Vol. 28, No. 8
Recreating Halifax scenes with “little pieces of Halifax”
A high school student makes the Old Town Clock out of bus transfers, and we love it.
By Caora McKenna
What’s coming to regional council this Tuesday, April 5
Enjoy Halifax council’s agenda decoded into non-bureaucratic language.
Video report: Catch up on Halifax Regional Council’s April 6 meeting
Another review of policing, strict rules for illegal dumping, a visioning process for Africville and more.
Halifax has signed up for another review of its police services
Bringing the current total to four.
Haligonians looking to take action about police power can have their say on April 21
8 ways to support Muslims in Halifax this Ramadan
Helping someone get through the month of fasting is as easy as offering a chair.
By Habiba Cooper Diallo
Pilot Picasso reflects on a tough year after Portapique
Aerial artist Dimitri Neonakis flew a heart over Nova Scotia—and stole all of ours.
By Jonathan Werbitt
How to tune in to the Portapique memorial service livestream
A tribute in honour of the 22 victims happens Sunday, April 18 at 3pm.
By Morgan Mullin
Are real estate love letters enabling racism in the housing market?
Who loses when the game is to have the sellers “see themselves in you.”
Despite a year of calls to defund the police, council adds $2.7 million to HRP’s budget
A bleak signal of what’s to come on police reform in this city.
Say hello to the giant floating unicorn Halifax needs right now
After we knock down this third wave of COVID, the new Splashifax water park awaits.
By Kyle Shaw
Anyone over 70 can now register for a vaccine
Strang opens bookings for this age group earlier than anticipated.
By Victoria Walton
3 cases of that foolish disease Thursday, April 1
Nova Scotia’s official COVID-19 numbers.
9 new cases on holiday Friday, April 2
According to Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 stats, the coronavirus forgot to take the day off.
4 new cases as the virus pulls further ahead April 3
As of Saturday, April infections outweigh recoveries in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers.
How Canada got to 1,000,000 cases of COVID-19
An interactive timeline of the country’s pandemic, Jan 2020 to April 2021.
7 new cases April 4 to make the long weekend longer
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 infection numbers don't relax on Sunday.
3 new cases and a whack of recoveries Mon, April 5
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers show the humans rebounding the first time this month.
6 cases plus more B117 variants Tuesday, April 6
Nova Scotia’s latest COVID-19 numbers.
Nova Scotia’s unrequited Atlantic bubble
Newfoundland, NB and PEI residents can all come here without self-isolating, but the welcoming’s not mutual.
2 new cases and a vax record Wednesday April 7
Halifax researchers are working on three new COVID-19 vaccines, and they need help
If you’ve ever wanted to be a human guinea pig, now’s your chance.
5 cases push NS to a 2021 record for case activity
The province’s latest COVID-19 numbers as of Thursday, April 8.
2 cases and over 100,000 vaccinations April 9
Nova Scotia’s Friday COVID-19 numbers.
Vaccine booking open to 60,000+ people aged 65 to 69
It’s the largest age group yet, and could take a few weeks to get through.
8 new cases but nobody’s hospitalized Saturday, April 10
With 43 active cases, Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers keep creeping up.
5 new cases and the active caseload drops Sunday, April 11
But 3 patients go into the hospital in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers.
What happened at Northwood?
How Nova Scotia failed its most vulnerable.an exclusive coast investigation
By Stephanie Nolen
Remembering Northwood’s COVID-19 dead
The outbreak claimed dozens, including a card shark, a restaurateur and a woman who loved to dance at the Legion.
Atlantic bubble dreams for April 19 are popping
Cancel your plans to head to Moncton, and make sure your Charlottetown and St. John’s trips have a good refund policy.
COVID-19 and long-term care in Nova Scotia: the timeline
How the province’s pandemic response lagged behind other parts of the country.
NS won’t divert vaccines to Ontario but could help in other ways
There’s been no call for help yet, and doctor Strang says any request won’t be considered until we receive it.
Premier faces renewed calls for Northwood inquiry
After Coast investigation, Rankin’s asked in legislature about long-term care outbreak.
By Alec Martin
Yes, we should share the vaccine
Life is truly fine in Nova Scotia. It’s imploding elsewhere.
7 new cases for a record 46 active cases Monday, April 12
Nova Scotia's active COVID-19 caseload reaches a new high for the year.
6 cases reported for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, April 13
The province’s latest COVID-19 numbers.
2 cases and a major leap in vaccine delivery April 14
But Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers also identify 18 more cases of the B117 variant.
3 cases on a technicality for Thursday, April 15
1 person dead, 6 new cases on Friday, April 16
The latest COVID-19 news and numbers reported by Nova Scotia.
