Rankin sends HRM and Sydney kids back to school
On Monday, premier Iain Rankin made an announcement that seemed to come out of the blue—Halifax and Sydney area schools will reopen. They’ll be opening a day later than the rest of the province’s schools, with students back in class on Thursday, June 3 instead of Wednesday, June 2. But they will be opening. Rankin…
Reconciliation means looking into Shubenacadie residential school, too
From 1930 to 1967, Shubenacadie Residential School was the only one of its kind to exist in Atlantic Canada. Over the course of 37 years, more than 1,000 children are estimated to have been taken to the school—10 percent of the Mi’kmaw children in the province. While it was dubbed an “educational institution” by the…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, May 31
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Halifax and Sydney schools are reopening, too Monday, May 31, 2021 New cases 17 New recoveries 74 New deaths 0 Active cases 448 Days in…
Young Pocha knows the magic of fried chicken and beer
Young Pocha 2400 Agricola Street, Halifax 902-404-3367 Menu online or next to the door on Agricola Street. Order pick-up directly from the restaurant, or delivery is available through DoorDash, Skip the Dishes, UberEats and Fantuan. When Hyegyung and Young Park moved to Halifax in 2017, they soon realized that small pojangmacha eateries did not exist…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 30
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Map of cases in community health networks This infographic was created by The Coast using daily case data from Nova Scotia’s official COVID-19 dashboard. Our…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Saturday, May 29
New and active cases in the third wave visualized By popular demand, here’s our interactive graph charting daily new cases alongside that day’s active caseload. The dark line tracks the rise and fall of new infections reported by the province, which hit a Nova Scotian pandemic record high of 227 cases in a single day…
What Halifax and Sydney schools lose by staying closed in June
Premier Iain Rankin announced during Friday’s briefing what Nova Scotians could expect for the first phase of the provincial plan to loosen the most recent lockdown. Among the restrictions lifted, the one that was perhaps the most unexpected is that all in-person classes for public and private schools—except for schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality…
Nova Scotia announces Phase 1 of five-phase reopening plan
On Friday, May 28, Nova Scotia announced its plan for reopening the province over the summer as vaccinations continue to ramp up. The reopening—coming after a third-wave COVID lockdown that first began in late April—starts at Phase 1 on Wednesday, June 2 with outdoor gathering limits increased, the reopening of patios and unrestricted travel within…
Nova Scotia caps UberEats fees, modernizes archaic liquor laws
On Wednesday afternoon, Nova Scotia issued a news release about changes to liquor laws and third-party delivery services. While there was no press conference associated with the announcement, the release includes some pretty big changes for restaurant owners and customers alike. Among the changes are the ability for bars and restaurants to deliver cocktails and…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, May 28
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Reopening is great, but don’t forget the daily case report Friday, May 28, 2021 New cases 40 New recoveries 92 New deaths 1 Active cases…
Sushi Shige has transformed how Halifax thinks about sushi
Sushi Shige 5688 Almon Street, Halifax, NS 902-422-0740 Menu Order by phone or online. Pick-up only. Since opening Sushi Shige in 2002, Shigeru Fukuyama, also known as Chef Shige, and his wife Aya Otara, have transformed how Haligonians think about, and experience the art and flavours of Sushi. Chef Shige was both born and formally…
4 movies we can’t wait to watch at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival
For the past 15 years, spring’s slide into summer has been marked with the smell of hot popcorn and the decision to spend a few of the first nice days indoors. Yup, when late June arrives, Haligonians who love the movies know it’s time for the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, a four-day feast of boundary-pushing…
What PEI’s reopening plan can teach Nova Scotia
This morning, PEI announced that it will be reopening in five stages as part of what it calls the Moving Forward plan. It begins June 6 and continues through the summer, with final restrictions being lifted in the fall once population immunity of 80 percent is reached. “It is a cautious, careful and measured…
Halifax Jazz Festival announced dates; plans for online event
