It’s never a great look when the provincial government decides to release the amount of money it spent on an initiative—that it presumably thought was a decent idea to begin with—because the figure “was going to come out in public accounts anyway.” But that’s exactly what finance minister Allan MacMaster did when he announced earlier […]
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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Entrepreneurship not a decision, but a necessity for many in trans community
When it comes to all things financial planning, Laura Whiteland, CFP, CIM knows what she’s doing. Right off, you can tell by all the letters after her name. She has worked as an investment advisor and portfolio manager, with securities licensing including derivatives and options—which is some of the highest certification you can attain in […]
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In Labatt’s north end brewery, the water will flow like beer
The sun is beating down, the UV index is high, temperatures are sky-rocketing and the people, well, the people are thirsty. In other words: it’s beer time. Breweries around Atlantic Canada are pumping out beer like water, with the exception of one, that is actually pumping out water like beer. The Oland Brewery in the […]
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Two weeks after being attacked on Argyle Street, this couple is still waiting for answers from the police
On June 23, Emma MacLean and her girlfriend Tori were attacked—verbally and physically—by a group of young men in the early morning hours on Argyle Street. When The Coast reached out to Halifax Regional Police (HRP) to request an interview about the attack, Const. Anne Giffin said: “an assault occurred at approximately 1:50 a.m. on […]
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Alice in Wonderland pits femme icons against each other, but love wins in the end
At the risk of dating myself, I must confess that as a child, I wore out my VHS recording of a live action version of Alice In Wonderland. I remember being equal parts horrified and intrigued by the insanity of it all; the unsettling riddle-speak, the unhinged characters and don’t even get me started on […]
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Your Guide to KANA’TA: Canada Day 2024
Canada’s birthday is right around the corner and this year, the celebrations are going to look a little different by design. According to HRM, this year’s Canada Day program was developed in close collaboration with Indigenous communities and is bursting with programming that honours the traditions of the Mi’kmaw Nation and celebrates pan-Indigenous communities that […]
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Teachers need guidance in tackling school violence
The report from auditor general Kim Adair on school violence made clear three key messages. First, there is an inadequate focus on preventing and addressing violence in schools. Second, the government does not know the full extent of violence in schools due to a lack of data collection. And finally, that educators are not adequately […]
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Wonder Women converge on Halifax
With men in powerful positions running amok, if ever we needed a superhero to swoop in and save the world, it’d be now. Luckily, there were over 800 of them crammed inside the Halifax Convention Centre on Friday. They wore different disguises—stilettos, blazers, wide rimmed glasses—and went by different aliases—communications manager, non-profit director, family lawyer—but […]
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Green Arm Band Initiative reminds us that referees are human beings
The other day I was at The Gap and I saw the most disturbing thing. The teenage sales associate was being followed around by this middle-aged man, and—as she tried to do her job—he was correcting her, even yelling at her. He was berating her at every turn. She folded a stack of t-shirts and […]
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Healthy Relationships for Youth Program teaches students to stop violence before it occurs
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to confirm that there is something very amiss in HRM schools. The threat of violence seems to be looming like a dank fog. Ongoing bomb threats and fear of violence has led many teens to go as far as arming themselves. Just last week, students staged a walkout, waving […]
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The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival is a weird and challenging “gem-finder”
The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (HIFF) began partially as a response to the Atlantic International Film Festival, or rather, a response to what the Atlantic International Film Festival wasn’t. It was a place to show cool, innovative films that were often left off the program of more mainstream festivals. Eighteen years later, it’s still going […]
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New art show—’The Icehouse Architect’—envisions individual and collective responsibility in mitigating climate change
As you enter the Blue Building Gallery for Krista Leigh-Davis’ new show—The Icehouse Architect—the space feels cold but beautiful, just like you’d imagine the north to be. Crisp, white and sparkling. There is an undeniable sense of magic to it that sparks wonder and mystery. The gallery itself becomes a speculative future where remnants of […]
