A small but loud group of students and progressive organizers met in the cold square of Grand Parade on the morning of Wednesday Nov. 8, to protest astronomical tuition fee increases in their lifetimes. Aideen Reynolds, chairperson of the Canadian Federation for Students Nova Scotia—CFS-NS—emceed the first hour of speeches at the cenotaph in front of […]
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Nova Scotia students join national day of action calling for free and universal access to university education
The Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students—CFS-NS—is joining in the Canada-wide day of action for free and universal access to university education on Wednesday, Nov. 8. At 11am, students and supporters will convene at Grand Parade in Halifax as a part of the “Fight the Fees” campaign organized by the national student […]
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Women and girls’ soccer players share Canada’s National Team 2-0 win against Brazil
When Dal Tigers coach Cindy Tye started playing soccer in Nova Scotia in the ’70s and ’80s, she had to join a boys’ team. There was no league for girls. “It wasn’t until I was 14 or 15 that I played my first game with all girls,” says Tye. Born in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Tye […]
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Old school seeking new cool, with a $10 million price tag
In 1920, the University of King’s College burnt to the ground. It was the middle of winter. A fire spread through the main building and into adjoining residences, destroying the Windsor, Nova Scotia campus founded in 1789—the oldest chartered university in Canada. In 1930, the university re-opened at the site it’s on today, adjacent to Dalhousie […]
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USS ends with call for Canada to move towards reparatory justice
The four-day Universities Studying Slavery conference that took place in Halifax Oct. 18-21 produced a resolution calling on Canada to join the Caribbean Community and Common Market political and economic union—CARICOM—in fulfilling reparatory justice through creating a National Reparations Commission. The resolution was proposed by Dr. Sylvia D. Hamilton, filmmaker, writer and Inglis Professor Emeritus […]
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USS day 3: Gospels of freedom, ecologies of resistance
It’s Friday, Oct. 20 in the ballroom at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. Dr. Afua Cooper speaks to the international crowd at the Universities Studying Slavery conference after coffee, tea and eggs, and presents a poem written for this moment. Cooper is a distinguished historian and poet, Killam Research Chair in Black and African Diaspora […]
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USS day 2: Outside conference windows, the Atlantic Ocean is a symbol of loss
Day two of the Universities Studying Slavery conference in Halifax began with breakfast in view of the harbour at the Halifax Marriott Hotel. This Thursday Oct. 19 morning, the former president of Ghana, His Excellency John D. Mahama, spoke to a full ballroom about emotionally connecting Ghana to Nova Scotia through the waters of the […]
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USS day 1: King’s partners with Black Cultural Centre and former president of Ghana visits Africville
Day one of an international conference studying reparations, slavery and education began Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Cherry Brook—an historic African Nova Scotian community just outside of Halifax—at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. The Universities Studying Slavery conference is Oct. 18-21 in Halifax Get the full weekend program here Keynote speeches Thursday, Oct. 19 […]
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Dal and King’s host first appearance of Universities Studying Slavery conference in Canada
The Universities Studying Slavery—USS—conference is happening outside of the United States for the first time, and it’s happening in Halifax. From Wednesday Oct. 18 to Saturday Oct. 21, keynote speakers and panel sessions will take place at the Black Cultural Centre—BCC in Cherry Brook and the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel to consider the theme: “Slavery, […]
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A conversation on treaty education with the MK, Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw school board
October is Mi’kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia. It began with the 37th annual Treaty Day on Oct.1, but treaty education in Nova Scotia continues long after the last Halloween pumpkins are smashed thanks to Mi’kmaw educators across the province, in tandem with the provincial government. Nova Scotia is a part of Mi’kma’ki, but the […]
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Did Dal just make HoCo uncool?
“There’s people! It’s working!” An organizer of Dal’s officially sanctioned 2023 homecoming party—HoCo—celebrated students and guests who showed up to the university’s free festivities on campus Saturday, Oct. 7. A Dalhousie spokesperson says as many as 1,500 students, alumni, faculty and staff came to the school-sponsored event, which included a Dal Tigers football game, party-music […]
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Home ice at what price?
In November 2022, The Coast broke the story of the ballooning price tag on Dalhousie University’s new home ice rink. When the school’s Board of Governors approved the rink in 2021, the budget was $21.6 million; by 2022, the cost was up to $36.5 million. The additional $14.9 million was approved by the board in […]
