Here We Are Here and the complicated presence of Blackness in Canada
By Julia-Simone Rutgers
Sipekne’katik First Nation takes on Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court with Alton Gas appeal
The contention around a natural-gas storage facility proposed on for the Shubenacadie river continues.
Tags: City
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage to rise to $12.55 in April
It will put about $2,000 extra dollars in NS pockets before tax per year.
Tags: City, Province, Nova Scotia, Minimum wage
Halifax Regional Police review suggests reorganization, more civilian input
Halifax Regional Council passed almost all recommendations from a recent review to improve the organization.
Tags: News, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Police, RCMP, Reality Bites, Street Checks
Ridesharing companies are getting uber-close to their Halifax debut
But approval from the province could put a snag in the process.
Tags: City, Halifax Regional Council, HRM, Rideshare, Taxi, TNC's, Uber, Uberized
Moving beyond Nova Scotia’s street check ban
Finally, police can’t just stop people under the guise of street checks any more. Will banning one racist tactic change the systemic issues that have pained Halifax’s Black community for decades?
Tags: City, Carding, Halifax, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Police stops, Racism, RCMP, Street Checks, Systemic Racism
How a Dartmouth speed change exposes HRM council’s political failures...
By Matt Stickland
'Don't let anybody tell you you can't,' says panelist at Black women in politics event
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast
EXCERPT: Martin Bauman’s Hell of a Ride wades into depression, family legacy and cycling across Canada