Remember that time during Covid when a grounded container ship brought traffic on the Suez Canal to a halt for six days, and we all had a little laugh about it? Well, now the Panama Canal is having its own moment. Historic droughts in the normally rainy region of South and Central America have led […]
Martin Bauman
Martin Bauman is an award-winning journalist and interviewer, whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, Capital Daily, and Waterloo Region Record, among other places. In 2020, he was named one of five “emergent” nonfiction writers by the RBC Taylor Prize. As host of the Story Untold Podcast, he has interviewed some of Canada's most notable figures, including Paralympian Rick Hansen, cave diver Jill Heinerth, and Juno Award-winner Shad. A passionate speaker and mental health advocate, Martin has been a youth panellist for the Canada-wide Spotlight on Invisible Disabilities Partnership and bicycled solo across Canada to raise funds for services in his hometown of Waterloo, Ont.
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The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Wanderers snag a road point from defending champions Forge FC
The most telling sign that the Halifax Wanderers are not the same ill-fated team of old might well be this: On Saturday, Aug. 19, the Wanderers managed to draw defending Canadian Premier League champions Forge FC in a tight 1-1 road affair, and Halifax will head home feeling like they could’ve taken all three points […]
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Joel Plaskett catches the campfire spirit with “Hey Moon”
“Hey Moon,” Halifax rock troubadour Joel Plaskett asks on his latest single, “are you full yet?” It’s a simple line, but the kind of deft songwriting touch the 48-year-old has built his career on, ever since breaking out in the 1990s as part of the alt-rock band Thrush Hermit. Described as “inspired by the memories […]
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Every show coming to Halifax Fringe Festival in 2023 (so far)
The largest performing arts festival east of Montreal turns 33 this year. The Halifax Fringe Festival is back once again and is set to bring more than 40 shows to over half a dozen venues across the HRM. From Aug. 30 to Sept. 10, you’ll find a dizzying range of acts at this year’s Fringe, […]
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Rich Aucoin wants you to feature on his next album
So well-earned is Halifax alt-pop artist Rich Aucoin’s “nicest guy in music” reputation that when The Coast reaches him by phone on a late August morning, he’s helping a friend jumpstart their car. The same Polaris and Juno-nominated artist who once toured across Canada by bicycle to raise money for Childhood Cancer Canada—and blogged about […]
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Halifax police lay charges in Ryan Michael Sawyer’s homicide
Eight months after 31-year-old Ryan Michael Sawyer was found unresponsive on a downtown Halifax sidewalk, Halifax Regional Police have made an arrest in relation to his death. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, police arrested Alexander Pishori Levy, 37, after he turned himself in at police headquarters. Levy faces charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. […]
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North Preston hooper aims to combat racism with 3-on-3 tournament
Basketball has taken Chris Johnson a long way from his childhood home of North Preston. The six-foot-five 35-year-old, who once called Cole Harbour’s Auburn Drive High School home, has competed against the likes of NBA superstar Jimmy Butler. Played in front of a roaring crowd in the NCAA’s March Madness tournament. Called Canadian NBAers Andrew […]
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5 cruise ships, 3 car carriers headline this week’s Halifax Harbour arrivals
Look toward the Halifax Seaport this week, and odds are you’ll see a cruise ship rising above Pier 21. From Monday to Thursday, a different cruise arrives every day of the week—and one ship makes a return visit on Saturday. If ships bypassing Halifax were a concern earlier in August, that worry seems long-distant: Monday […]
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The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Doneil Henry is loving life in Halifax
First, he helped Canada’s men’s soccer team qualify for their first World Cup appearance in 36 years. One year later, Doneil Henry is a vocal leader on a young and talented Halifax Wanderers club looking to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2020—and perhaps even challenge for the Canadian Premier League title. In […]
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The reel deal: Halifax author Karen Pinchin’s new book is making a splash
It’s fitting that Karen Pinchin, author of the hottest new book on bluefin tuna—a fish that once turned Nova Scotia into a tourist hotbed—would also know the best place in Halifax to get sushi. (The secret: It’s actually in Dartmouth.) She strolls into Doraku on a Thursday afternoon like she’s a regular. Which is kind […]
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Halifax is one step closer to having a pro women’s soccer team
Four years after HFX Wanderers FC founder Derek Martin told supporters that early discussions were taking place about a Wanderers women’s team, those discussions appear to be bearing fruit. On Thursday, Aug. 10, the Wanderers announced that the club has plans of joining League1 Canada as part of the yet-to-form League1 Atlantic. That move would, […]
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8 things to do in Halifax this weekend (Aug. 11-13, 2023)
August is nearly halfway over, but that doesn’t mean summer is finished. There’s plenty to do in Halifax this weekend, from marking musical milestones to tasting craft beers from across the Maritimes to enjoying world-famous stand-up acts. Allow us to be your weekend guide with these Coast picks: 1.Celebrate 50 years of hip hop at […]