Nova Scotia’s population reached 1,000,000 in 2021, which was “a significant moment in our province’s history,” as premier Tim Houston says. Helping fuel this growth was the record-breaking number of 9,020 permanent residents who were welcomed to Nova Scotia in 2021. But those who have gone through the process of applying for a permanent resident […]
Oriol Salvador
Oriol is the social media manager for The Coast. He is a journalist from Barcelona, Spain who has been living in Halifax since July 2019. He is interested in everything, from pop culture, arts and entertainment to politics and social issues. At The Coast, he oversees the social media strategy and the daily newsletter.
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Over 200 people gather in Halifax to support Ukraine
On Saturday, a large crowd gathered at Grand Parade to show support to Ukraine after the country’s sovereignty was attacked by Russian military forces last week. People carried umbrellas in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag, with messages for NATO to act now or to shut the sky. Others had banners calling […]
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Halifax shows support to the Ukrainian community
Wednesday evening’s news shifted the global focus to Ukraine. After months of threats, Putin triggered the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Explosions were reported in Kyiv and other cities, while HMCS Halifax is being deployed overseas to join other NATO forces in the Mediterranean region. Locally, the Nova Scotian chapter of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress has […]
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“Ram Ranch” explained: the naked truth about the song trolling the convoysation
On a local Halifax level, it all started for me with the coverage of the protests here last Saturday, February 12. At a gathering of trucker convoy supporters, a counter-protester carried a small banner that simply said “Ram Ranch.” I’ve been a bit out-of-the-loop on the Canadian meme scene lately and did not know what […]
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What you need to know about the Emergencies Act in Canada
Only the lucky ones received delicious chocolates for Valentine’s Day, but all Canadians received the news of prime minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in the country’s history. The emergency Trudeau is facing is the “Freedom Convoy,” a truck-forward protest/white supremacist movement that’s been particularly effective at blockading parts of […]
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#TheCoastWrapped 2021
In the style of the annual viral marketing campaign of a certain popular audio streaming platform that starts with Spot- and ends with -ify, here’s a look back at the most popular stories on The Coast in 2021 and the videos that received the most views. Let’s dive in! Best of Halifax 2021 Readers’ Choice […]
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Original bronze bells are coming back to Halifax City Hall after a silent century
Bells will be ringing again from City Hall this weekend, after roughly 100 years of silence. Two bronze bells are scheduled to be installed tomorrow (Saturday, October 30) in the bell tower on top of Halifax City Hall, and their chimes will be heard for the first time downtown at Grand Parade Square in the […]
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The top 5 “Halifax’s freshest memes” from the past 5 years
In the life of a university student in Halifax—or anyone in the city with a love for meme culture—there has been a reliable provider of LOLs for the past five years. @dal_memes made its first Instagram post on November 16, 2016. By the end of September 2021, the account—which is not affiliated with Dalhousie University—celebrated […]
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2021 School Strike for Climate in Halifax
Signs had a wide variety of messages in this year’s School Strike for Climate protest, from desperate calls for climate action to love letters to the planet, messages on specific issues like the sale of Owls Provincial Park and attention-graving pop culture references.
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1,000+ young protesters demand climate action marching in downtown Halifax
Groups of young protesters gathered at Victoria Park around noon today, September 24, for this year’s School Strike for Climate, a movement that started in 2019, with large protests around the world demanding action against climate change. Halifax had its own climate strike in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop protesters from a physically […]
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If you don’t want your vote, give it to an immigrant who can’t vote
Immigration represents a large portion of the population in Canada—most of us are immigrants to Turtle Island, after all—but you might not be aware that only immigrants who have achieved Canadian citizenship can vote. Temporary workers who come to this country and contribute to its economy cannot choose their political representative. Lowering the expensive tuitions […]
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How to vote in the federal election on Monday
If you’re a Canadian citizen aged 18 or older, you are allowed to vote in the federal election, as long as you can prove your identity and address at the polling station. Related A driver’s license or other government ID is enough on its own, or you can use two pieces of other ID—think power […]