Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

In December of 2023, the University of King’s College received a $1 million gift from the school’s chancellor Debra Deane Little, and her husband Bob Little, to find a designer for a new building on campus. On Thursday, King’s announced they’d found one and have begun releasing some early details. In a press release on […]

Renters in Nova Scotia will soon have a new opportunity to seek help for their housing concerns. Starting Oct. 1, the Dalhousie Legal Aid Services team will be hosting drop-in clinics every Wednesday across a rotation of four HRM libraries as follows: First Wednesday of the month: Captain William Spry Library on Sussex Street in […]

The university pledge is simple enough: “(W)e [our vice-chancellor and higher education provider] commit to not using non-disclosure agreements to silence people who come forward to raise complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination, abuse or misconduct, or other forms of harassment and bullying.” However, only four schools in Canada have signed thus far. This week, there’s […]

Students of Nova Scotia can preview two new shows at the MSVU Art Gallery a day before their official opening, with artists and curators holding an open studio from 1-4 pm on Friday Sep. 20. Still Tho and East of East Atlantic Hip Hop Archive curators Mark V. Campbell and Mike Maguire, respectively, along with […]

If you’re in Grade 12 and don’t know what you want to do or be: don’t panic. It’s not too late. And, if you’re in Grade 10 or 11 and curious about how to even think these thoughts, PREP Academy can help. “As our coaches will tell you, there are multiple ways to get to […]

Everyone knows fall is just “Long Summer” in Nova Scotia, meaning there’s plenty of time to get outside and spin tires on trails and roads—bike tires. For rentals, repairs, knowledge and trips, there’s a place for bike enthusiasts and newbies on Dalhousie University’s campus. The Dal/King’s Bike Centre—run by students for the community of students […]

University sports are growing in Canada. They can be the reason students move across the country to study and compete, they can build exciting inner-and-outer provincial rivalries, and they can allow families and fans of athletes to follow their journeys from afar—with the help of live streaming. “Our student-athletes give everything they have for their […]

Renters in Nova Scotia are paying close attention to amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act announced last Friday. So is the Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic. The last in their Eviction Prevention Summer Workshop Series is happening Sep. 26, is free and open for registration here. The workshop series is “a way of engaging tenants, community […]

NDP member and caucus chair Suzy Hansen is a former elected Halifax Regional School Board member. She is also a former member of the School Advisory Council—or SAC. She represents the district of Halifax-Needham in the provincial legislature. Of Hansen’s two former roles, the latter position still exists. The former does not. That’s because English […]

For the first time in six years, business administration is not the number-one program for student enrolment at the Nova Scotia Community College. Since 2019, business administration has maintained the highest enrolment numbers—by hundreds of seats—above a fluctuating series of programs vying for enrolment spots two through five: continuing care, social services, office administration, electrical […]

At the beginning of August, Peter Day began his two-year term as the new president of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union, which represents over 10,000 active members. These are public school teachers from Pre-Primary through to Grade 12, and special education teachers. Day tells The Coast that beginning his presidency feels “very similar to heading […]