8 new cases, including one in long-term care, April 17
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers for Saturday.
7 cases, the Brazilian variant arrives and a second nursing home case April 18
Plus some late-breaking school cases on a sucky COVID-19 Sunday.
15 cases scattered over half the province April 19
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers are higher on Monday than they've been in months.
If you want to move to Nova Scotia “now is not the time”
You could end up turned away at the border or forced to quarantine on your own dime.
Vaccine clinics “for us, by us” in ANS communities have given over 600 doses
The African Nova Scotian community has mistrust of the health system, and rightly so.
38 new cases leading to 111 active cases April 22
It's been a year since Nova Scotia had so many new cases in one day.
Halifax goes back into lockdown to fight community spread
The third wave has arrived, bringing with it four weeks of restrictions.
Where to get a COVID test this weekend
What else do you have to do during the lockdown?
Halifax restaurants better prepped for third shutdown
Websites are up, contactless delivery is in place and we're all hopeful the latest lockdown won’t last.
Nova Scotia passes 2,000 cases Sunday, April 25
Update: Case numbers are out and the COVID-19 third wave has officially pushed the province to another milestone.
9 cases pushing Nova Scotia to 68 active cases April 20
25 new cases on April 21, the most in nearly 5 months
At 79 active cases Wednesday, Nova Scotia's COVID-19 numbers continue to surge.
Where to get a COVID test this week (April 26-30)
Pick a nostril, take a deep breath and have your brain tickled for public health.
Short-staffed and with sick students, Halifax schools close for two weeks
The government will re-assess by May 7.
Proceed with caution: contact tracing has slowed
If you’re waiting for clear guidelines or a call from public health, it may take longer than normal.
If you’ve maybe been exposed you’ll most likely have to isolate until you get your test result
Province makes a major change for potential exposure sites and the need to self-isolate.
44 new cases as the Halifax lockdown starts April 23
School cases, more variants and a nursing home infection give Friday the air of disaster.
52 new cases and 201 active cases Saturday, April 24
Two days into the HRM lockdown, Nova Scotia's COVID-19 numbers are still rising.
Nova Scotia raises its infection record with 63 new cases April 25
Halifax stays in COVID-19 lockdown while the rest of the province gets more restrictions on Sunday.
The new COVID restrictions: What’s considered essential in Nova Scotia
Are lockdown chips a thing yet?
Women scramble to find childcare in lockdown—again
Whether it means work from home or paying out-of-pocket, caregivers are stressed.
66 new infections push active cases over 300 on April 26
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers for Monday, day four of lockdown number four.
96 new cases and Nova Scotia gets locked down April 27
The province’s COVID-19 third wave goes from bad to worse on Tuesday.
With 75 new cases NS is at a record 489 active cases April 28
Nova Scotia’s latest COVID-19 numbers on day one of the provincial lockdown.
It’s irresponsible to refuse a vaccine (yes, even AstraZeneca)
If you’re a healthy person who doesn’t want a shot, you’re being selfish.
“We’re going to be throwing vaccines in the garbage and it could’ve been in somebody’s arm.”
People are spamming pharmacies’ non-existent waitlists for other vaccines while AstraZeneca shots expire.
How 40-to-54-year-olds can book an AstraZeneca vaccine appointment
Online booking for the 10,000 AZ doses Nova Scotia has available opened early this morning.
Where to get a rapid COVID-19 test this weekend (May 1-2)
A new case at Northwood brings echoes of last year’s deadly outbreak
After staff member gets COVID-19, caregivers wonder why vaccines aren’t mandatory.
By Johanna Chisholm
Nova Scotia has 45,000 backlogged COVID-19 tests
Nova Scotians waiting on a PCR test result right now may be watching their phones for longer than 72 hours.
70 new cases and 300,000 vaccinations April 29
Plus another record for active COVID-19 cases on Thursday, day two of Nova Scotia's lockdown.
67 new cases might be the tip of the iceberg on April 30
Timeline of the year after Portapique
6 things in the federal budget you should know about if you live in Halifax
Tourism, child care, student loans are all considered in the 2021-22 spending plan.
By Seyitan Moritiwon
After public pressure, Nova Scotia to start collecting race-based healthcare data
Work concerning this process is expected to begin in late 2021.
We’re still calling it femicide
The Portapique shooting has exposed the damage white, male entitelement can do.
By Johannah Black
In lockdown, Halifax universities backtrack on reopening plans
But there’s optimism about a return to in-person learning this September.
By Jonanthan Werbitt
Schools with COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia
Where, when and what’s happening about it.
