COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Oct 12
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Former African Nova Scotian affairs minister says PCs are “playing politics with equity”
The former African Nova Scotian affairs minister says it’s a shame the newly appointed PC minister of the department is “playing politics with equity.” Tony Ince, the Liberal MLA for Cole Harbour, says he briefly met Pat Dunn to exchange pleasantries, but the new minister has not attempted to discuss the African Nova Scotian affairs…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Oct 8
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A tale of two Thanksgivings under COVID as NS and NB restrictions differ
“In many parts of our country, families cannot be together due to COVID,” said chief medical officer of health Robert Strang at Nova Scotia’s COVID briefing this week. “Yesterday New Brunswick announced travel restrictions for the Moncton, Fredericton and Edmundston regions.” But here, the fourth wave of infections isn’t as intense right now. “Thankfully, Nova…
The return of Women For Music’s Giant Book Sale
W4M Giant Book Sale Halifax Forum, Saturday, October 9, 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sunday, October 10, 9am to 3pm. Entrance on Almon Street side. Book your appointment here (or take your chances) Back in the ancient times before the great contagion, Woman For Music holds two book sales a year. They are at the Halifax Forum,…
PCs apologize for whitening the African Nova Scotian affairs department
It has been more than a month since Progress Conservative premier Tim Houston’s cabinet reveal named Pat Dunn as minister of African Nova Scotian affairs—the third white politician to hold the role since it was created in 2003. In this move the former deputy minister of the department, a Black woman, was replaced with a…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Oct 7
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First look at Ramblers Coffee and its “vision for just the perfect cup”
Elly Hannon and Adam Pye are learning all the industry secrets to brewing the perfect cup of coffee. “What we both found is that we’re really, really picky about where we get coffee,” says Hannon, taking a break from stamping a vintage car logo onto white to-go cups and brown paper sleeves. “And we love…
The top 5 “Halifax’s freshest memes” from the past 5 years
In the life of a university student in Halifax—or anyone in the city with a love for meme culture—there has been a reliable provider of LOLs for the past five years. @dal_memes made its first Instagram post on November 16, 2016. By the end of September 2021, the account—which is not affiliated with Dalhousie University—celebrated…
Sexting, perving and crushing a crush
Q I’m a cis woman. I had a quasi-relationship with a man last year that only lasted a couple of months. The sex was great, and sexting was always a big part of our connection. Since the breakup, we’ve fluctuated between staying in touch and radio silence, sometimes going months without speaking. During our periods…
Your horoscope for the week October 7-13
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Fadila Chater, Paul Legere, Anne Dillon, Nick Pullen, Alex McAllister, Cameron Graves, David Gough, Derrick Dixon, McKenna Giffin, Enrique Ferreol, Jeannie Richardson, Lindsay Cameron Wilson and Scott Munn. 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 …
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Oct 6
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24 protesters arrested at the shelter siege have their first day in court
“I’m not a hero,” says Kate MacDonald into a microphone, standing at the centre of a group gathered this morning outside the courthouse on Spring Garden Road. “Nobody here is.” But the crowd of about 50 may disagree. MacDonald and 23 others were arrested by Halifax Regional Police on August 18 for defending their unhoused…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Oct 5
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“Take your political issues up with the people that make those rules, leave our staff and restaurants alone”
A Halifax restaurant is pleading with customers upset by the province’s proof of vaccine and mask mandates not to direct frustration at service staff, following a Sunday incident with a group of aggressive patrons. “(Our staff) need to work, they need to pay their bills and their rent. And people are being nasty,” says Christine…
What type of proof of vaccination do you need in Nova Scotia?
As of Monday, October 4, proof of COVID vaccination is required to enter non-essential businesses in Nova Scotia. This includes destinations from restaurants and cafes, to sporting events and concerts, to gyms and dance classes. The province said that new proof of vaccination, or POV, certificates with QR (quick response) codes would be ready for…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, Oct 4
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When Halifax turns into Burgertown!
