Jun 30 - Jul 6, 2016

News + Opinion

• City

  Filmmaker Paul Kimball goes for PC nomination after NDP snub

  Outspoken blog posts and UFO research disqualified his running for the New Democrats, says Halifax Needham candidate.

  By Ashley Corbett

  Jul 6, 2016

  
• City

  Drug audit “exposes serious problems” for Halifax police

  Dalhousie law professor Archibald Kaiser on what the cops need to do now.

  By Jacob Boon

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• City

  The men on the docks

  The International Day of the Seafarer sheds light on an overlooked presence in Halifax.

  By Ashley Corbett

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• City

  Reg Rankin lands "sweet gig" as executive director for Otter Lake monitoring committee

  Councillor helped pass a $12,000 salary raise for HRM-funded position back in February.

  By Jacob Boon

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• News

  Police board orders a decade of audits released to the public

  Commissioners annoyed to have to read about problems in The Coast.

  By Jacob Boon

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• News

  Economy Shoe Shop joins legal action against the Nova Centre

  Victor Syperek would also like some compensation from the city, thank you very much.

  By Jacob Boon

  Jul 4, 2016

  
• News

  27 developments that are changing Halifax's cityscape

  Do you like condos, HRM? Here, have thousands of them.

  By Ashley Corbett and Jacob Boon

  Jul 6, 2016

  
• Shoptalk

  SHOP THIS: Hand Drawn Halifax Colouring Book

  Paint the town whatever colour you want with Emma FitzGerald’s new colouring book.

  By Allison Saunders

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Shoptalk

  SHOP THIS: Hand Drawn Halifax Colouring Book

  Paint the town whatever colour you want with Emma FitzGerald’s new colouring book.

  By Allison Saunders

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Shoptalk

  Hands-On Halifax is building on a dream

  Halifax's community woodworking workshop makes room for hobbyist carpenters of all kinds

  By Allison Saunders

  Jul 4, 2016

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, June 30, 2016

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Opinion

  Brexit and England's ugly history of colonialism

  A letter to the Queen, on Canada Day.

  By John R. Sylliboy

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Opinion

  Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for HRM

  An open letter to Regional Council and city staff.

  By Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt

  Jul 4, 2016

  
• Environment

  SCIENCE MATTERS: Dark earth could herald a bright future for agriculture and climate

  By David Suzuki

  Jul 6, 2016

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  The BIPOCalypse is coming

  Creating an inclusive space on Canada Day weekend.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Arts & Culture

  Consider your Canada at Pier 21

  The immigration museum’s multicultural approach to July 1 celebrations.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Arts & Culture

  Q&A with Waxahatchee

  Katie Crutchfield on “punk ideology,” and reconnecting with her past.

  By Ashley Corbett

  Jul 6, 2016

  
• Music

  Yukon Blonde ambition

  Halifax has a thing for the BC band that’s playing the biggest gig of Canada Day weekend.

  By Tara Thorne

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Music

  Boi-1da (the Drake producer) and Ben Francis (the boy wonder)

  Dig a heavy night of hip-hop at Views from the 9.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Music

  Top 10 ways to make the most of your Canada Day long weekend

  Loads of live music from country to trap, plus fireworks, all-you-can-eat ribs and more!

  By Morgan Mullin

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Music

  The story behind Gridlock

  The inside scoop on where the festival came from.

  By Ashley Corbett

  Jul 4, 2016

  
• Comics

  Welcome to Hellifax

  By Tim Carpenter and Jordyn F Bochon

  Jun 30, 2016

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Mad about Mateus

  A Mahone Bay day trip is made all the brighter by a stop in at the must-go restaurant.

  By Melissa Buote

  Jun 30, 2016

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Indulge in magical thinking, Aquarius

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jun 30, 2016

  
• Savage Love

  Little white lies

  Is it offensive to lesbians to lie about being one to shut down a man? Plus: Do I violate my marriage’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule?

  By Dan Savage

  Jun 30, 2016