Jan 30 - Feb 5, 2020

Vol. 27, No. 36

The Boat Harbour saga is not a tale of people in the forestry industry versus people in a First Nations community. It’s about how hard it is to change unsustainable government and corporate cultures, and how hard it is for any of the people to win.

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City

Turning the toxic tide on Northern Pulp and Boat Harbour

With a legacy of broken promises and a company taking the government to court, what does the deadline for the Boat Harbour Act mean to people who see Boat Harbour as a loss they can never get back?

By Taryn Grant
Jan 30, 2020
City

Halifax Regional Council approves $250,000 towards saving the Bus Stop Theatre

Conditional funding is a concrete step forward for the theatre company and venue.

By Caora McKenna
Jan 30, 2020
City

Halifax sailing team secures a spot for Canada at Tokyo Olympics

Jacob Chaplin-Saunders and Oliver Bone came out of retirement to give the Olympics one more shot.

By Jonathan Briggins
Jan 30, 2020
Shoptalk

Pinball’s bumper year

From Propeller's Arcade Room to the Pubcade by Silverball Games, Halifax's scene is dino-mite.

By Matthew Halliday
Jan 30, 2020
Shoptalk

The skin you're in

Building body positivity through body art

By Isabel Buckmaster
Feb 5, 2020
Opinion

Kicking off Black History Month with a talk on anti-Black racism at Dalhousie

Expert panel to assess the impact of the Decade for People of African Descent on policy in NS

By Keisha Jefferies and Tari Ajadi
Jan 30, 2020
Opinion

Letters to the editor, January 30, 2020

For: Santina Rao getting justice. Against: Shambhala leader's return, apartment scarcity.

Jan 30, 2020
Environment

Eastern Shore rallies behind Owls Head parklands

A behind-the-scenes move by the province to sell the land has community pushing back.

By Richard Bell
Jan 30, 2020

Arts & Culture

Review: Catching Gut Feelings

A showcase of emerging artists shows what magic awaits when you lean into your instincts.

By Mollie Cronin
Jan 30, 2020
Arts & Culture

Kai Cheng Thom helps you get ready for the apocalypse

The award-winning author's latest, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World is "a call for nuance and for love in an apocalypse."

By Kaija Jussinoja
Feb 5, 2020
Arts & Culture

Christy Ann Conlin's high Watermark

Already on its second printing, the novelist's latest tome is full of a different sort of high-sea story.

By Jade Nauss
Feb 7, 2020
Music

For Kristen Martell, the wait is over

After a decade away from music, the singer-songwriter celebrates a sunny new sound.

By Morgan Mullin
Jan 30, 2020
Music

Julie Doiron and Mount Eerie’s view from the summit

The singer-songwriters’ second collaboration reaches new heights.

By Morgan Mullin
Jan 30, 2020
Music

Flex through this Super Bowl weekend with these Sure Things

By Morgan Mullin
Jan 31, 2020
Comics

Art Brat Comics

By Mollie Cronin
Jan 30, 2020

Food

Where I work: Frédéric Tandy of Improv Café

Thanks to a strong business partnership with Almonak's Christopher Campbell, Tandy is living his French bistro dreams.

By Hal Atwood
Jan 30, 2020

Free Will Astrology

Not every bridge must be burned, Sagittarius

By Rob Brezsny
Jan 30, 2020
Savage Love

Giving—and taking back—the threesome rain cheque

Checking into the most polite, ego-sparing way to ease someone out of your pants/bed/playroom/whatever.

By Dan Savage
Jan 30, 2020

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