Halifax Burger Week is a city-wide burger-eating phenomenon and fundraiser for Feed Nova Scotia put on by The Coast. Creative burger offerings either have a set price of $7, or a higher price with the restaurant making a donation to Feed Nova Scotia from every burger sold. The lineup guides patrons all over the city…
75% vaccinated
With the vaccination numbers announced Monday, October 4, Nova Scotia has passed having 75 percent of its entire population fully vaccinated against COVID with both doses of vaccine. 💉 🏆 💉 We went from 74.96% Friday—so so close!—to 75.16% Monday. These figures are based on statistics the province publishes publicly. 🏆 💉 🏆 These numbers…
First look at Biscuit General Store after its move to Gottingen Street
Biscuit has been a fixture of Argyle Street since 1996. The curated shop was ahead of its time in bringing “local love” to Halifax, whether it was through fashion, accessories or a range of giftables that everyone wants to receive. Over the years, Biscuit General Store—named for owner Wendy Friedman’s upbringing in the American South,…
City council report: Housing is never far from council’s thoughts
Highlights from Tuesday’s regular meeting of Halifax Regional Council include a plan for 137 new affordable housing units in HRM, a doubled housing grant program and a mobile shower pilot that’s supposed to start this week. During the Sep 28 meeting, council doubled the amount it will spend on an affordable housing grant from $200,000…
City responds to housing crisis with modular units and staffer used to emergencies
The assistant chief of emergency management for HRM usually deals with the fallout from hurricanes, power outages and nor’easters. Erica Fleck has been in that position since 2017, but the duties of the job largely changed earlier this month when Fleck was assigned to what the city calls “a three-month role leading the emergency response…
In Neptune Theatre’s season-opening play, Breton Lalama is Fully Committed
Fully Committed Running until October 10 at Neptune Theatre Tickets at neptunetheatre.com Breton Lalama began preparing for his latest role—a starring turn in Neptune’s season-opening, once-actor play Fully Committed, on until October 10—long before reopening plans meant live performance was back. It was before the theatre announced what its returning slate would look like, and…
Butter Honey Pig Bread author Francesca Ekwuyasi gets the last Afterword
Francesca Ekwuyasi at Afterwords Literary Festival Sunday, October 3, noon, livestream, $5 Tickets at afterwordsliteraryfestival.com Francesca Ekwuyasi’s debut novel, Butter Honey Pig Bread, doesn’t just sound like the most delicious word salad you’ve ever read. It’s also a pulse-taking study of today’s Halifax, from the quiet trudge of gentrification in the city’s north end to…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Oct 1
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. 77 new cases and a new caseload high Nova Scotia now has the largest active caseload it’s experienced since the end of the third wave,…
Texas anti-abortion law sparks Halifax rally for reproductive rights Saturday
Reproductive Rights March Saturday, October 2, 1pm Peace and Friendship Park, Hollis Street at South Street As of September 1, abortion after six weeks gestation is effectively banned in the state of Texas, due to the passing of Senate Bill 8. While the southern state is over 4,000 kilometres away from Nova Scotia, the decision…
Your horoscope for the week September 30-October 6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Alexandra Biniarz, Coady LeBlanc, Tessa Mendel, Alex Slate and Susan Leblanc. 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 taurus …
Urine-fetish abuser pisses off the experts
QI’m worried this may be above your pay grade. LOL. My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly five years. When we first got together, he shared a fetish with me, which has honestly gotten out of hand. I’m not close-minded and I genuinely love pleasing people, and my approach to sex has always…
Morgan Toney takes his ‘Mi’kmaltic’ tunes to Prismatic Arts Festival’s stage
When Morgan Toney first started playing the fiddle roughly three years ago, it was completely by accident. The 22-year-old Mi’kmaq musician—who hails from We’koqma’q and Wagmatcook First Nations—first found his musical rhythm by playing the drums as a child. But when he enrolled in Cape Breton University’s music program, the department chair mistakenly threw him…
NS will require school and health care staff to be fully vaccinated
Vaccines will be mandatory for health care, long-term care, public school and child care staff in Nova Scotia beginning November 30, the province announced Wednesday, along with modifications to Phase 5 of reopening, which is due to start Monday. The province’s new vaccine mandate will require that all workers be fully vaccinated within the Nova…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Sep 29
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What is Truth and Reconciliation Day and why is it important?
