Nova Scotia’s 2024 provincial election had the worst voter turnout in its history. With only 45 percent of the voting population casting a ballot, it continued the downward trend of voter turnout in the province. Turnout has been steadily decreasing since the 1990s, with only the 2021 election seeing a positive increase. The next election […]
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Canada: It’s time to ditch X
There was an opportunity these past few weeks, amid a timeline of farcical peace prizes, political pandering and American expansionism, for Canada to stand with its allies and hold at least one corrupt billionaire accountable. Britain and Australia were debating banning X, said reports, and Canada was also weighing its options. Instead, Evan Solomon, Canada’s […]
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Best of Halifax 2026: Food + Drink results
What is culture without food? The Best of Halifax is all about shining a light on what makes Halifax one of the greatest cities to live in, and no small part of that is the restaurants, diners, pubs, breweries, markets, and independent grocers who bring a piece of their culture to the food and drink […]
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Nova Scotia’s culture of silence is deadly
This past week, Lisa Banfield, the former spouse of mass shooter Gabriel Wortman, gave a series of public interviews ahead of the release of her book, First Survivor: Life with Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter. In it, she recounts decades of psychological and physical violence. What Banfield describes aligns with what experts call coercive control and […]
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The Best of Halifax 2026: Shopping + Services results
One of the greatest aspects of living in Halifax is the sheer number of amenities available. Need a haircut? There are plenty of barbershops or stylists to call. Time to get your tires changed? Several auto body shops will book you in. Need a place to work out? You can find a gym that’s right […]
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The Best of Halifax 2026: Music results
Halifax has one of the most interesting music scenes in the country. The wide breadth of talent, genre, and collaboration makes the city a great environment to write, produce and perform. Listeners can find any number of artists and acts that fit their fancy, and can even attend regular concerts to show their support. During […]
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Chef Colin Bebbington’s Tribute: where anticipation met reality
Every city has a restaurant that becomes a talking point within food-obsessed circles. It is the reservation everyone tries to secure, the menu everyone watches evolve, the chef everyone is quietly rooting for. In Halifax for the past year, that restaurant has been Chef Colin Bebbington’s Tribute, located in the Cunard Residences on the Halifax […]
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Best of Halifax 2026: Arts + Culture results
They make us laugh, and they make us cry. From filmmakers and theatre companies to visual artists and dancers, Halifax would not be as vibrant a city as it is without its wealth of artists who enhance our local culture through their work. As part of the Best of Halifax 2026 Reader’s Choice Awards, you […]
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“There were tears”: Ubisoft Halifax employee speaks out after post-unionization studio closure
A unionization effort started as a way to avoid mass layoffs has ended with just that. Seventy-one workers at Ubisoft Halifax are without jobs after the international video game corporation shut down the studio days after 61 members of their staff joined CWA Canada Local 30111, the first union within Ubisoft’s North American operations. Their […]
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Best of Halifax 2026: Public Life results
We all know folks in our community who put in the work. Whether it’s donating their time to a worthy cause, standing up for people in need, or just entertaining us through social media, these figures make the city of Halifax what it is. We also must celebrate the incredible locations, artistry and architecture that […]
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Ubisoft closes Halifax game studio shortly after workers unionize, received $11 million in tax credits
A first for workers’ rights in the video game industry quickly turned into a nightmare as a recently unionized studio in Halifax has abruptly shut down. On Dec. 18, around 60 workers at Ubisoft Halifax voted to unionize, making it the first studio under Ubisoft’s international umbrella to do so in North America. This comes […]
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Mandy Wood deserved better. So do the women of Nova Scotia
On Christmas Day, Mandy Wood died. Wood was a beloved radio host based in Truro. She was also a woman failed—systematically and repeatedly—by Nova Scotia’s healthcare system. Mandy died from a rare form of vulvar cancer that went misdiagnosed for more than a year. Mandy waited for two years to see a gynecologist, and by […]
