NOMINATIONS CLOSED. Nominations just opened for the 31st annual Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Awards, meaning you—and other Coast readers like you—get to pick the people, places and businesses that go for BOH gold, silver and bronze. Think your favourite coffee shop or sushi spot is one of Halifax’s best? Nominate it! We’ve got loads […]
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Halifax Tides score first goal in an underwhelming start to the season
When Halifax Tides FC played their first match in April 2025, they became the first professional women’s soccer team based in Atlantic Canada — and one of six founding clubs in Canada’s newly launched Northern Super League (NSL). Led by head coach Lewis Page, the team began their inaugural season with a 4-1 loss to […]
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Five independent cafés to support this weekend
Halifax has long had a love affair with coffee. As a port city with deep maritime roots and a growing population of students, creatives, and remote workers, it’s no surprise the café culture here runs strong. Whether it’s a morning ritual before heading to campus, a post-lunch meeting spot, or a cozy refuge on a […]
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Runners brave wet weather for 22nd annual Halifax marathon
The 22nd annual Emera Blue Nose Marathon transformed Halifax into a bustling hub of athleticism and community spirit this past weekend, drawing over 10,000 participants. Despite wet and cloudy conditions, runners of all ages and abilities took to the streets, embodying the marathon’s reputation as “The People’s Marathon.” The event spanned three days, from May […]
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Haligonians share their most memorable Walks of Shame
Raise your hand if you’ve been there: It’s the morning after, and you’re still dressed in the same clothes you wore last night. You’re not at home. Last night’s pursuit of a good time has left you looking and feeling like a snowbank in March—a little haggard, ready to melt into a puddle and in […]
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Haligonians share their worst dates
If you’ve been following the drama from the latest Love Is Blind season, you’ll have been reminded of one of life’s near-certainties: The people we date are full of surprises. (And they ain’t always pretty.) The TikTok talk of LIB contestant Ben’s alleged history of leaving business cards behind after his hook-ups wouldn’t even hold […]
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Haligonians share the most cringe-worthy things they’ve heard on a date
“Hell is other people,” the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre famously wrote. And nowhere does that statement ring more true than on a first date with a stranger. We’re suckers for love, it seems, and in our search for that special someone—or a bit of fun with somebody who doesn’t give off the “ick”—we’re willing to […]
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Final fantasy: Haligonians spill on what they want to do sexually before they die
Surprise of the century: Haligonians really, really want to have a threesome. Or at least that’s what a majority of respondents shared in The Coast’s 2025 Sex + Dating Survey, our annual (and anonymous) deep dive into our readers’ thoughts on all things dating and mating-related. For 17 years, we’ve been asking Haligonians to spill […]
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Every big show coming to Halifax and beyond in 2025
The New Year might have just arrived, but the lineup of shows coming to Halifax in 2025 is already jam-packed. Here we keep track of the major shows—music, theatre, comedy and events—scheduled for the city and around Nova Scotia throughout the year. To help our team of event hunters, we hope you’ll let us know […]
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Tongue-tied: Haligonians dish on the most cringe-worthy things they’ve said—and heard—during sex
Haligonians are a talkative bunch. We’ll gab at the grocery store, in line for the movies, in the middle of a crosswalk… anywhere, really. And that includes the bedroom, it seems, according to The Coast’s 2025 Sex + Dating Survey. Nearly three-quarters of respondents to our 17th annual anonymous and sexy survey say they’re into […]
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Raw data: Results from The Coast’s 2025 Sex + Dating Survey
Valentine’s season is upon us, so The Coast has a gift for you—the 2025 Sex + Dating Survey results. This annual Halifax heat map is like a Cupid’s arrow that gets right to the heart of local desire. Deliberately anonymous to encourage honest full disclosure, it provides a window into local bedrooms, a look at […]
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Baring it all: Haligonians confess their sexual secrets
Every year in The Coast’s annual Sex + Dating Survey, we give readers the same prompt: “Confess a sexual secret that you’ve never told anyone else.” The responses are a window into Haligonians’ private lives—their fears, their passions, their kinks and stories they’ve never told. Some answers will make you laugh. Some are brutally real […]