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation became a federal holiday in the summer, when it was passed into law by parliament. Getting officially recognized a few months after the decision to mark Emancipation Day on August 1 of each year, Truth and Reconciliation Day is Canada’s newest holiday, and will be held annually on…
6 ways to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day this weekend
The first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation happens this Thursday, September 30. Converting the day known as Orange Shirt Day into a federally recognized holiday was one of the recommendations put forth in 2015’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations. The federal holiday aims to imbue reflection on the legacy of residential schools and honour…
Restaurants on POV: “How do we know what a vaccine certificate from Alberta looks like?”
“Hurry up and wait” is the name of the game for Nova Scotia restaurants trying to plan for Monday’s start of the provincial proof of vaccination policy. Luc Erjavec, the Atlantic Canada vice president of Restaurants Canada, says the industry is left with a number of concerns and questions less than a week out from…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Sep 28
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Why Dalhousie’s HoCOVID party is the perfect thing to be mad about
On Saturday night, a few residential city blocks between Coburg and Jubilee Roads were unlike any other. Busier than Pizza Corner after the bars close, bodies packed tighter than Christmas at the Forum in pre-COVID times. But rather than waiting for poutine or shopping for gifts, these people were Dalhousie (and probably King’s and SMU…
Afterwords Festival keeps it lit(-erary)
If you ask us, the annual Afterwords Literary Festival is the event manifestation of your coolest book-loving pal. You can trust its curated calendar of events to get you up-to-date on the buzziest books and on-the-rise authors, both locally and internationally. The fact that its 2021 lineup is 100 percent online only fortifies the feeling…
Breaking the silence on COVID exposures in schools during the fourth wave
In the first 27 days of September, Nova Scotia announced 535 new COVID-19 cases. How many of those were at elementary and high schools, colleges and universities, we simply don’t know. This is because the Nova Scotia government doesn’t require exposure notifications to be issued to the public if everyone who was at an event…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, Sep 27
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Review: FOOTNOTES brings something big this weekend
FOOTNOTES The Bus Stop Theatre, Sep 22-26, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Revisiting the earlier work of an established icon is often good in theory—a feeling of watching greatness’s dry run—but oftentimes underwhelming in practice. (Would anyone care about Bleach if Nevermind didn’t follow later?) Luckily for audience members of FOOTNOTE, a trio of one-act plays written…
1,000+ young protesters demand climate action marching in downtown Halifax
Groups of young protesters gathered at Victoria Park around noon today, September 24, for this year’s School Strike for Climate, a movement that started in 2019, with large protests around the world demanding action against climate change. Halifax had its own climate strike in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop protesters from a physically…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Sep 24
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DijahSB brings Tasty Raps to Hopscotch Festival
DijahSB at Hopscotch Festival Grand Parade, Sat, Sep 25, 6-10pm, free eventbrite.ca If quarantine was a time of cocooning, no one is emerging more of a monarch post-pandemic than DijahSB. The Toronto MC has been grinding it out in the city’s indie rap scene for about a decade now, but the rapid-fire succession of their…
LXVNDR’s music is a pastel punch
LXVNDR at Hopscotch Festival Grand Parade, Fri Sep 24, 6-10pm, free eventbrite.ca When Kathleen Moon arrives at a north end cafe earlier this week—in sneakers that match her oversized blazer and a perfect manicure that sets off both—she’s all smiles and calm energy, sipping a lavender tea in an oversized china cup. The choice of…
Tim Houston promises virtual health care for all who need it by December
On the fourth and final day of premier Tim Houston’s health care tour of Nova Scotia, he announced an expansion of the province’s virtual care program, and renewed his pledge to knock off each item from the hefty Progressive Conservative health care platform promise list. “Today we’re moving forward with one of our campaign initiatives,…
ACORN rally calls on government to extend rent control
On Thursday morning, traffic on Hollis Street was moving even slower than normal. Cars and semi-trucks were honking, some repeatedly, as they approached the provincial legislature—but it wasn’t because of a mid-morning traffic jam. Beginning at 10am, dozens of people gathered outside the provincial legislature to call on the government to extend rent control, which…
Your horoscope for the week September 23-29
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Josh MacDonald, Karyn Houston, Jodie Callaghan, Mya Brothers, JC Douglas, Mary Elizabeth Luka, Ben Witte, Leif Helmer, Rowan Morrison MacLeod and Jen Hirtle. 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 …
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sep 23
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How much homophobia is too much homophobia?
