This one wasn’t even close. The labour disruption at Dalhousie University is over, according to the university’s board and the Dalhousie Faculty Association. But we can’t ignore the time (and money) that students lost out on. According to a press release from the Dal Student Union, each week that classes are cancelled represents about 7% […]
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Calling all Black writers in Nova Scotia
If you’re an emerging Black writer in Nova Scotia working on a project but aren’t sure how to publish it, or want to talk to writers who have been there and get advice on what comes next, then the Ink Collective is likely for you. With bi-monthly sessions from spring until fall, the program aims […]
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Another year, another solar eclipse of the heart
Look (safely) to the east this Saturday at sunrise for a sight that captured hearts and minds last April: a partial solar eclipse. Yes, the celestial bodies are at it again. Just as the sun is rising on Saturday, March 29, the moon will pass between the sun and Earth, turning the sun into a […]
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School workers’ new deal includes wins for wages, school safety
Over 5,000 education workers in Nova Scotia have signed a new two-year deal with the province, after nearly a year of bargaining. In a member update Sunday night, the council of eight local union presidents told members they were “proud of what we have achieved” and that getting this deal “showed us what we can […]
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Hark! A Kate Beaton
Award-winning cartoonist and author Kate Beaton is in Halifax Friday to discuss the enduring connection between art-making, labour and community. Beaton is in town to deliver the 2025 Cyril J. Byrne Memorial Lecture at Saint Mary’s University on Friday at 7pm. The lecture will be held in the Scotiabank Conference Theatre, located off the main […]
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The students are not alright–with Bill 12
There’s really something for everyone in this week’s Public Bills committee meetings–from farmers speaking about protecting water over profits in Nova Scotia, veteran public servants standing against threats to workers’ jobs, teachers warning against threats to academic freedom and ordinary people asking why their access to public information is being limited. If you missed Monday’s […]
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“The height of arrogance:” St. FX prof calls out Bill 6, Houston’s dismissal of provincewide movements to ban fracking, uranium exploration
“Let’s not mince words,” Jonathan Langdon tells The Coast. “Anybody who tells you that the evidence around fracking has changed–that it’s more healthy, that it’s safer–this goes against all the studies up-to-date which show the health risks are the same or more acute than they were 10 years ago when we put this ban in […]
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Dalhousie student union launches fundraiser so Palestinian students can study in Canada
The Dalhousie Student Union is hoping to raise $30,000 to help Palestinian students affected by genocide to continue their studies in Canada. Launched this week, the DSU’s new fundraising campaign is one of the biggest in the union’s history. The goal is to support 15 Palestinian graduate students in getting matched with professors and research […]
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Groundbreaking disability lecture series isn’t over yet
A popular lecture series that began in January will soon conclude. Called “Representations of Disability in Historical, Scientific and Artistic Perspectives,” this original series of public talks at the University of King’s College has brought together leading disability scholars, researchers, writers and artists to examine how ideas of “disability” and “normality” are represented in art, science, […]
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Auditor General blasts “arbitrary” and “unrestricted” university funding
On Tuesday, the province’s top watchdog, Auditor General Kim Adair, released her report on government funding to universities. It looked at how the Department of Advanced Education monitored the $2.5 billion it gave to Nova Scotia’s 10 universities over the past five years. “These post-secondary institutions rely on government, on average, for a third of […]
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Bill 12 includes policy that could violate university workers’ rights
A controversial bill affecting university funding in Nova Scotia is being revived. Amendments to the old bill will change how schools enter crisis-planning mode. If passed, the province can require a university in financial trouble to follow a “revitalization plan” as a condition of funding. The amendments are included in a new omnibus bill–Bill 12–called An […]
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What to expect in the audit on university funding
Nova Scotians can once again look forward to reading reports on how the government spends public money. On Monday, premier Tim Houston caved to criticism and reversed course on a bill, specifically the parts of it threatening the independence of the province’s top watchdog, Auditor General Kim Adair. However, Bill 1, as it’s called, still […]