Acadie—Annapolis (formerly West Nova) ELECTED – Chris d’Entremont, Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent) Ingrid Deon, New Democratic Party Ronnie LeBlanc, Liberal Party of Canada Matthew Piggott, Green Party of Canada James Strange, People’s Party of Canada Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish (formerly Cape Breton—Canso) ELECTED – Jaime Battiste, Liberal Party of Canada Joanna Clark, New Democratic Party Allan […]
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“Awful but not unlawful”: White nationalism is on the rise in Nova Scotia—and we need to talk about it.
Note to the reader: This post contains screenshots and references to anti-Semitic, misogynistic, and violent language. It may be triggering to individuals who have experienced online bullying or harassment. Please proceed with care. We are witnessing a steep escalation in white nationalism in Nova Scotia. This is not hyperbole. I do not say this lightly. […]
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An epidemic requires epidemic-level funding
This week marks five years since the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history. On April 18 and 19, 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, a man disguised as an RCMP officer drove from Portapique to Enfield, Nova Scotia, killing 22 people—including a pregnant woman. His murderous rampage began in his own home with […]
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We asked, you answered
On Tuesday we asked for your opinion on whether I should risk detention by traveling to Florida for a much-needed vacation. You certainly didn’t hold back and offered a wide variety of opinions—from the deeply unkind (thank god for trauma-induced tough skin), to the hilarious to the incredibly thoughtful. A few caveats right off the […]
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The end of an era
“I’ll take a bag of 20 tokens, kind Sir.” “Coming right up.” That interaction, between my dad, dressed in his business suit and driving large blue Caprice Classic, and a Bridge Commissionaire in his navy blue uniform, is one of the core memories of my childhood for the number of times I witnessed it in […]
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The future of AI news is here in Halifax, it seems—and god, it sucks
A few weeks ago, I ventured down Quinpool Road and visited a company office that doesn’t exist. The building is real. And the company—at least in some notional sense—is real. But the other parts—who works at the company, how they’re connected to Halifax, what it bodes for our new digital era—I’m far less certain of. I […]
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Premier Houston, take off the CAP
The biggest worry for any municipal politician is increasing property taxes. Budget season is often the only time many voters will think about regional council; the most important voting bloc are homeowning seniors; and the pressure to limit property tax (which funds most of HRM’s budget) is intense. In Nova Scotia, limits to property tax […]
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What’s with Andy? Frustrated Fillmore turns to Facebook after losing Windsor Exchange vote
One thing has become rather clear in the three months since Andy Fillmore was sworn in as Halifax’s latest mayor: The man does not like to lose. Can’t accept it, it seems. Since taking over from Mike Savage on November 6, 2024, riding a campaign where the former Ottawa backbencher claimed 42% of the mayoral […]
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Don’t listen to spreadsheet patriots
Like many of you, I raised a quizzical eyebrow reading “51st state of mind,” Michael Kennedy’s recent opinion article in The Coast. His arguments for Nova Scotia’s exit from confederation are purely financial, an exercise in citing percentages and decimal points that, in my opinion, neglects the people at the heart of the issue: Nova […]
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51st state of mind
It seems increasingly likely US president-elect Donald Trump will impose a tariff on Canadian exports when he is inaugurated. If his threat of a 25% tariff comes to fruition, it will decimate Nova Scotia’s economy. If it doesn’t, we may have avoided a new disaster, but we still have the current one: an affordability crisis, […]
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An incumbent politician speaks about intimate partner violence
As a woman, mother and health critic for the NSNDP, I am writing in response to Liz LeClair’s important article about making intimate partner violence (IPV) a larger issue in this current provincial election. As a caucus of mostly women and gender-diverse people, we in the NDP have been pushing to declare IPV an epidemic […]
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Breaking the silence on a Nova Scotia epidemic
Four years ago, the province of Nova Scotia was the site of the largest mass casualty event in Canada’s history. This event was sparked by intimate partner violence, IPV, and ended in the killing of 22 innocent Nova Scotians—including an unborn child. Families and communities were shattered by this event. The then-leader of the opposition, […]