QI’m a 26-year-old masculine straight guy who loves exploiting the fantasies so many gay men have about straight men. When a gay guy is into me because I look like his straight-masculine-jock dream, it’s a power trip like no other. It’s always a specific type of bottom gay dude I seek out when I get…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Thu Sep 23
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
“Unbelievable” value of physician assistants not harnessed in Nova Scotia
Peter Thibeault, who’s been a physician assistant for more than 30 years, travels for weeks at a time to provide medical care at the remote Kirkland Lake Gold Mine, south of James Bay in northern Ontario. Thibeault lives in West St. Andrew’s, just outside of Stewiacke, and he would rather be working locally to provide…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Sep 22
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What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Wed Sep 22
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Sep 21
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Rylee Nepinak completes cross-country bike ride to draw attention to suicide epidemic
“I’ve been waiting for this moment,” said Rylee Nepinak, standing proudly on the Halifax harbour boardwalk on Monday, September 20. Nepinak, 25, had just completed the final leg of a 40-day, 5,700-kilometre bicycle journey from Vancouver, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I started in Crown Park, Vancouver, that was August 11,” Nepinak told The…
Full election results for Halifax and Nova Scotia as Conservatives gain Liberal ground
By some standards, Justin Trudeau’s decision to call an early election during the pandemic’s fourth wave was a success. Trudeau is still prime minister, and his Liberal Party gained a seat in parliament according to preliminary results the day after voting day. But the Liberals still don’t have a majority—the prize Trudeau clearly sought with…
Election day in Halifax comes with delays, long lines and votes cast well after 8:30pm
It has been 36 days since prime minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, which proved successful as he held on to power late Monday night forming a minority government. The Liberal party’s seat tally is not much different than it was before the House of Commons dissolved. Elections Canada warned that COVID cleaning and…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Tues Sep 21
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
That post about a rash of “abductions” downtown is distracting misinformation
A highly shareable, highly misleading post making the social media rounds in Halifax would have you believe that the downtown bar scene is under attack from a sophisticated tactical squad of people on a mission to grab women off the street. The post first appeared in early September. “Friends in the HRM!” it begins. “My…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, Sep 20
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If you don’t want your vote, give it to an immigrant who can’t vote
Immigration represents a large portion of the population in Canada—most of us are immigrants to Turtle Island, after all—but you might not be aware that only immigrants who have achieved Canadian citizenship can vote. Temporary workers who come to this country and contribute to its economy cannot choose their political representative. Lowering the expensive tuitions…
Hopscotch Arts Festival jump-starts this week with The Halluci Nation, DijahSB and more
Hopscotch fest is leaping to new heights. The annual celebration of hip hop in Halifax has an absolutely stacked lineup for its 2021 event, happening this Thursday through Sunday, Sep 23-26. Most shows are free, open-air affairs at Grand Parade (1770 Barrington Street). And while there’s not a bad gig in the whole weekend, here’s…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Mon Sep 20
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
Nova Scotia Masterworks Award announces its 2021 shortlist
We might’ve been busy during COVID-19 making sourdough or doom scrolling, but Halifax’s creative class kept busy-busy during the pandemic, creating works of art that are thought-provoking, life-affirming and deserving of not only our attention but some serious kudos. Thankfully, the Nova Scotia Masterworks Award (the largest cultural award based in Nova Scotia, open to…
Housing rally happening at City Hall on Saturday morning
There’s a rally in support of unhoused Haligonians this Saturday, September 18 at 11am. It’s taking place outside Halifax City Hall in Grand Parade (1841 Argyle Street). Organized by the P.A.D.S. Community Network, supporters are being asked to show up to ask the government for a freeze on evictions due to the ongoing housing crisis.…
How to vote in the federal election on Monday