Of all the things we were looking forward to post-vaccine, swaying in the crowd at the Salter Lot for Jazz Fest was pretty high up on the list. And while the festival announced on Twitter today that it won’t be hosting an in-person event this year, we’ll at least take solace in the fact that…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, May 27
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 33 new cases and a vaccination record Thursday, May 27, 2021 New cases 33 New recoveries 182 New deaths 0 Active cases 638 Days in…
Your horoscope for the week May 27- June 3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Margaret Kelly, Nancy Hawkins, Allison Lovesey, Dave Hayden, Brian Awad, Hannah Daley, Sydney Hayden, Tara MacAulay, Caitlin Danielle Beaulieu, Sook- Yin Lee, Georgia Lewis, Kat Flynn, Alexandra McCurdy and Tori Fleming. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your horoscope aquarius aries cancer capricorn gemini leo …
When Nova Scotia’s third wave of COVID might end
Nobody knows what the future holds, but the past two waves of COVID in Nova Scotia tell us a lot about how the current third wave could end. The following animated slideshow from The Coast considers how previous waves reached a peak of active cases, then subsided over several weeks until the provincial government could…
The complicated question of mandatory vaccination
Vaccine rollout is going swimmingly in Nova Scotia according to the provincial government. As of the most recent update on May 25, over 48 percent of Nova Scotians have had at least one dose. As immunization moves forward, Nova Scotians continue to ask complex questions about the vaccine. Should people with pre-existing conditions be prioritized?…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 26
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Predicting the end of the lockdown At yesterday’s COVID briefing, premier Rankin said he’ll be giving details at Friday’s briefing about the provincial plan to…
4 event picks including harp star Kristan Toczko
Stop doomscrolling! Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re…
Do I forgive my cheating partner, or burn it all down?
QI need your advice. My partner of 27 years has been sleeping with my best friend. This has been going on for a year and a half. As far as I knew, we had a monogamous relationship, even if things had gotten stale between us in recent years. And my best friend is everything to…
What does “defund the police” mean to you?
Three hundred and sixty-five day ago, George Floyd was murdered by police officers in Minneapolis. Floyd’s death brought momentum and weight to a conversation about police brutality that Black and Indigenous Haligonians had been trying to have in our city for years. After thousands kneeled in silence, hundreds marched, and many more protested in person…
How to reschedule your second COVID-19 vaccine dose in Nova Scotia
On Tuesday, May 25, Nova Scotia announced a plan to speed up getting second doses into arms, thanks to the fact the province has more vaccine supply than it anticipated back in April when it set the 105-day interval between doses. Here are two graphs from the province, showing the old and the new plans.…
Does fracked methane deserve “natural” label?
On his first day in office, US president Joe Biden announced plans to impose limits on methane emissions from oil and gas the previous administration cancelled. That’s good news. The UN Environment Programme and Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s “Global Methane Assessment” said, “Reducing human-caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, May 25
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. The full Tuesday report: Cases rise as testing falls, a new COVID statistic and weak vaccination numbers for the holiday weekend Tuesday, May 25, 2021…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, May 24
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Catching up on hospital numbers Yesterday the province didn’t report hospitalization info, promising it would be available later. With today’s C19 report, later has arrived!…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 23
Inside today’s numbers Sunday, May 23, 2021 New cases 74 New recoveries 103 New deaths 2 Active cases 943 Days in a row with cases 55 Total cases in Nova Scotia during pandemic 5,286 Total COVID deaths 79 Halifax’s lockdown 31 days Nova Scotia’s lockdown 26 days Sunday is the 31st day of the Halifax…
Grill Way Catering brings authentic Syrian flavours to Halifax
I Grill Way Catering 817 Bedford Highway, Bedford 902-832-7666 Menu on Instagram, FacebookPick up only f the sunshine and warmer weather is bringing on those barbeque cravings then we have just the spot for you. Located on the Bedford Highway. Grill Way Catering offers takeout grilled-to-order plates, fresh halal butcher meats, and large order catering…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Saturday, May 22
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 1 death, 64 cases, 500,000 vaccinations Saturday, May 22, 2021 New cases 64 New recoveries 116 New deaths 1 Active cases 975 Days in a…
