For many adults, the pressure is on since children are out of school—and will be until at least May 1. The absence of a structured environment that includes bells signalling the next activity or timed eating and recess, is no longer part of a child’s day. Afterschool sport and recreation programs have stopped. The result […]
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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Tune in to 25 for 25, The Coast’s anniversary podcast
[2020 note from the editors: Since you’re in self-isolation but want to keep feeling connected to your city, now’s the perfect time to binge on The Coast’s original podcast that we created back in 2018 to celebrate our 25th anniversary. A yearly audio archive of both the paper and the city it loves, here’s a […]
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Week 2 recap: the leaders we need
Friday the 13th has a bad rap in popular culture, but it might be for good reason. When did the province impose the first of its coronavirus-related restrictions? That’s right, it was Friday, March 13. And you don’t have to be triskaidekaphobic to think that’s a dire milestone in Nova Scotia history. The story of […]
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Forty percent of Halifax households are supposed to pay rent tomorrow
Tomorrow, thousands of people in Halifax who rent the space they live in will have to pay their rent. But many who have lost income or job prospects because of COVID-19 are right stressed about how they’re going to pay—especially those waiting for the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit to come online and start flowing […]
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How to maintain intimacy during a time of isolation
QMy question is on managing “gray area” intimacies during the pandemic. I have a lover/friend that I’ve been hanging out with—fucking, drinking tea, going on hikes, eating ice cream, watching movies and other activities—for about nine months. He’s 36 and was married for 10 years, and due to that experience he’s been a bit emotionally […]
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Friday, March 27 COVID-19 in NS news update
Key points as of March 27, 8pm 17 new cases for a total of 90 COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia None are connected to the St. Patrick’s Day Party in Lake Echo, but… …there was potential exposure at an Antigonish hockey tournament Restaurants will be able to deliver booze Remote learning may be coming for […]
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Now’s the time to start a socially distant, low-maintenance book club
We had tried starting a book club before. Three times. Or was it five? Probably six if you include the podcast about books that never got off the ground. All I knew was I wanted this time to be different: For it to actually work and for my friend and I to get back to […]