If you’re a Canadian citizen aged 18 or older, you are allowed to vote in the federal election, as long as you can prove your identity and address at the polling station. Related A driver’s license or other government ID is enough on its own, or you can use two pieces of other ID—think power…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Sep 17
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What fighting COVID can teach the world about confronting the climate crisis
In the 18 months since the pandemic began, vaccines were developed and approved for global use, drastic public health measures were implemented and largely followed, and new models for stay-at-home working and learning were developed overnight. Given the global cooperation and concentrated effort that’s been used to combat COVID-19, some doctors and scientists are looking…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Fri Sep 17
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Sat Sep 18
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
What to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival: Sun Sep 19
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. But if the crush of available…
Movie review: Wildhood’s ephemeral glow
In the world of Wildhood, it’s always golden hour or the pale yellow glow of a soft, full moon. Everything—from scraps of garbage to wildflowers—has the honey-edged radiance of light reflected from a campfire. Set in the waning hours of main character Link’s childhood, the endless-sunset vibe makes sense: The finiteness and the beauty hold…
Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor drives it home
Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor Available for the festival’s duration through FIN Stream or Sep 17, 7 & 7:30pm at Cineplex Park Lane; tickets here. By the time Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor screens at FIN (at the gala presentation on Friday, September 17), writer-director Shelley Thompson will finally have time to exhale.…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sep 16
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Your horoscope for the week September 16-22
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Gretel Stanish, Darragh Nolen, Marika Williams, Mat Tufts, Andy Pedersen, Bern_of_nova_scotia, Joyce Caines, Tara Joosse, Tara Thorne, Andrea Townsend and Brielle (BriBri) Khoury. 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 …
My massage therapist developed feelings for me. Is that an ethical violation?
QI’m a 35-year-old straight woman living in the American Midwest. I was seeing a massage therapist for three years and we became very close friends. I referred my friends to him and helped him grow his business. He eventually disclosed to me that he had developed feelings for me. I went into instant shock, and…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Sep 15
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It’s lights, camera action for FIN Atlantic Film Festival 2021
The FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is back, running from Thursday to Thursday, September 16-23, so get ready to subsist on popcorn and plot lines as the region’s biggest celebration of cinema does its glorious thing. This year, there will be flicks screening at Cineplex Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Road) alongside special, ticketed gala…
What to watch at the 2021 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
There are over 150 films on offer at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, on from September 16-23 both online and in-person at Cineplex Park Lane. Offerings range from box office blockbusters to indie documentaries, from stories about the precursors of punk rock to teenagers managing viral fame. No matter your cinematic tastes, there’s something…
Surprise second eviction looming for some crisis shelter residents who took city help
Tuesday morning, a group of houseless people who had been evicted from public parks and put up by the city at the Comfort Hotel in Dartmouth got some disturbing news: once again, they are being evicted. “We are a bit frantic this morning and quite upset,” says Rachelle Sauvé, site coordinator for P.A.D.S. Community Network,…
CBC’s “lust, legacy and lobster” show Moonshine stays true to Nova Scotia
Moonshine Tuesdays at 9pm on CBC TV Streaming on CBC Gem Dysfunctional is probably the best way to describe the Finley-Cullen family. It’s a clan that includes five adult half-siblings, each of whom have eccentric personalities and backgrounds that don’t quite mesh well together. Throw in a late aunt’s will that divides up her personal…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Sep 14
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What the federal parties will do in Nova Scotia for housing, health care and more
