September 2023

News + Opinion

• City

  Halifax police chief Dan Kinsella is retiring

  How muncipal planning affects policing

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 7, 2023

  
• City

  More tents coming to Halifax parks

  Designated tenting areas offer little protection from dying of exposure.

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 12, 2023

  
• City

  Everything you need to know about HRM council’s Sept. 12, 2023 meeting

  Including a shoutout to members of the public who took part in democracy.

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 13, 2023

  
• City

  Halifax’s student climate strike is happening, rain or shine or hurricane

  With Hurricane Lee’s approach a tangible reminder of the climate emergency, School Strike 4 Climate rally is going ahead Sept. 15.

  By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

  Sep 14, 2023

  
• City

  How Halifax spent $11 million on fencing

  Our municipal government is not ready for the climate emergency.

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 20, 2023

  
• City

  Halifax’s $100 million police headquarters pipe dream

  The capital-cost, crystal-ball crapshoot continues.

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 21, 2023

  
• City

  Halifax is trying to make municipal elections more equitable

  Budget season is coming—get excited!

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 25, 2023

  
• City

  Everything you need to know about HRM council’s Sept. 26 meeting

  In which the federal government wants to reduce Halifax’s housing crisis, and some of Halifax’s councillors can’t accept it.

  By Matt Stickland

  Sep 27, 2023

  
• News

  The Halifax Wanderers are officially in playoff hot water

  The Canadian Premier League soccer team’s 2-1 home loss to York United FC means a tough slate of games remain to qualify for the postseason.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 4, 2023

  
• News

  Dartmouth remembers rapper Pat Stay, one year after tragic killing

  Artists unveiled a new mural of the late 36-year-old in Dartmouth Cove over the weekend.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 5, 2023

  
• News

  Massey lecturer Astra Taylor on “the age of insecurity”

  The Canadian-American filmmaker shares her reflections on what divides and unites us this Friday, Sept. 8 in Halifax.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 6, 2023

  
• News

  Julius Caesar meets Van Halen in Halifax Harbour this week—sort of

  Container ships, cruise ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Sept. 4-10, 2023.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 7, 2023

  
• News

  Late Wanderers surge not enough to match league-leading Cavalry FC

  The Halifax Wanderers put all their chips in against top-seeded Cavalry FC, but couldn’t match their firepower on a damp night.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 12, 2023

  
• News

  Clean-up begins in earnest after post-tropical storm Lee leaves Halifax behind

  An estimated 130 trees are down across Halifax, and more than 87,000 Nova Scotia Power customers remain without electricity as of Sunday.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 17, 2023

  
• News

  Fixed-term leases that let Nova Scotia landlords avoid rent cap rules are popular and legal, but are they fair?

  Halifax tenants of a landlord who claims to own more than 100 rental units received a notice that their leases are coming to an end. That strikes some as problematic—even if it’s entirely permissible by law.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 18, 2023

  
• News

  The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Halifax summons extra-time magic in tense battle with Ottawa

  Sometimes, it takes a little luck to get going. And HFX Wanderers FC couldn’t have summoned their luck at a better moment.

  By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland

  Sep 19, 2023

  
• News

  A major motion picture star arrives in Halifax Harbour this week

  Container ships, cruise ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Sept. 18-24, 2023.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 20, 2023

  
• News

  The Grand Parade podcast: Who pays for a $40-million stadium at Wanderers Grounds?

  Halifax Wanderers CEO Derek Martin says it’s time for Halifax to build a permanent outdoor stadium. We have questions.

  By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland

  Sep 22, 2023

  
• News

  The Wanderer Grounds podcast: The Halifax Wanderers and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

  The Wanderers’ road loss to league bottom-dwellers Vancouver FC resurfaces an old question: Can the team learn to close out a win when they have the game in hand?

  By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland

  Sep 25, 2023

  
• News

  Halifax sees two of the busiest cruise ship days of the year this week

  Container ships, cruise ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 27, 2023

  
• News

  The Wanderer Grounds podcast: The Halifax Wanderers are playoff-bound—and damn, it feels good

  At home to defending champions Forge FC, the Wanderers clinched their spot in a dramatic 2-1 victory on Sept. 30.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 30, 2023

  
• Opinion

  Jagmeet Singh says he’ll deliver affordable housing. So why isn’t he using the full weight of his powers?

  The federal NDP leader says he’s willing to press the Liberals for demands outside of their confidence-and-supply agreement. But the evidence is in short supply.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 11, 2023

  
• Environment

  “I was 12 and already felt betrayed by the people in power”

  The School Strike 4 Climate Halifax roars through downtown, demanding action at last.

  By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

  Sep 15, 2023

  
• Education

  Counter-protesters outnumber anti-queer movement in Halifax

  Duelling demonstrators divided over sexual orientation and gender identity education in schools.

  By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

  Sep 20, 2023

  
• Education

  Nia Summit centres voices of Black Nova Scotian youth

  “There’s power in our words”, students told during the youth-led forum.

  By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

  Sep 24, 2023

  
• Education

  Two years later, what are your thoughts on $10-a-day child care?

  The province still wants to know.

  By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

  Sep 28, 2023

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Everything you need to know about the 2023 Prismatic Festival

  The festival will take over 18 locations across Halifax from Sep. 29 to Oct. 8.

  By Alyssa Goulart

  Sep 13, 2023

  
• Arts & Culture

  Everything you need to know about Halifax’s 2023 Hopscotch Festival

  Atlanta rap duo EARTHGANG and LA producer The Alchemist headline the annual hip hop festival, back for its 13th year.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 8, 2023

  
• Arts & Culture

  Everything you need to know about the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax

  AIFF returns for its 43rd year with films featuring Halifax’s own Elliot Page and buzzworthy directorial debuts from Fawzia Mirza and Meredith Hama-Brown.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 13, 2023

  
• Arts & Culture

  #BlackInSchool author Habiba Cooper Diallo joins activist Lynn Jones in conversation at the Halifax Central Library this week

  The two will discuss anti-racism in education, and Cooper Diallo will read from her memoir on Wednesday evening.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 19, 2023

  
• Arts & Culture

  Jonathan Torrens makes Neptune debut in The Play That Goes Wrong

  The Broadway hit embarks on its Halifax run at the Fountain Stage from Sept. 26 to Oct. 22.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 25, 2023

  
• Arts & Culture

  Halifax’s Sydney Hayden vies for cake crown on The Great Canadian Baking Show

  The 23-year-old former Sacred Heart student is one of 10 contestants on Season 7 of the CBC show. Winning it all? That’d be icing on the cake.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 28, 2023

  
• Music

  Tim Baker announces new EP, pair of Halifax shows in December

  The former Hey Rosetta! frontman will perform at The Stage at St. Andrew’s. Tickets are almost gone.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 21, 2023

  
• Music

  Daniel James McFadyen’s Songs to Show Your Friends lives up to its billing

  The Hortonville-based folk artist celebrates his new EP’s release on Oct. 20 at the Marquee Ballroom.

  By Martin Bauman

  Sep 26, 2023