Palestinians rallying against abusive policing in Gaza end up grossly policed here in Halifax
After one of the worst years of my life—my dad, the glue of our family, passed away in September and my elderly mom, sister and her daughter, both with special needs, moved in with me—I had pulled away from social media and everyone else because of all the family issues and my new responsibilities. I…
Small businesses asked to stay patient while big box stores profit
On Friday, May 21, premier Iain Rankin said more funding would be added to the third round of the small business impact grant, which was first announced on May 4. “Today we’ve announced another $17 million,” he said at the daily C19 press conference. “That’s going to provide more help, it’s a total of…
Gabrielle Papillon releases must-watch video “Last Deep Breath”
Gabrielle Papillon has been making art pop from the heart for almost a decade—and her new video for “Last Deep Breath” flows in the same arteries. The video is a theatrical investigation of strength and character, portraying bravery in ways we often don’t see. The personal battles. Expressing queer love, tireless practice for a big…
Halifax passes long-awaited accessibility strategy
When the province passed the Act Respecting Accessibility in Nova Scotia in 2017, it told municipalities to do two things: Set up an accessibility advisory committee and build an accessibility strategy. Halifax, quite chuffed about having an accessibility advisory committee since 1997, got to work pulling together all the pieces that would make up its…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, May 21
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 2 new deaths and new cases are up to 84 Friday, May 21, 2021 New cases 84 New recoveries 197 New deaths 2 Active cases…
Rapid testing numbers are down, and that’s a problem
At the beginning of Halifax’s third wave of COVID-19, cases rose and so did testing numbers. Three of the biggest rapid testing sites—the Halifax Convention Centre, Alderney Gate Library and Halifax Central Library—were swabbing about 1,800 noses each, per day. Lisa Barrett, the infectious disease specialist who heads up several rapid testing sites across HRM,…
Your Victoria Day holiday long weekend survival guide
Wednesday afternoon’s COVID briefing was a lot. While we recognize that the lockdown is working, and that keeping this circuit breaker going is the right thing to do, it doesn’t make it any easier to stomach the news that our cheek-impressed couches will only be further cemented to meteorite proportions as we saddle up for…
Two swabs for the price of one
Nova Scotia has been a national leader in asymptomatic testing through the pandemic. It was among the first provinces to make rapid tests widely available to anyone who wanted one—even if that person has none of the classic runny nose/headache/fever/cough/sore throat/trouble breathing symptoms of COVID. The rapid testing program started December 7, 2020, and last…
Bike Again gets to stay put
Halifax’s feel-good bike collective will get to stay in its Charles Street home for a while longer. The Coast reported in March about the potential sale of the property where the volunteer-run collective rents its bike repair garages. At that time, Raoul Tanyan, the volunteer coordinator with Bike Again, told The Coast: “as a collective,…
5 charts for 5,000 cases
The pandemic officially arrived in Nova Scotia on Sunday, March 15, 2020, when chief medical officer of health Robert Strang announced the first cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in the province. And it reached a new milestone Wednesday, May 19, 2021, when Strang announced the latest batch of infections; adding that day’s total (83…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, May 20
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Vaccinations open to everyone 25 and older The vax rollout keeps on rolling. “Starting today, May 20, people aged 25 and older can book appointments…
Your horoscope for the week May 20-26
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Alex Andrich, Paula Muller, Rita Kindl Myers, Christina McKay, Andrew Darby, Bet Taylor, Robin Metcalfe, Lynn Redmond, Robyn Murphy, Benjamin Darby, Ian Wilson and Craig Fraser. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your horoscope aquarius aries cancer capricorn gemini leo libra pisces …
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 19
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 5,000 cases?! Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New cases 83 New recoveries 164 New deaths 2 Active cases 1,262 Days in a row with cases 51…
Rankin reveals longer lockdown
On Wednesday, May 19, premier Iain Rankin announced a longer lockdown for the province of Nova Scotia. While the official press release says “the second week of June,” the premier more specifically said June 9 at today’s COVID-19 update. “I’m sorry to say that we are going to be extending the shutdown in the province…