Earlier this month, we wrote about who is running in each of the Nova Scotia ridings in the federal election. As the candidates battle it out on a local level, national party leaders are also drawing a smidge of their attention towards Nova Scotia, which flipped from Liberal to Progressive Conservative in the provincial election…
Jagmeet Singh talks affordable housing and access to voting
Note on election coverage: The Coast has reached out to the federal Liberal, Conservative and Green parties to request interviews with their respective leaders. The Liberals declined but offered an interview with local candidate Andy Fillmore, and the Conservatives and Greens have yet to respond. Jagmeet Singh says there’s one issue that seems to have…
Nova Scotia delays Phase 5 reopening to October 4 as the fourth wave brings a COVID surge
With 66 new cases announced Tuesday, and 139 new cases since Friday, the province is delaying the start of Phase 5 reopening until at least October 4. The province currently has 173 active cases and four COVID-19 patients in hospital. Chief medical officer of health Robert Strang and minister of health and wellness Michelle Thompson…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, Sep 13
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Prismatic Arts Festival drops 2021 lineup
Let’s be honest: We didn’t really like sharing the shimmering, captivating Prismatic Arts Festival with anyone else—so its return from time-sharing between Ottawa and home (er, Halifax) is good news on its own. What’s making it even better, though? This year’s edition of the annual event, held from September 28 to October 10, is boasting…
Three Nova Scotian movies make it to Toronto International Film Festival
Long before Robert Eggers shot his Oscar-nominated odyssey The Lighthouse in Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia’s film industry was a siren. We’ve been making movies worth watching—and talking about—for years, and nothing, not even an unprecedented pandemic, is going to hold us back. Want proof? Three made-in-NS movies are showing at the Toronto International Film Festival,…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Sep 10
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Halifax Fringe 2021: Complete guide with reviews
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Feel magic and wonder with Johnston Foster’s Olde Growth
Johnston Foster’s latest sculpture show at the Chester Art Centre began from a sort of mystical destiny. The American-born artist moved to Nova Scotia roughly nine years ago, but he had been laying low in the local arts scene up until around two years ago. Back then, Beverly McInnes—a board member at the Chester…
Proof of vaccine policy comes with mixed messages
Nova Scotians are getting mixed messages about the proof of vaccine policy set to come into effect October 4, as new premier Tim Houston says the province needs time to finalize a number of details for its immunization record plan. “We must maintain the cautious approach that has kept Nova Scotia safe,” Houston said during…
Your horoscope for the week September 9-15
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Andrea Oreskovich, Sebastian Jardine, Andrea Methot, Fabian O’Brien, Samar Chater, Chris Wilson, Peter Munro, Matthew Nette, Alfred Remo, Sue Legare, Greg Edwards, Marilee MacKay, Wilf Dinnick and Gretel Stanish. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sep 9
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. Jump to The Coast’s COVID charts Map of NS community health networks Table of community networks New and active cases Vaccination rate …
Fringe Fest 2021 review: Hippoposthumous
There are maybe a handful of times in your whole life when Pablo Escobar and God get to share a sentence, placeholders of equal weight in their respective creation myths—and the Halifax Fringe Show Hippoposthumous is one of them. A play examining the meaning of belonging through the lens of invasive species—particularly, the hippos now…
Fringe Fest 2021 review: LEGacy Interrupted
The biggest trick circus performers learn isn’t how to fold themselves in half or walk on stilts or scale two stories on a bolt of vertical, cascading fabric. It isn’t how to swing from a great height or do the splits, though LEGacy Circus’s Halifax Fringe Show features all these things. Nope, the biggest trick…
Halifax candidates join online climate debate tonight
Tonight, a debate is happening in Halifax about the climate and biodiversity crisis, featuring three of Halifax’s federal candidates. Halifax Liberal candidate Andy Fillmore , Lisa Roberts of the New Democratic Party and Jo-Ann Roberts of the Green Party are participating in the online event, held on Zoom (accessible with this link) by the Ecology Action…
City approves massive Robie Street developments
