Dana Beeler was all set to go on tour. Her band Hello Delaware—which carries the same indie rock swagger of No Doubt and lyrics as sharp as a Lorelai Gilmore comeback—was about to play 10 dates across the UK, the band’s biggest international outing to date. Newly released material (the first since a five-track EP, […]
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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So I guess we’re all about to become Hat People
Spring fashion is yet another casualty on the list of things cancelled in 2020. As COVID-19 continues, it can feel particularly frivolous to think about the ways florals can be groundbreaking. That old adage/Reba McEntire song about being all dressed up and, well, you know the rest, rings particularly true. We have entered the age […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s arts streaming guide May 11-17
Monday May 11 Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and delight, and with no prizes on the line, you won’t even mind missing a […]
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Just the news on COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, for the week starting May 11
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. For a smaller, mobile-friendly version of The Coast’s Nova Scotia COVID-19 case graph, click here. Editor’s note: The Coast has never aimed […]
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1,000 cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
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Halifax’s police state of emergency
When Nova Scotia announced it would be enacting a state of emergency—giving police officers new powers to enforce social distancing rules—the first thing Kate Macdonald did was try to learn as much as she could, as fast as she could, about the new rules. “How does community keep community safe in these times? Because it’s […]
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Frances Dadin-Alli is cooking up Nigerian delicacies for international students stuck in Halifax
Halifax chef and entrepreneur Frances Dadin-Alli of Franyz Kitchen has been giving out free food to African international students still staying at Dalhousie University residence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dadin-Alli took to social media to spread the word that she’d be providing Nigerian delicacies for 55 students stuck in residence–and has since expanded her offerings to […]
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Just the news on COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, for the week starting May 4
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. Click here for a smaller, mobile-friendly version of The Coast’s Nova Scotia COVID-19 case graph. Editor’s note: The Coast has never aimed […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s arts streaming guide May 4-10
Monday, May 4 Campbell Woods Fresh folk for your ears at 4pm via Facebook Live. Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and […]
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You can go outside, but don’t fuck it up
Before the dessert, the vegetables. And not broccoli-with-cheese-sauce or sweet-potato-fries vegetables, either. Premier Stephen McNeil and NS top doc Robert Strang brought the boiled turnips to their webcast C19 briefing on Friday. “I know many people are tired of staying home and that we all just want to see some light at the end of […]
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How to move into a new apartment safely in the time of COVID
Moving day always sucks, pandemic or not. But at least before COVID-19 you could lean on your friends for help, and if a lot of other people were moving at the same time—as happens around the start of May and September—in all that carrying of boxes and squeezing past each other in the hallway […]
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You officially have things to look forward to as Mayworks Halifax moves online
Mayworks Halifax—the festival celebrating workers and the arts—isn’t gonna let COVID-19 hold it down. The annual event—which kicks off tomorrow and has socially distant programming available all month long—is rife with the sort of content that makes you feel seen and helps you learn about the labour movement. Even better? It’s a slice of normalcy […]
