When off-season signing Alessandro Riggi walked into the pre-match meeting ahead of the first HFX Wanderers FC game of the season over the weekend, he was met with a surprise when he saw the opening game lineup. “I saw my picture and I had to look like four times to makes a that was me, […]
Jonathan Briggins
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Wanderers’ Chrisnovic N’sa shows off his moves on the field and on TikTok
A fter months of the sports world being held in limbo, the HFX Wanderers are back in action this weekend. Soccer leagues and tournaments across the world have come back in modified formats and it’s no different for the Canadian Premier League, opting for a bubble-style tournament in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island dubbed the Island […]
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Nova Scotia farmers aren’t going away amid COVID-19
A s people practice social distancing, head into isolation, quarantine and prepare for whatever happens next, there’s one thing everyone needs—food. While some are hoarding food and supplies, one local farmer says consumers don’t need to panic about food supply. “There seems to be a lot of concern about food supply,” says Ted Hutten, a […]
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Nomadic Homes plants sonic roots
After wandering through the Halifax music scene over the last three-plus years, Nomadic Homes is ready to release something permanent, something settled. “I slowly kind of started to develop a grasp on how I actually wanted to bring the sounds that were in my head into fruition,” says Chris Rayner, the brains and hands behind […]
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Take a look at HFX Wanderers FC’s new kits for the 2020 season
Nothing screams “Halifax” like wearing a jersey with a literal waveform of “Barret’s Privateers” across the front—and HFX Wanderers FC’s new jerseys do it well. The kits are created by Italian sporting apparel company Macron. Representatives from teams in the Canadian Premier League travelled to Bologna in late 2018 to work with designers to create […]
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Halifax sailing team secures a spot for Canada at Tokyo Olympics
C anada has qualified for sailing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games thanks to a pair of Nova Scotians who weren’t even competing in the sport this time last year. The team of Jacob Saunders and Oliver Bone secured a spot for Canada in the 470 men’s sailboat competition—a class of dinghy with a crew […]
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The Mellotones’ magical New Year’s Eve playlist
New Year’s Eve with The Mellotones Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road Tue Dec 31, 7pm/9:30pm $34 – $145 The Mellotones are a staple of the Halifax live music scene, filling dance floors with R&B, soul and funk for over 20 years. From the band’s standing Thursday at Bearly’s to drawing sell-out crowds at the Rebecca […]
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Flossin’ with Famba this NYE
Famba w/Scientists of Sound, Maximum Overdrive Grand Parade, Barrington at George Streets Tue Dec 31, 11pm, free Famba The Dome, 1732 Argyle Street Tue Dec 31, 11:30pm, $35 Halifax will get a double dose of Famba on New Year’s Eve: The electronic dance musician from Halifax plays Grand Parade before hopping across the street to […]
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The year of T. Thomason
O n New Year’s Eve, T. Thomason opens for Platinum Blonde at Casino Nova Scotia, capping off a year that included an album release and winning an episode of the American Idol-meets-America’s Next Top Model TV show The Launch. Here, he describes the perfect New Year’s party and what he hopes the new decade will […]
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Sorrey season is In Full Bloom
Sorrey w/Calm Baretta, Little Cities, Vince The Messenger Fri Oct 25, 4:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $10 F all may be nature’s brilliant and prolonged sendoff before winter, but this year it’s also the start of Sorrey season. “I do feel like we’re blooming. I feel like we’re taking advantage of all these opportunities […]
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Pot and performance
You always remember how to ride a bike, but the work that goes into racing a bike might be worth forgetting. After an intense hill climb, road-cycling race or training session, there’s a lot going on with the body. Cyclist Nicholas Witzke cites two of the things he has to manage: inflammation and increased levels […]
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One way, together
Together From Aways Tues Oct 15 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Andrea and Charles Bronfman Theatre 1055 Marginal Road 7-9pm, $10 O n any given HFX Wanderers FC game day, there is an international flair throughout the Wanderers Grounds. While the players from over nine different countries play on the field, flags of […]