By Team Coast
Elliot Page's exclusive Oprah interview airs tonight
Halifax's best export will have the same big-deal sit-down Meghan and Harry did, on AppleTV+.
15 lockdown life enhancers to help you hold on
Our best advice for coping as COVID-19’s third wave washes over Nova Scotia.
The week in local book, theatre and music releases
From the debut single by Good Neighbour to the return of Hillsburn, here are 3 hot launches.
John Devlin’s second act, from outsider to world star
The local artist is acclaimed for drawing utopia, but can’t imagine a better city than this one.
7 Sure Things happening in Halifax from April 8-14
All the local live art you need to see, online and off.
Don’t refund your local event ticket
Lockdown advice: Consider standing in solidarity with Halifax’s arts community by keeping it as a goodwill gesture.
7 Sure Things going on in Halifax the April 15 weekend
From the return of Adam Baldwin’s livestreams to a new, drag-filled play from HEIST.
Eastern Front Theatre's Micro Digitals are teaspoon-sized doses of theatre
Small things of beauty to bring you joy, streaming on Instagram and Facebook now.
The Animation Festival of Halifax returns
An online only edition of the annual event happens May 6-8.
The Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery is not closing
Despite rumours in the visual arts community, SMU says its gallery is staying open.
Halifax hosted slavers’ ships. Now it is home to Canada’s first institute of slavery studies.
Charmaine Nelson leads the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD.
ICYMI: The week in local music and TV releases
From the Jupiter’s Legacy trailer to Kye Clayton’s newest track, here’s four hot launches.
A rare occasion to dance like everyone’s watching
After a Covid delay, Petites Danses is performing live and in person this weekend.
Review: Post-Democracy will decimate you
Award-winning Halifax playwright Hannah Moscovitch returns with a devastating, beautiful piece of theatre.
UPDATED: Alex Colville’s Nova Scotian cottage sold
This piece of Canadian art history—plus 200 feet of oceanfront land—went for $265,000.
Taking the stress out of movie night
Telefilm and the Apple TV app are helping us choose our movie night flicks. Spoiler: they’re all Canadian-made!
5 artists who deserve a major public art installation in Halifax
Imagine the city if talents like Ursula Johnson and Raven Davis had large-scale artwork all over the place.
Must-watch music video: Jenn Grant's "Flying On Your Own"
The folk-pop singer-songwriter covers Cape Breton legend Rita MacNeil.
Music review: Fungus’s album Sanguine will grow on you
An addictive listen for fans of Alanis Morissette, Tegan and Sara and Sheryl Crow.
Must-watch music video: The tide is high but Keeper E. is holding on
A fresh new voice in the Halifax scene that's ready to talk about the climate crisis.
Must-watch music video: A deer in the spotlight
Kim Harris and Andrea Dorfman join forces on an animated version of “Heirloom.”
First look: Sapori Italian Street Food and market
The take-out-friendly restaurant envisions an Italian piazza on the Halifax waterfront.
Don’t put all your mini eggs in one basket
7 local treats to enjoy on the sweetest holiday long weekend of the year.
The Dish: My big Greek feast
Blue Olive delivers the spirit of a family meal with none of the prep.
Bring home the bacon, literally
Charboyz partners with local farmers to deliver monthly meat boxes with a twist.
Nova Scotia’s own food network keeps churning out TV stars
Want to be on Top Chef? For Stéphane Levac, it helped having show alumni for friends.
Get the April Fool version of your horoscope
To honour the whimsical start of April, every sign gets two readings this week (no kidding).
Your horoscope for the week April 8-14
By Rob Brezsny
Your horoscope for the week April 15-21
Don’t bury your emotions, Scorpio, they urgently need to be aired!
Your horoscope for the week April 22 to April 28
Ruminate on the breakdowns and breakthroughs you experienced in 2020, Sagittarius.
Your horoscope for the week April 29-May 5
You are going to hear lots of provocative stories, dynamic revelations and unexpected truths, Scorpio.
Making concessions
A cheater should expect to spend some time in the doghouse, but not a life sentence.
By Dan Savage
Letter rip
Your faithful correspondent sings the praises of correspondence this week.
Numb and numbered
Quick questions about sex, from bisexual bias to coming quickly
And how do the lesbian moms respond to a Trump-loving cousin's wedding invitation?
District 15 voting guide: Rookie Billy Gillis vs incumbent Paul Russell
By Matt Stickland
District 9 voting guide: A Clear-y front runner
These are the best music videos of 2024 according to Halifax
By Brendyn Creamer
District 7 voting guide: Six candidates and no incumbent
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