Last night Halifax Regional Council approved two massive development projects: a 23-storey building at Robie Street near Quinpool Road, and two 29-storey and 28-storey buildings at the block of Robie, College and Carlton Streets. The approval went ahead even though community members who appeared at the virtual Halifax and West Community Council meeting unanimously opposed…
Petition calls for a full investigation of police actions during the shelter siege
An online petition is making the rounds on Halifax social media to demand a full and independent investigation into the actions of Halifax Regional Police during the shelter siege on August 18th. Police used pepper spray against the crowd protesting the removal of crisis shelters, and arrested 24 people. The petition was started by the…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Sep 8
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On the down blow
QI’m a gay man. After a decade together and five years of marriage, my husband informed me he wasn’t really interested in sex anymore. That was a year ago and we haven’t had sex since. He told me I should leave him, if regular sex was “really that important” to me, but if I chose…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Sep 7
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Natural resources minister looking into Owls Head Park sale
New minister of renewable and natural resources Tory Rushton says he “needs to understand” how the sale of Owls Head Provincial Park happened before taking next steps. “You’ve heard us speak at different times about Owls Head. We need to understand what was signed in the contract by the previous government,” said Rushton, the MLA…
Barrio’s wants to share a full Filipino cuisine experience serving fusion flavours at Bearly’s
Nearly every week for Mary Panaligan has ended with a large Filipino feast. She and her husband, Rolly, have spent numerous Sundays with their friends cooking up large meals, loudly chatting about their lives and eating a variety of freshly made dishes. That’s commonplace for many Filipinos; there’s almost a sense of passion when it…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Sep 3
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Phase 5 depends on 75 percent double-vaccination target, Houston says
Vaccination rates have slowed in Nova Scotia, and the tally of double-vaccinated residents is among the highest in Canada at around 71 percent, but premier Tim Houston says the 75 percent vaccination target must be reached before the province moves into the final phase of reopening from COVID and loosening public health restrictions. “That 75…
Hopscotch Festival 2021 just dropped its lineup and we cannot wait
Halifax’s annual celebration of hip hop—the one and only Hopscotch Festival—just announced what might actually be its best-ever lineup, featuring a host of our favourite local MCs and some of the country’s hottest names in the genre. The best part? The event, held from Sep 23-26, is almost all free, with concerts held at Grand…
Fringe Fest 2021 review: A History of Lists
When Julia Schultz’s Dr. Preamble takes the stage at Neptune’s Scotiabank Theatre, she coughs a little, voice creaking as she welcomes the audience to this, her lecture on the “Listory of the Hist.” Silk-blend scarf over wool-blend sweater, turning in her sensible Mary Jane heels, Preamble is a few decades away from becoming someone akin…
The Bus Stops here
Things are busy at The Bus Stop Theatre the Monday afternoon before Halifax Fringe Festival begins. A fever pitch of activity—the doorway’s new ramp being tested for accessibility, a chorus of bandsaws roaring inside the lobby, ladders being carried hurriedly—crescendoes as the space prepares a soft reopening for the fest, its first spate of in-performances…
How to binge on Fringe
It’s been a hard run for the Halifax Fringe Festival: Last year’s event marched on in the face of an unprecedented time by pivoting to online and re-imagining the very foundations of the form. The year before that was just as formidable, though, with a hurricane hitting town the weekend of the fest—effectively cancelling dozens…
Stealing homecoming
Homecoming at Dalhousie University is designed to be a combination reunion, school-spirit celebration and community-building exercise—HoCo 2017 was no different. “Homecoming is all about the people,” says Dal’s webpage promoting the 2017 weekend. “Alumni can reconnect with former classmates and make new friends.” Activities are clearly pitched at getting older, established Dal grads to come…
How your campus is responding to COVID
Just days after school starts, Nova Scotia could enter the fifth and final phase of its plan for reopening from the worst of the pandemic restrictions, getting on with whatever the new normal of co-existing with COVID-19 for the rest of our lives looks like. The province is expected to enter Phase 5 on September…
Free Halifax
