Nov 9-15, 2017

News + Opinion

• City

  United against hate

  Halifax United 2017 aims to “bring people together in the face of the current political climate.”

  By Rebecca Dingwell

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• City

  The intentional ignorance of Halifax police street checks

  Over and over again the city's racialized communities are asked to chronicle the dehumanizing violence they live every day. Over and over again they oblige, but nothing changes. Why can't we hear them?

  By Julia-Simone Rutgers

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• City

  LED streetlight project delayed, millions of dollars over budget

  Blame NS Power's record-keeping, says Halifax’s public works director.

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• City

  SCIENCE MATTERS: Site C exposes economic folly of flooding farmland

  By David Suzuki

  Nov 15, 2017

  
• News

  Ellen Page details abuse, harassment from director Brett Ratner and others

  Halifax-born actor pens powerful Facebook post about the “epidemic of violence against women in our society.”

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 10, 2017

  
• News

  Tony Mancini wants stronger sanctions for disrespectful HRM councillors

  Gee, I wonder who this totally unprompted request to bolster the code of conduct could be about?

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 10, 2017

  
• News

  Q&A: Jagmeet Singh on the NDP's future and busting stereotypes

  The federal leader of the NDP says he's going to be “the first prime minister that’s ever been carded."

  By Rebecca Dingwell

  Nov 14, 2017

  
• News

  Halifax council to undergo cultural sensitivity training

  Motion approved unanimously after over a dozen complaints about councillor conduct flood city hall.

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 15, 2017

  
• Opinion

  The politics of bullshit

  An excerpt from the former finance minister’s new book, The Effective Citizen.

  By Graham Steele

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, November 9, 2017

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition.

  Nov 9, 2017

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Lady Bird's feather touch

  Greta Gerwig has written and directed a film as effervescent as she is.

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 16, 2017

  
• Arts & Culture

  Princess Edward returns in Princess Rules

  More than a year after The Princess Show, Princess Edward comes back a star.

  By Michael Lake

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Arts & Culture

  Menopause the Musical embraces The Change

  Jukebox play playfully suggests women embrace what they cannot alter.

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 16, 2017

  
• Arts & Culture

  Review: Dina

  New documentary features an unconventional love story.

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 16, 2017

  
• Arts & Culture

  Movie review: Thor: Ragnarok

  Alert: Cate Blanchett steals whole franchise!

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Music

  Chudi Harris' evocative Canvas

  The Halifax R&B artist releases a high-concept video series to coincide with EP.

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 16, 2017

  
• Music

  Iskwé’s fight for the greater good

  The artist uses trip hop and folk music to declare a call to action on The Fight Within.

  By Brennan McCracken

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Music

  Have a downright danceable weekend with these 10 picks

  Twirl at the 15th annual north end dance: The Sounds of Motown; celebrate Sobey Art Award winner Ursula Johnson while you cut a rug; and see a dance tribute to World War Two.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Comics

  Welcome to Hellifax

  By Tim Carpenter and Jordyn F. Bochon

  Nov 9, 2017

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  25 all right: a round-up of dishes you have to eat right now

  Prepare to get real hungry.

  By Melissa Buote and Allison Saunders

  Nov 16, 2017

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Ask questions, Gemini

  By Rob Brezsny

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Savage Love

  The Daddy files

  Should a man consider letting his wife have two “Daddies”? Plus: A plenthora of other Daddy issues.

  By Dan Savage

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Homes

  Do bold colours and condos mix?

  Hue Design Studio’s colour consultant Michele Muir picks three colours for your condo.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 9, 2017

  
• Homes

  Accessorizing with authority: A Q&A with Robyn Manning

  Tips and tricks with the owner and designer behind Bricks & Birches

  By Rebecca Dingwell

  Nov 9, 2017