I attended two pre-launch events this week for Burger Bash 2026, including an influencer-focused gathering at Harbourstone in Halifax on Monday and an industry event at Battery Park in Dartmouth the following day. Both events ran from 2 to 4 p.m. and offered an early look at this year’s lineup. Organized by The Coast in […]
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What you need to know about The Coast’s Halifax Burger Bash 2026 presented with Garrison Brewing
For 13 years, The Coast’s Burger Bash presented with Garrison Brewing has been raising money for Feed Nova Scotia through partnerships with great restaurants across the city, donating a portion of their proceeds from their beautiful burger creations to the non-profit. This year is only a little different, in that Burger Bash 2026 is bigger […]
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An Instagram account implied a Mi’kmaw artist was at a protest he didn’t attend. The account is likely a Polymarket-affiliated AI poster
A social media outlet implied Mi’kmaw hip-hop artist Tevin Nicholas, who goes by the stage name T3KILLAH, was present at a protest in Potlotek First Nation where police vehicles were later vandalized. There’s just one problem: Nicholas was reportedly hundreds of kilometres away from the Potlotek protest, attending another outside Sipekne’katik First Nation, on Highway […]
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Where’s Houston? Premier criticized for legislature, budget bill vote absence
The Nova Scotia NDP are criticizing Premier Tim Houston for his continual absence from the legislature. Last month, the controversial provincial budget bill passed without Houston’s attendance. During that time, he was in Texas for an oil and gas conference. Now, with the legislature continuing its spring session, Houston has once again taken off to […]
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Where you can recycle your old electronics for Earth Day
With Earth Day coming up on April 22, the Electronics Recycling Association has partnered with the Discovery Centre in Halifax and the Alderney Landing Community Cultural Centre in Dartmouth to collect and recycle unwanted, unused, or gently used electronics. In press releases sent out on Monday, the organization announced it would be present at the […]
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Everything happening in Halifax over Easter Weekend
Easter Weekend is upon us. For some, it’s a time of religious significance. For others, it’s a nice break after the end-of-fiscal-year hijinks. Thankfully, Halifax isn’t short on events to participate in over the weekend. Egg hunts, block parties, community dinners and more are all planned to go ahead, and we’ll be listing all the […]
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Banning the people from the people’s house
On Wednesday, March 24, a group of spectators sat in the public gallery of Province House at 11:30pm and watched the government pass a budget that is doing real harm to real people across Nova Scotia. They didn’t go there to protest. They didn’t go there to sing. They went to look the government in […]
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Nova Scotia Power rate hikes approved, pending some serious conditions
Despite customer backlash and operational issues, the Nova Scotia Energy Board has approved a rate increase application from Nova Scotia Power—with conditions pending. Though a final rate increase was not set, the board reported in its decision on Wednesday that it will be “slightly lower” than Nova Scotia Power’s original ask of 3.8% in 2026 […]
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Nova Scotia’s budget cuts will hurt the nonprofit sector more than COVID ever did
The last three weeks have been some of the most demoralizing — and also some of the most galvanizing — of my career in the nonprofit sector. When the Houston government tabled its provincial budget, it did so without consulting the communities it was gutting. Indigenous communities, Black and African Nova Scotian communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ groups, […]
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‘Canada Shore’ cast credit fans as season ends, reflect on rapid rise
As the first season of Canada Shore comes to a close, cast members say life after the show feels both familiar and entirely different. The reality series, which streams on Paramount+, follows 10 young Canadians living together in Kelowna, B.C., capturing their party-driven lifestyle and interpersonal drama. Ryleigh Gregory, originally from Bridgewater, N.S., and now […]
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Best NSFW AI Chats 2026: We Tested Every Major Platform So You Don’t Waste Your Money
We spent $400 testing the top NSFW AI chat apps. Here’s our honest ranking, including which ones are worth paying for and which ones you should skip entirely. My editor asked me to write this article three weeks ago. I said yes because it sounded easy. Test some AI chat apps, write about them, done. […]
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Managing Anxiety: Finding Support and Practical Tools
Across our community, anxiety has become one of the most common concerns bringing people into counselling. At Your Counselling, therapists regularly meet individuals who describe a similar experience: racing thoughts, difficulty sleeping, persistent worry, or a sense of tension that follows them throughout the day. For some, anxiety appears during major life changes such as […]