Vol. 29, No. 31
Mission creep has Halifax police caught in a bind
How are cops supposed to punish people for being hungry, while also administering to their needs when they are hungry?
By Matt Stickland
Everything you need to know about HRM council’s Jan. 9 meeting
In its first meeting of the new year, Halifax government sticks to its same old story about global heating.
Is Halifax becoming a fire prevention leader?
Also, HRM's looming budget crunch is on the mayor's radar
Saving Centennial Pool, a tale of two committees
Lake Banook to get some planning love
Take the 2024 Halifax Sex & Dating Survey
It's the fun, anonymous way to heat up your winter.
There was good stuff like council approving the Common Master Plan, but then came the high cost of roads.
PHOTOS: Here’s a look at Halifax after the first nor’easter of 2024
Monday's snowstorm closed schools, cancelled garbage collection and clogged sidewalks.
By Martin Bauman
Halifax uses value engineering to cause climate change
Plus, why “average tax bill increase” is a useless metric.
About that British naval support ship in Halifax Harbour
Container ships, cargo ships, car carriers and other vessels arriving in Halifax the week of January 1-7, 2024.
The Grand Parade podcast: Two fixes for Halifax’s money problems
By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland
More delayed cargo arrivals in Halifax Harbour this week
Container ships, cargo ships, car carriers and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Jan. 8-14, 2024.
US-Houthi conflict shows early signs of affecting ship arrivals in Halifax
Container ships, cargo ships, car carriers and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Jan. 15-21, 2024.
Halifax Wanderers announce 2024 home opener, tease full schedule release
The Canadian Premier League soccer club will return to Halifax on Apr. 27 when they host Atlético Ottawa.
The Grand Parade podcast: It’s time for Halifax to ban drive-thrus for real
Why a motion would be the perfect litmus test for HRM’s council in a climate emergency
The first container ship derby of 2024 is here. Who will win?
Container ships, cargo ships, car carriers and other vessels bound for Halifax the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4.
In Halifax, 1 in 3 young children live in ‘child care deserts.’ In Nova Scotia, it’s nearly 1 in 2. How is the province trying to solve that?
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NSCAD sends message to students: keep us out of it!
University president weighs in—and in—and in—on campus reactions to the violence in Gaza.
The missing Grade 9 problem
French-language students on the peninsula aren’t sure where they’ll finish junior high school in 2026
Nova Scotia and PEI likely to suffer from cap on international students
New federal limit has Universities Canada president “really concerned about how this is going to play out.”
Canada's cap on international student visas just scapegoats students, says CBU student
"These are problems we didn't cause."
In fenced-off Meagher Park, one renegade poem keeps surviving its removal
A memorial to Halifax’s unhoused population, Halifax poet laureate Sue Goyette’s poem has found a life of its own—and arrives amid another cold winter for those outdoors.
Halifax artist Glen McMinn’s solo exhibition is a hockey-lover’s dream—and much more, too
McMinn reflects on life after Breakhouse, collaborating with Ken Dryden and “finding goodness beyond sadness.”
Classified gets nostalgic and tours around Halifax in video for new single, “All Wrong”
See how many local landmarks you can spot in the new music video.
Halifax singer-songwriter Mat Elliott’s debut single is a dream-synth trip
The musician behind “Two Years” is gearing up for the release of his debut EP, South Endings
See all the nominees for the 2024 East Coast Music Awards
Halifax’s Jenn Grant lands six nods, while Neon Dreams pick up four of their own.
Wintersleep returns to Marquee Ballroom this May
The Halifax band is coming back to its old stomping grounds, with an opening set from Burnt Black
Customer Service’s new video for “Grad Day” is a punk rock triumph
The Halifax band’s first official music video is a welcome trip back to the best of the genre’s 2000s era.
Death From Above 1979 to play Light House Arts Centre in May
The Canadian rock 'n roll duo will visit Halifax on May 25, 2024.
7 new Halifax restaurants to get you excited for 2024
Ready your taste buds for Indian spices, famous fish and chips and Asian fusion this year.
3 new buzzworthy restaurants teased for Halifax’s waterfront
Here’s what we know by now about the eateries coming to the Cunard development in 2024.
First look at Hardisty Brewing Co., Cole Harbour’s newest taproom and charcuterie spot
From home nanobrewery to full-fledged taproom, Charlène Robichaud and Laura Barbour’s labour of love makes it big.
Waves of fortune
How coastal casinos bring excitement to the Canadian coast.
Content by Lidia Moore
From Broadway to Benedict
By Julie Lawrence
NS teachers council talks upcoming presidential election, new tentative agreement and bringing back school boards
Jenn Grant, Morgan Toney win big at 2024 East Coast Music Awards
“No Mow May” is a good start to rethinking bee health across our lawns