7 Sure Things for the May 21 weekend
Stop doomscrolling! Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re…
Record review: Century Egg’s Little Piece of Hair hits hard
In Century Egg’s world, fairy tales are a worldview, Tim Tam cookies are straws for milk and blending Mandarin pop with frayed-edge indie rock is a pairing so natural—so catchy—you’ll wonder why you haven’t heard it a million times before. But the thing that’ll lodge into your mind with even more tenacity than a chorus…
Halifax Pride Festival announces dates for 2021 event
Consider it something to look forward to as lockdown continues: This summer, Pride has every intention of going ahead—and has slated for its annual event to take place from August 12 to 22. The decision to push the event to later in the summer (versus its usual July timing) is to increase the likelihood and…
On witnessing the atrocities of war and colonialism in the digital age
This is the age of the smartphone and internet, the age of the civilian-journalist. Seven years ago I watched on YouTube as a barrel bomb was dropped on a Syrian neighbourhood, killing several civilians, one of them my ex-boyfriend. He and the others were at the site of a previous bombing, civilian rescuers attempting to…
10 jobs available in the fight against COVID-19
At this point in the pandemic, Nova Scotia has over 100 COVID patients in hospital, more than 1,000 people sick with the disease and thousands getting tested every day. To manage, Nova Scotia Health needs a lot of resources, from ICU beds to dozens of new employees. In early May, around the same time hospitalizations…
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QI’m a European heterosexual girl, and reading your column from afar has been a good way for me to better know the sex world! I am wondering if you have advice for me about a “faster” way to do blowjobs. Or rather a way to make my boyfriend come faster from them. I like doing…
Q&A with activist-artist Arjun Lal
The personal has always been political for artist Arjun Lal. It’s an incidental truth woven through their works, which aim to celebrate themselves and other 2SLGBTQ+ people of colour who remain under-represented in art and media. From neon signs to latex fetish masks to the hulking LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Flag they designed that towers over the baggage…
Why 75% herd immunity is really 85% vaccinated
For months, Canadians have heard whispers of 75 percent. That’s the magic number, the percentage of Canadians who would need to be vaccinated before the country begins to re-open, according to Health Canada. Once we get there, likely sometime in the fall, “then local public health will be able to lift more measures and you…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, May 18
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 90 new infections as active cases sink below 1,400 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New cases 90 New recoveries 180 New deaths 0 Active cases 1,355…
Hooked on a feeling
When The Coast phones Crystal Ross—the artist behind the hand-hooked, hand-dyed-wool rug shop Crystal Rugs—she’s happy to take a break from working on her latest project, a handmade oval piece sporting a pattern of strewn-about wildflowers. “I’m trying to vary my movements so I don’t give myself carpal tunnel,” she says, cracking an audible smile…
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Famous Curry Garden 5687 Charles St, Halifax, NS 902-405-5111 Menu As India staggers through a horrific third wave of COVID-19, Haligonians can show their support for a country whose culture and food delights us by supporting Northern Indian restaurant, Famous Curry Garden—and donating to people fighting on the ground. Famous Curry Garden opened its doors…
A tighter lockdown and 227 new cases arrive May 7
!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var e in a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var t=document.getElementById(“datawrapper-chart-“+e)||document.querySelector(“iframe[src*='”+e+”‘]”);t&&(t.style.height=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][e]+”px”)}}))}(); Today Nova Scotia announced 227 new cases of COVID-19, a grim provincial record that spawned two more, as the caseload rose for the record 21st straight day to a record 1,464 active cases. Five more people entered the hospital since yesterday, for a total of 50 patients, and…
10 things in Halifax’s 2021/22 budget to be hopeful about
This week, after months of presentations and debate, Halifax Regional Council unanimously passed its budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year. The grand gesture of the budget process exists to increase transparency around how Halifax spends its money. All told, HRM is gonna spend $833 million on services and programs; $178 million on building new stuff…
