Tuesday May 26 Vista Zuppa Theatre continues to push your mental boundaries of what a play can be—this time, taking you on a virtual walking tour that can be done anywhere (yes, even in your apartment) while asking big questions about what health means and how communities can stay healthy. An app-guided audio tour that […]
COVID-19
News updates and questions answered what you need to know about coronavirus COVID-19 virus pandemic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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The class of 2020 feels quite blah, to be honest
May in Halifax usually means a few things: The leaves come back in Point Pleasant Park after a long winter away; The Public Gardens become a living Monet painting stuffed with blooms; Halifax’s student population shifts and jolts towards new beginnings as degrees wrap up and graduations draw near. While the ending of one chapter […]
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Halifax is dining together, at home to support Feed Nova Scotia
Colin Bebbington got laid off from his culinary position at the prestigious Claridge’s Hotel restaurant in London in the early days of the COVID pandemic. Forced to return to his hometown of Halifax for mandatory 14-day isolation, Bebbington got to thinking about how to give back the only way he knows how—through food. Bebbington called […]
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Just the news on COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, for the week starting May 25
Display problems with The Coast’s Nova Scotia COVID-19 case graph? For the mobile version click here. Editor’s note: In its 27 years The Coast has never been a just-the-facts news service, but for these strange times this news centre offers quick-hit updates. Sunday, May 31 None kind of wonderful Another day with zero new cases, […]
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5,000,000 cases
Y ou know this trajectory by now: After a slow build followed by a sharp upward spike in the infection curve to get to 1,000,000 cases on the planet, the curve basically flattened on the way to Wednesday’s milestone of five million cases. It wasn’t quite flat, however. This teeter totter tipped up slightly from one […]
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Remembering Menz & Mollyz
Tonight at Menz & Mollyz, it would’ve been Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dandersen—back in a world where such things could exist. Writing that sentence today, nine weeks (ish) into a global pandemic, feels like saying “this was a walking trail favoured by long-neck dinosaurs.” Writing that sentence today, five weeks after a Facebook post said […]
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What you need to know about COVID benefits: May edition
Since the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit AKA the CERB opened to Canadians in early April, over seven million people have applied. Stats Canada reported almost two million jobs lost in April, as the employment rate dipped by 11 percent. In Nova Scotia, unemployment is below the national average of 13 percent, but still climbed three […]
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David Suzuki: Many crises expose systemic failings
The coronavirus spreading COVID-19 around the globe isn’t the first disease microbe suspected to have jumped from other animals to humans, nor will it be the last. That we know to a large extent why so many diseases are making that leap should help us resolve the problem. Dealing with a swiftly spreading illness with many […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with our May 18-24 social distance streaming guide
Monday May 18 Marisa Anderson A photo essay, video premiere and playlist courtesy of the guitarist who’s worked with the likes of Sharon Van Etten and Beth Ditto is Monday’s contribution from EVERYSEEKER Festival. The fest describes Anderson’s sound as mixing “elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music” to “re-imagining the […]
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Just the news on COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, for the week starting May 18
NOTE: This week is now over. For the very latest news, please go here. But for an informative look back at exactly how Nova Scotia responded to COVID-19 in realtime, keep on reading. Display problems with The Coast’s Nova Scotia COVID-19 case graph? For the mobile version click here. Editor’s note: The Coast has never […]
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4,000,000 cases
The first million took a long time. The second million went by in a blink. The third million was even faster. And with the fourth million, the disease is still gaining speed. We’re all a little familiar by now with statistical curves and the idea that they can be flattened. The global COVID-19 infection curve […]
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Are online shows live music’s new lifeline?
Open Instagram these days and chances are that you’ll see performers broadcasting live into the online world from their homes. Those shows are usually free. For many, live music online has been a light during these tough days. But, at the same time, they can be read as a sign of longstanding rot in the […]
