Last week, we reported that since Nova Scotia has the highest poverty rate in the country, it makes perfect sense that it’s also the province where people have the most difficulty being able to afford period products like tampons and pads. That’s why a local advocacy group called The Period Purse is launching a national […]
Julie Lawrence
Julie Lawrence is a journalist, communications specialist and intersectional feminist from Halifax, N.S. She is the Editor of The Coast Daily.
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Every big show happening in Halifax in June 2025
The nostalgia is as high as the vibes with the shows hitting Halifax in June. As always, The Coast has you covered with everything that’s happening in the city this month. Jessi Cruickshank: Now That’s What I Call Live Tour Get ready to party like it’s 2009 with Cruickshank’s all new comedy show for anyone […]
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Every big show happening in Halifax in May 2025
Temperatures are rising, the sun is shining and the shows coming to Halifax in May are hot! As always, The Coast has you covered with everything that’s happening in the city this month. Casey & Diana In 1991, at the height of the AIDS crisis, the residents of Casey House—Toronto’s first free-standing AIDS Hospice—receive word […]
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Preliminary results show voter turn-out in Nova Scotia higher than the national average
It may have taken a day longer than we anticipated, but Monday’s federal election saw Mark Carney’s Liberals regain the popular vote and for a minority government—narrowly missing out on a majority. Nationally, the election saw a record-breaking voter turnout. Elections Canada estimated that 7.3 million Canadians voted early—a 25 per cent increase from the […]
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Savour the moment
The 2025 Savour Food & Wine Show—hosted by the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia —as part of the Savour Food & Wine Festival celebrated its 21st show Monday night with an incredible evening of food and drink at the Halifax Convention Centre. The annual event encourages locals, visitors and foodies alike to celebrate the culinary […]
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Local artist turns grief into a thing of beauty
The space feels sacred; the stories it holds makes the air thick. Each piece of art is given space and room to breathe. Each story is tragic and each painting is beautiful, somehow capturing the essence of the loss without descending into darkness. As I walk around the show at Applehead Studios on Barrington Street […]
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Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival to celebrate 15th anniversary on National Canadian Film Day
It all started 15 years ago because people in Black communities had nowhere to tell their stories. That first year, the Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival screened about eight films. This year, they received over 100 submissions from all around the world. “This year, about 50 per cent of the films are local, but we […]
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We asked, you answered
On Tuesday we asked for your opinion on whether I should risk detention by traveling to Florida for a much-needed vacation. You certainly didn’t hold back and offered a wide variety of opinions—from the deeply unkind (thank god for trauma-induced tough skin), to the hilarious to the incredibly thoughtful. A few caveats right off the […]
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City council making moves
Money matters After weeks of humming and hawing and much discussion, council has approved the 2025/26 municipal budget. The budget includes municipal operations, Regional Council-approved priority initiatives and investments to purchase, construct and rehabilitate municipal assets. Basically, all of the costs associated with running (and hopefully growing) Halifax. The 2025/26 municipal budget includes an operating […]
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Sexism vs. Misogyny: They are not the same and the difference matters
Nova Scotia is in the middle of a crisis—and we’ll say it over and over until everyone believes it. Since Oct. 18, seven women and one man have been killed in incidents of intimate-partner violence. In five of the seven homicides, the perpetrator then killed himself. As a province, we also own two records: the […]
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Ground-breaking psychology training program coming to Halifax
The kids are not alright. According to Mental Health Research Canada, 1.25 million youth in Canada need mental health support every year, yet more than half of them aren’t receiving it. The numbers are stark: surveys suggest roughly one in four young people have had thoughts of suicide; tt is now the second leading cause […]
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Queer, trans and allied organizations across Canada have penned a powerful open letter—and you can sign it too
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). This day is dedicated to celebrating transgender people, their contributions to society and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. Transphobic sentiments continue to escalate among the far right in Canada. In the United States and United Kingdom, bills and laws are being issued […]
