Nov 6-30, 2023

Vol. 29, No. 29

ADVERTISER CONTENT City

Atlantic Lottery’s commitment to honouring the needs of their players and communities

The region’s only 100% legal online gambling and sports betting provider takes new strides on social responsibility journey

Content by Atlantic Lottery
Nov 15, 2023
City

After 12 years of procurement Halifax Transit app is finally here

Still no tap pay

By Matt Stickland
Nov 6, 2023
ADVERTISER CONTENT City

Air Transat ramping up holiday flights from Maritimes to southern destinations

This December, the Montreal-based airline will offer more than 20 direct flights to cities in the U.S. and Caribbean.

Content by Air Transat
Nov 22, 2023
City

It’s never been easier to yell at councillors!

Halifax brings virtual participation to public meetings.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 14, 2023
City

Everything you need to know about HRM council’s Nov. 14 meeting

Why city government needs councillor Paul Russell to make a full and speedy recovery.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 15, 2023
City

Halifax’s looming money problems take shape

Mayor Savage says bad decisions around development are really coming back to bite the city this year.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 16, 2023
City

Police budget discussions finally get started for real

The Board of Police Commissioners Nov. 15 meeting sees the substance behind the recent asks for 24 new HRP staff.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 18, 2023
City

Sprawl is still a problem for Halifax, 20 years after it was flagged as an urgent issue

A report from the latest meeting of the city’s Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 20, 2023
City

The saga of Otago Drive part 1: Who cares about a speed hump?

Van Halen’s warning for Halifax.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 29, 2023
City

The saga of Otago Drive part 2: Halifax’s plan for a strategic bankruptcy

HRM council’s maintenance priority undermines street safety.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 30, 2023
City

The saga of Otago Drive part 3: Unsafe by design

Only council can slow down our streets.

By Matt Stickland
Dec 1, 2023
City

Everything you need to know about HRM council’s Nov. 28 meeting

How this year's budget might go better than last year's budget.

By Matt Stickland
Nov 30, 2023
News

First glimpse of snow greets last days of cruise season

Container ships, cruise ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2023.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 1, 2023
News

8 things to see and do in Halifax this weekend (Nov. 3-5, 2023)

From the Mooseheads to Emily Carr to Halifax’s biggest book festival of the year, there’s a little bit of everything.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 2, 2023
News

The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Who stays and who goes this Halifax Wanderers offseason?

The Halifax Wanderers turned over nearly three-quarters of their roster in 2023 and ended up two games away from a CPL Final appearance. What gets them over the hump in 2024?

By Martin Bauman
Nov 9, 2023
News

News of US naval executive officer’s death aboard ship overshadows Halifax visit

Container ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Nov. 13-19, 2023.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 15, 2023
News

The Grand Parade podcast: How to fix the HRM’s road safety problems, starting today

What would it take to get Halifax drivers to “slow the blazes down” in the name of safer streets? It starts with governments asking the right questions—and then acting on it.

By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland
Nov 20, 2023
News

Israel-Hamas war, global port blockades cloud container ship’s Halifax arrival

Container ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Nov. 20-26, 2023.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 21, 2023
News

A Coast Guard icebreaker arrives in Halifax Harbour this week

Container ships, cargo ships and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2023.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 28, 2023
Education

Women and girls’ soccer players share Canada’s National Team 2-0 win against Brazil

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 3, 2023
Education

Nova Scotia students join national day of action calling for free and universal access to university education

'Fight the Fees' rally is back Wednesday Nov. 8 after seven-year hiatus.

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 7, 2023
Education

Fighting for the right to education

Freeze tuition, stop exploiting international students, forgive student loan debt, says group at student-led rally.

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 10, 2023
Education

Suspended school board member in Halifax still advocating for French-language education on the peninsula

An interview with Jeff Arsenault, the only elected CSAP representative for the core of the city, updated with full English translation.

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 20, 2023
Education

Province to fund much-needed NSCC student housing, but questions remain

Will 100 new student rooms at NSCC's IT campus be dorms? Affordable? Nearby? We don't know.

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 21, 2023
Education

Volta startup hub starts up in a new space beside City Hall

The office is downsized for post-pandemic work habits, and focused on applied learning for an industry obsessed with AI.