NSCAD announces it will *not* be moving next to the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and NSCAD University aren’t breaking up, but they might on a Ross and Rachel-style break: In an email newsletter sent this morning from NSCAD’s interim president, Sarah McKinnon, the school gave a laundry list of updates—including that “NSCAD will not be co-locating on the Salter Block of the Halifax…
Shortage of English testing drives brains away from NS
When Bunmi Adedeji learned about the new policy for international students to apply for permanent residency in Canada, she was excited. Now the Dalhousie University graduate didn’t need to wait to work for a year before applying to be a permanent resident. On April 14, the federal government announced a plan to speed up the…
182 new cases including 2 in long-term care on May 6
!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var e in a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var t=document.getElementById(“datawrapper-chart-“+e)||document.querySelector(“iframe[src*='”+e+”‘]”);t&&(t.style.height=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][e]+”px”)}}))}(); Another day, another set of record-breaking numbers from this stupid virus. The province is reporting 182 new COVID-19 infections today—155 in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Central zone, 16 in the Eastern zone, seven in Northern and four Western—the highest single-day total ever among Atlantic Canadian provinces. Thursday,…
General Khan’s Spicy Chicken: A house favourite from Khan’s HFX
Khan’s HFX 5 Hartlen Avenue Halifax 902-464-2525 Menu Instagram @khanshfx Food in the Afghan culture evokes love and care and that is exactly what you get when you indulge in the meals and dishes at Khan’s HFX. Papa Khan and his family first settled in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) in the ’70s and recognized that there weren’t…
Your horoscope for the week May 6-12
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Kelly Markovich, Amy Austin, Iain K. MacLeod, Craig Isles, Mark Whidden, Meghan Hubley, Michal Kapral and Nate Crawford. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your horoscope aquarius aries cancer capricorn gemini leo libra pisces sagittarius scorpio …
175 new cases on May 5, day 8 of the NS lockdown
!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var e in a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var t=document.getElementById(“datawrapper-chart-“+e)||document.querySelector(“iframe[src*='”+e+”‘]”);t&&(t.style.height=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][e]+”px”)}}))}(); On hump day in Nova Scotia, COVID-19 infections reach a new peak: 175 new daily cases push the caseload to 1,203 active cases, both record highs. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 New cases 175 New recoveries 32 Active cases 1,203 Days in a row with cases 37 Total cases…
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QYou’ve said that everyone is entitled to a “zone of erotic autonomy.” I was wondering if you thought that “zone” extends to sending thousands of dollars to a “FinDom.” I’m a 33-year-old straight woman and I love my husband and we have a great (or so I thought) sex life. He’s very dominant and controlling…
Let’s taco ‘bout Mexican food
The options are plentiful: tacos, burritos, empanadas, chillaquiles. Mexican food can make everyone feel at home, no matter where they are in the world. The spices, flavours and presentation can bring much-needed colour to our lives during this third-wave lockdown, so grab your Corona (the beer, not the virus), order some tacos or a quesadilla,…
Robert Strang implied that AstraZeneca was not the gold standard—here’s why he should know better
I t was all said in nearly the same thought. On Tuesday, viewers from across the province tuned in to the daily COVID briefing to hear the province’s top doctor deliver the grim news that the pandemic that had already killed 67 Nova Scotians had unflinchingly claimed two more lives. Barely missing a beat (and…
What we (don’t) know about Nova Scotia’s two recent COVID deaths
On Tuesday May 4, Nova Scotia reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 in the province. The first is a man in his 70s, the second a woman in her 50s, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 69. “This is a difficult briefing today,” said premier Iain Rankin when he announced…
Some Sure Things to look forward to May 6-13
Stop doomscrolling. Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re…
The Sobey Art Award announces its 2021 longlist
Breathe deep, friends. Spring’s surest signs are here: Leaves are unfurling, flowers are budding and, today, the Sobey Art Award longlist came out. The biggest national award in visual arts, winning the Sobey is an undeniable career-changer, bringing not only prestige but the chance for shortlisted artists to display their work at the National Gallery…
153 new cases, 2 deaths & 3,000+ total cases May 4
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How much money will HRM’s lower tax rate really save me?
