Last month, researchers started tying white bags around the buds of some trees around the city. If you noticed any of the bags, you’d be forgiven for thinking a strange new landscaping trend is taking off. “We’re big Halloween fans. We wanted to make it look like Halloween year-round,” says Jon Sweeney, a research scientist […]
Kaija Jussinoja
Kaija Jussinoja was a news reporter at The Coast, where she covered the stories that make Halifax the weird and wonderful place we call home. She is originally from North Vancouver, BC and graduated from the University of King’s College in 2022. Jussinoja joined The Coast in May 2022 after interning at The Chronicle Herald and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
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Kai Cheng Thom helps you get ready for the apocalypse
I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes From The End of the World (Arsenal Pulp Press) Available Now “Reading is for losers, but watching TV is cool.” These were the opening remarks from award-winning author Kai Cheng Thom at the release of her book, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes […]
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Pushing for a bubble zone law outside of Halifax’s Women’s Choice Clinic
A Halifax woman will not stop fighting until people seeking abortions in Nova Scotia are protected from protesters. Megan Boudreau, a third-year psychology student at SMU, is urging the government of Nova Scotia to implement a bubble zone law around healthcare facilities that provide abortion services. The law would block protesters from demonstrating within a […]