By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nov 27, 2023

Arts & Culture

Candlelit concert series to raise funds for Dartmouth’s North Grove community hub

The Rostova String Quartet will play back-to-back nights on Nov. 18 and 19 to support family programming and food security.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 7, 2023
Arts & Culture

How to mark Remembrance Day 2023 in Halifax

All the Remembrance Day ceremonies happening around the HRM on November 11.

By Alyssa Goulart
Nov 10, 2023
Arts & Culture

Every big show happening in Halifax (and beyond) in December 2023

Charlotte Cardin, The Glorious Sons and Tim Baker headline shows in Halifax this coming month.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 17, 2023
Arts & Culture

How Halifax turned Run the Burbs’ Chris Locke into a comedian

The Toronto-based stand-up comic and actor performs at The Sanctuary Arts Centre in Dartmouth on Dec. 9.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 30, 2023
Arts & Culture

Holiday events happening in Halifax to boost your spirits

Celebrate the holidays with theatre, music, markets and more.

By Alyssa Goulart
Nov 30, 2023
Music

Classified gets introspective on new single, “Wonder”

The Enfield emcee-producer is gearing up for another album with a run of song releases.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 2, 2023
Music

All the winners from the 2023 Music Nova Scotia Awards

Andrew Jackson, Jah’Mila and Rankin MacInnis led the crowded field with multiple award wins over the weekend.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 6, 2023
Music

Nelly Furtado to host 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax

The “Promiscuous Girl” singer-songwriter will lead the ceremonies at the Scotiabank Centre on March 24, 2024.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 7, 2023
Music

Rapper Kardinal Offishall is still ol’ time killin’ onstage—and has no plans of stopping

The Canadian hip hop trailblazer performs a free, sold-out show in Halifax on Thursday, Nov. 9.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 8, 2023
Music

Jenn Grant brings Champagne Problems to Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

The Halifax singer-songwriter and former Polaris Prize nominee performs Saturday, Nov. 25 on the closing night of her cross-country tour. The special guest possibilities are endless.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 14, 2023
Music

Sam Roberts Band chase reinvention—and find it—on The Adventures of Ben Blank

More than two decades after the Montreal rock outfit broke Canadian airwaves, the band is still forging ahead. They play with The Trews in Halifax on Saturday, Nov. 25.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 14, 2023
Music

Songwriter series aims to shine spotlight on women, non-binary artists across Maritimes

Madison Violet’s Lisa MacIsaac co-headlines a Halifax show this Sunday, Nov. 19 along with Erin Costelo and Catherine MacLellan.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 16, 2023
Music

Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024

An ever-updated list of concerts, comedy shows, live performance, theatre and events in Nova Scotia.

By Team Coast
Nov 27, 2023
Music

Tim Baker misses Halifax. And he misses you, most of all.

The former Hey Rosetta! lead vocalist returns to the city in December with a new EP. It’s one he recorded on a remote island in the midst of COVID-19 isolation.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 20, 2023
Music

Dartmouth producer DK’s Atlantic Rap Vol. 1 offers a steady dose of boom-bap

The frequent Ghettosocks collaborator mixes hip hop royalty with homegrown talent, enlisting the likes of Ras Kass, Saukrates and Ambeez on the nine-track project.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 22, 2023
Music

Wintersleep’s Paul Murphy has a new POSTDATA album and Halifax show

The Halifax-based singer-songwriter’s Run Wild is a 42-minute delight. Murphy plays at the Seahorse Tavern on Dec. 7.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 29, 2023

Food

First look at Aroma Maya, Dartmouth’s new donut delight

The Truro-based coffee and donut chain’s first inroad into Halifax is already proving a success.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 6, 2023
Food

This Halifax restaurant was just chosen as one of Canada’s best

The Press Gang is the lone local entrant on OpenTable’s “Top 100 Restaurants in Canada” list for 2023.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 21, 2023
Food

Yeah Yeahs Pizza and 2 Crows Brewing are coming to Halifax’s west end—and sooner than you think

The shared Oxford Street space is set to open “inside two weeks from now,” Yeah Yeahs’ co-owner tells The Coast.

By Martin Bauman
Nov 28, 2023

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