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 […]
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Voice of The City: Exposing privilege during a pandemic
In the past couple of weeks, Canadians have watched earnestly as COVID-19 developments rippled across the country and around the world. Like some of you, I have been glued to press releases, news updates, social media and commentaries surrounding this pandemic. Currently, all provinces and territories have declared some sort of state of emergency—resulting […]
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Surviving Canada’s overdose crisis under the shadow of COVID-19
In the midst of two public health outbreaks, we seem to be forgetting about the overdose crisis, which has taken over 14,000 of the most marginalized and vulnerable lives in Canada. Last week, prime minister Justin Trudeau announced the first $1 billion for the COVID-19 response—which has eight deaths in Canada to date—while right next […]
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Pause the presses
The Coast has never experienced anything like this. COVID-19 has turned things upside down for our readers, our staff, our city, our world. The base of local businesses whose advertising helps support The Coast—a base that tilts towards bars, restaurants and events—has been shut down. That shut-down extends to our ticketing service and the events […]
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Nova Scotia passes bubble zone law
Although access to reproductive-health care, specifically abortion, is a hard-fought right protected by the Canada Health Act, we know that there continues to be barriers to that access. Bubble zone laws remove one barrier by prohibiting protest and harassment in the areas immediately surrounding hospitals, clinics and other facilities that provide abortions and reproductive services. […]
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DJ OKAY TK has deleted his Netflix account. Why you should too
After three years of countless documentaries and 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I’d had enough. I cancelled my subscription to Netflix. Adios! Au revoir! Hasta la vista, baby! So, you ask, what’s the point? Well, it boils down to time, folks. To me, time is one of the most valuable assets on […]
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“Do not let Palestinians’ lives become only numbers”
Since my birth, my family has brought me into this world as a strong Palestinian woman. Surrounded by influential political figures, I have been given the gift of perseverance. In the media, my people have been depicted to be either a terrorist or statistic—or, that we just don’t exist entirely. From Halifax, as I watch […]
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Letters to the editor, February 20, 2020
Pen and sword I’d like to thank Matt Stickland for writing on Omar Khadr in The Coast (“If Omar Khadr is a terrorist, then so am I,” Cover story, February 6, 2020). It takes a lot of thought and courage to do so. I had hoped to hear him draw more parallels, especially exploring the […]
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Why you should give taking public transit a try
Cars aren’t always the most convenient choice. But car culture is deeply ingrained in our society, and this means cars live in our minds as the quickest/ easiest/ best choice for getting around. For many, owning a car is a marker of success. Cars can represent adulthood, freedom and—if you’re anything like me—your car enables […]
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A parking garage on the Halifax Common would mean big changes for Halifax Lancers
There’s one thing in Halifax that no other city in the country has: a one-of-a-kind non-profit riding school and equine therapy centre in its downtown core. This little non-profit-that-could has stood the test of time for over 80 years while the city grew all around it. The Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers, founded in 1936 to […]
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Letters to the editor, February 13, 2020
Child soldiers The article written by Matt Stickland covered a lot of very important points regarding Omar Khadr (“If Omar Khadr is a terrorist, then so am I,” Cover story by Matthew Stickland, February 6, 2020). I think it was very well done. That being said, I think it fitting that Dennis Edney, Omar Khadr’s […]
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Speaking for The Coast: Welcome to the new
Editor’s note: Except for the bit at the end about going on a field trip through our Instagram account, this piece is optimized for reading in the print version of The Coast. Pick one up today! Something changed. This Coast you’re reading is different somehow. The fonts and the sections and the layout—they’re still the […]