that complies with what Uber requested. A NS spokesperson says she doesn’t know the status of the other request, regarding a per-trip levy at this time. A spokesperson […]
Caora McKenna
Caora was City Editor at The Coast, where she wrote about everything from city hall to police and housing issues. She started with The Coast in 2017, when she was the publication’s Copy Editor.
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Coronavirus explained, again
Back in March (a lifetime ago) The Coast spoke with Denys Khaperskyy, an assistant professor and researcher at Dalhousie University in the department of microbiology and immunology. Khaperskyy, an expert in virology and influenza viruses, told us the difference between SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease and explained the best ways to prevent spread based on what […]
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What leaving the bubble means for Nova Scotians upon return
As cases of COVID-19 rise in other parts of Canada and there’s no official word on whether or not the Atnaltic bubble will be popped, some Nova Scotians are making the tough decision to leave anyways—hoping filling up on family time can make up for the two weeks of isolation that await them back in […]
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The Black Lives Matter sign on Gottingen Street is a form of resistance
On the east side of Gottingen Street, between Uniacke Street and the Halifax North Memorial Library, an eight-by-16-foot Black Lives Matter banner was hung at the beginning of August. It was put there after a string of gatherings, protests and vigils took place in Halifax on the heels of the killing of George Floyd by […]
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Here’s what happened at Halifax Regional Council this week
C ouncillors kicked off the month of September with another virtual regional council meeting. It was a meeting of mostly housekeeping items, and you can get the full rundown watching our live-‘gramming coverage at the 09/01 council highlight on The Coast’s Instagram page. Council approved updates to the public art policy—mostly making it easier for […]
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In all but two of HRM’s business units, women are underrepresented among top-earners
About one in five Halifax Regional Municipal employees were paid over $100,000 in salary and compensation in the 2019-20 fiscal year, landing them a spot on the publically released Statement of Compensation (AKA Halifax’s sunshine list). The point of the sunshine list is to increase transparency within HRM and its work—and it becomes especially relevant […]
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Council passes first reading of Uber bylaw
At Halifax Regional Council this week, HRM got one step closer to allowing Transportation Network Companies like Uber and Lyft to operate on the peninsula—but it’ll still be a while before the rules are finalized. (And then there’s the question of whether or not they’re lax enough for Uber to invest in the market.) A […]
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Halifax Regional Council sets out on the long road to police reform
Halifax Regional Council took its first step towards any kind of police reform this week, passing councillor Waye Mason’s motion to get the ball rolling on a review of police services in the municipality. Mason’s motion kicks off what could become a very long process, but one that Mason and other councillors insist HRM needs […]
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Board of police commissioners punt the definition of defunding further forward
Way back on Monday Halifax’s Board of Police Commissioners met for their third virtual meeting since the COVID pandemic shut down a large chunk of city operations. The global protests in support of Black Lives Matter and against racist police brutality also kicked off while the board was on hiatus. Since then, it’s been slowly […]
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What’ll it take to see someone other than an old white man running this province?
We’ve seen the names of elected officials. Stephen, Brian, Jason, Doug. Now that Nova Scotia’s Premier has announced his departure, names getting tossed into the ring for the next Nova Scotia election include those like Zach, Geoff and Sean. But what if we brought a new set of names to the list? The Amys, the […]
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Honouring Halifax’s African Nova Scotian matriarchs in the time of coronavirus
Grief and ritual normally go hand in hand. Across the globe, since people started living and dying, humans have been moved by the need to acknowledge death and move through it—often with the help of their community. And though on the surface COVID-19’s greatest crime is death, its greatest punishment falls on those left behind. […]
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Your summer staycation just got sweeter: George’s Island is open to the public
The wait is over for all those who’ve stood on Halifax’s Harbourwalk staring longingly at Georges Island grumbling to yourself ‘I can’t believe I missed that Joel Plaskett concert.’ For five weekends starting August 7 and 8 the Georges Island National Historic site will be open to the public, and all who can afford the […]