There’s a moment during Zoë Comeau’s F*cking Trans Women, a story of “trying to navigate intimacy and hot fucking sex with bodies that don’t fit the norm,” when a cartoon-animated penis runs across the screen behind the stage. It’s the kind of impromptu moment of levity you might have expected from a Seth Rogen film […]
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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UPDATED: Here’s what you need to know about the flooding in the HRM right now
Halifax mayor Mike Savage has not minced his words about the historic flash floods still receding across parts of the HRM. On Saturday, he described this past weekend’s downpour as “biblical proportions” of rain, and yet more evidence of the “awful force and unpredictability… of a changing climate.” More than 300 millimetres of rain fell […]
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The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Halifax has built its home stadium into a fortress once again
Make that five home wins in a row for the Halifax Wanderers. On Sunday, July 23, in front of an ebullient Halifax crowd, the Wanderers looked comfortable in beating reigning regular season champions Atlético Ottawa 1-0 behind a magnificent goal from striker Théo Collomb. In this week’s episode of The Wanderer Grounds, Coast reporters Matt […]
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See Canada like you haven’t before at this Halifax Public Library exhibit
Take Pablo Picasso’s cubist works and marry them with the vivid, expansive landscapes of Lawren Harris: That’s as good a starting point as any to describe the latest exhibit on offer at the Halifax Public Library. On the fifth floor of the Halifax Central Library, you’ll find a free, month-long showcase of Belleville, NS artist […]
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7 things to do in Halifax this weekend (July 21-23, 2023)
Want to get outside this weekend? Lucky you: There’s no shortage of options, with one of Halifax’s busiest weekend events lineups in recent memory. From free concerts and film screenings to Broadway shows to Pride to Halifax’s longest-running multicultural festival, there’s a little bit of something for everyone. Allow us to be your weekend guide […]
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Glitter Bean’s workers turn to crowdfunding to save queer-centric co-op cafe
It’s the end of a hot and sweltering day, and Alex Marchand and Minnow Holtz-Carriere are closing up shop. There are counters to wipe, glasses to clean and stubborn appliances to fix. All in a day’s work at Glitter Bean Café, the queer-owned worker’s co-op that has served coffee at 5896 Spring Garden Road since […]
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Canadian international Doneil Henry “willing and ready” to make his mark with HFX Wanderers FC
He is considered a “big brother” to Canadian soccer superstars Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan. One year ago, Doneil Henry helped Canada’s senior men’s national soccer team qualify for its second-ever FIFA World Cup appearance. Today, he is a Halifax Wanderer. On Tuesday, July 18, the 30-year-old Brampton, Ont. native practiced for the […]
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Prepare for Halifax’s busiest cruise ship day of 2023 (so far)
It’s not an uncommon event when Halifax sees three cruise ship arrivals on the same date: From April to November this year, it will happen 24 times. What’s far less common? When each of those three ships holds more than 1,000 passengers. On Thursday, July 20, when the Liberty of the Seas, Zaandam and Zuiderdam […]
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Here’s what you need to know about the legal hubbub over the Wanderers Grounds and Halifax Common
Last week, members of the Friends of Halifax Common local advocacy group declared that they are ready to sue the HRM over the alleged privatization of the publicly-owned Wanderers Grounds, where Canadian Premier League soccer club HFX Wanderers FC plays its home games. The reason, according to lawyer Ronald Pink’s cease-and-desist letter to Halifax mayor Mike […]
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The Grand Parade podcast: Nova Scotia’s property tax cap is subsidizing millionaires and landlords. Here’s how to fix it.
Take heed of the old phrase, “Be careful what you wish for.” Back in 2005, when Nova Scotia introduced its Capped Assessment Program, the stated goal was to keep seniors and families in their homes that might otherwise have been priced out. The solution of the day was to limit property tax increases to no […]
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What does “wish-and-a-prayer” UN shipping emissions target mean for Halifax?
Last week, the International Maritime Organization—the UN’s authority over the global shipping industry—introduced what it described as a “revised” target of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions “close to” 2050. Emissions have been a thorny issue for shipping regulators: In 2020 alone, bulk carriers, container ships and oil tankers combined to emit 790 million tonnes of […]
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Halifax Wanderers topple Pacific FC in rainy 2-1 victory
There’s a well-worn English football adage that’s used—often to the point of meme-ery—to judge a soccer team or player’s bona fides: If they’re any good, can they still do it on a cold, wet and windy night in Stoke? Playing at the Wanderers Grounds has begun to take on that feel in recent waterlogged weeks: […]