Anyone on the Zoom calls during last year’s COVID-19 recast city budget meetings will tell you it was a grim time. The pandemic’s arrival and impending impacts to HRM’s revenue on things like transit and rec programming had councillors holding their breath as they made cuts to the budget and approved a 1.4 percent increase…
The birds of Owls Head need a wingman
Love will soon be in the air—for barn swallows, that is. Courtship during the upcoming mating season will feature elegant aerial displays. Cobalt blue, cinnamon and chestnut-coloured, the barn swallow is a striking species. But it’s in flight that these birds go from interesting to incredible. Barn swallows are aerial acrobats, which have been recorded…
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For the first time in six years, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21’s Artist in Residence program, as a virtual residency, is open to artists across the country.The deadline has been extended to May 21, which gives artists plenty of time to get their creative applications in. This year’s mission is to encourage…
Premier to party people: “What is wrong with you?”
In Halifax over the weekend, 37 tickets were issued to people breaking COVID-19 restrictions. “There are people who are still not listening,” premier Iain Rankin said on Monday, at a COVID press conference with public health doc Robert Strang. And while these could have been given out at the anti-COVID protest on Citadel Hill, or…
146 new cases and better Coast data delivery May 3
!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var e in a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var t=document.getElementById(“datawrapper-chart-“+e)||document.querySelector(“iframe[src*='”+e+”‘]”);t&&(t.style.height=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][e]+”px”)}}))}(); First thing this morning, there was good news from the province. “People Aged 50 to 54 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines; First Drive-Thru Clinic,” reads the title of a press release at 8:58am. That title pretty much explains it: Another age group—the roughly 68,000 Nova Scotians from 50…
Rankin’s small business rebates fall short of long-term help
It’s been over a week since Nova Scotian businesses were forced into a third-wave lockdown. For some non-essential retail stores, it’s their first time fully closed. But for businesses like salons, spas and restaurants, a COVID-19 shutdown is old hat. “This is the second time we’ve been mandated to close, the first time was at…
133 new cases, none of them at nursing homes, May 2
The province is reporting 133 new cases on Sunday. Although this is a drop from the one-day record high of 148 cases announced Saturday, new infections are spread more widely across the province today: According to our location table at the bottom of this post, 10 of Nova Scotia’s 14 community health networks have new…
148 new cases including 2 nursing home residents May 1
Staff at several long-term care facilities have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the current rising third wave of infections, including a worker at Northwood, raising fears from the worst part of Nova Scotia’s first wave. But no nursing home residents tested positive in the third wave—until now. “Two new cases in Central Zone are residents…
Shaming, blaming and vigilante justice is not going to get us out of this third wave
Pandemics, as you may know, are ancient. And the ways we respond to them today are often still based on the ancient methods: quarantine, self isolation and physical distancing. The biblical myth says “You remain unclean as long as you have the disease, and you must live outside the camp, away from others.” Interpreted one…
“I just want people to love us like they love our food”
Haligonians, like all Canadians, are fond of thinking of themselves as “better than Americans.” This thought comes with a gentle self-congratulatory pat on the back, and a brazen lack of awareness about the ways anti-Asian racism permeates the membranes of our city. When a racist, misogynist 21-year-old murdered eight people, six of Asian descent, in…