Float your boat (or paddleboard) The sea is calling, and at this price you have no excuse but to accept. Every weekend until the end of September, St. Mary’s Boat Club sinks the cost for renting some of its fleet. Get into a canoe for nothing, or if boats aren’t your thing, take advantage of…
Say high, Halifax
Getting high in a new place is similar to taking your first bong rip: You’ll get stoned in some capacity, but most of that time will be wasted choking for air—or in this case, searching for a cannabis community. If you’re green to the province or just looking to take the stress out of your…
6 study spots beyond the campus library
Finding the perfect place to study is vital to your post-secondary education. Getting away from your living space is good—we’ve already spent too long sheltering in place—but trudging to the dreary school library like countless masses of students before you can be soul-crushing. Is a little ambience really too much to ask? Here are some…
Wake me up when Stress-tember ends
How much of a sick joke did your day planner feel like by mid-2020? Time was an endless slip-and-slide of zoom meetings while the campus bubble—which can already feel small—shrunk to the size of your computer screen. It wasn’t an easy year for anyone, students included. But just as the pandemic might be making its…
Have the best week ever
One of the great things about going to school in Halifax is Halifax itself! Waiting for you just beyond campus is a thriving nightlife scene—on a busy evening downtown, it can feel like the bars outnumber the people—tons of arts and culture and a generally social city. Especially with Phase 5 of COVID reopening coming,…
The federal election overview for NS
On August 15, two days before Nova Scotians voted in the 41st provincial election, prime minister Justin Trudeau visited governor general Mary Simon at Rideau Hall to dissolve parliament. This triggered the issuing of election writs and started the 36-day campaign for Canada’s 44th federal election. This election call came early, more than a year…
Hear’s to you, Halifax
After a year without concerts, it’s essential to pad your playlists with the local groups you’ll chase to the pub after class. Listed below is some of the immense amount of local talent Halifax calls its own—so let your imagination go beyond the stereotype of tartan-clad Celts (though, yes, there are local acts that do…
New ministers talk health care priorities
Premier Tim Houston and his novice cabinet met for the first time Thursday. The three ministers in charge of the newly divided health portfolios spoke about plans for race-based health data, universal mental health care, and the difficulty of trying to hire 2,000 new nurses and continuing care assistants for long-term care. Barbara Adams, minister…
Quinn’s Arms is bringing elevated British-style pub fare to Quinpool Road
Growing up in the United Kingdom, Paul Thomas (better known as Tommy) remembers always being surrounded by pubs. England and Wales were—and still are—dotted with taverns on nearly every street corner, even in residential districts. That aspect of Tommy’s homeland is something he adores, and it’s a facet he’s actively trying to bring to Halifax.…
Rent control extension is not off the table, says new housing minister
Extending Nova Scotia’s temporary rent control program, which is currently tied to the COVID state of emergency, is not off the table for new housing minister and landlord John Lohr. The Kings North MLA and newly-sworn-in minister says the PC government has not ruled out the possibility of an extension to rent control, which is…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sep 2
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Your horoscope for the week September 2-8
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO Rachelle Goguen, Stephanie Nolen, Aaron Merritt, Moon Hee Nam, Elliott Magill, Kamile Chater, Lucy Decoutere, Regan Zatelny, Jennifer Adcock, Natalie Murray, Alan Syliboy, Amy Noseworthy-Campbell, Melissa Mathers and T.J. Cummiskey. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to…
A perfect matchmaker
Anyone who’s experienced Halifax’s dating scene can tell you: It’s rough out there. In such a small city, the dating pool is limited. It can feel like every potential match has gone out with a friend of yours, is friends with your ex or comes swaddled in red flags. Luckily for those who are serious…
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Sep 1
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Counselled culture
QHello! I am a heterosexual man! My wife came out as a lesbian after 30 years of marriage. We have children together and we love each other. Therefore, we’ve decided not to divorce. We visited some therapists and they all coerced us to divorce, even though we really do not want that. We believe that…
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