Ted Upshaw’s dedication
By Sarah Poko
Dalhousie’s Accent Clinic sending mixed messages
“Improving” a person's speech by making them sound more like a local assumes a lot about class, power and nationality.
Tags: City, Race, Dalhousie, International Students, Education
Small town, global minds
What city life is like for some of Halifax's international students.
Tags: Education, Back to School, International students, Canada, Immigration, Back To School
The RCMP’s first African-Canadian commissioned officer talks about the challenges he’s faced, and the legacy he wants to impart.
Tags: City, African Canadian, Halifax, History, Police, Race, Racism, RCMP
Homesick for the holidays
On guilt, loneliness and coping with being a world away from home during the holiday season.
Tags: Buy Local, homesick, travel, international students, Christmas alone, Holiday Planner
The realities of dating as a queer minority
Racism, fetishization and Islamophobia in the LGBTQ community.
Tags: Education, Racism, Back to School, Sex + Dating, Back To School
Restoring an unsung hero: How eelgrass is making its comeback in Nova Scotia
By Alison Auld, Climate Story Network
Atlantic Canada’s largest queer arts festival returns to Halifax
By Martin Bauman
Old Man Luedecke is back off the scallop boat—and sounding as new as ever
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast