Patient One, the first person known to be infected with coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, was identified Nov 17, 2019—two years ago today. The debut instance of COVID contagion was reported by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post, which found that a 55-year-old man in Hubei province was the first person to present with the virus. Scientists […]
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Pilot Picasso reflects on a tough year after Portapique
On Sunday, April 19, 2020, Dimitri Neonakis was at home with his girlfriend, stunned, as news from Portapique slowly made its way to the public. By the end of the day, he was exhausted. The pandemic was still fresh—shutdowns had begun in Nova Scotia just one month prior—and now the province was dealing with the […]
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We’re still calling it femicide
It’s been one year since the mass shooting in Portapique. Across the province, communities and families are taking time to remember the 22 lives that were violently and prematurely taken in an act of misogynist violence. Over the past year we have all struggled to make sense of this violence, the loss of innocent lives […]
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Timeline of the year after Portapique
The shattering events that started a year ago in Portapique had repercussions far beyond the small Nova Scotia community. A lot has happened since then, whether it be related to gun laws, police regulations or the investigation into what, exactly, happened during those two chaotic days. Here’s a summary of the last 12 months of […]
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How to tune in to the Portapique memorial service livestream
It’s been a year since a man who was a known domestic abuser went on a killing rampage that would become the largest in recent Canadian history. To remember the 22 victims, the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society has organized a memorial service, which will be held Sunday, April 18 at 3pm. You can tune […]
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Two Planks and 25 years of passion
It’s show time on a Saturday night at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and the sun is peeking out from behind wispy clouds as people make their way toward the “stage”—a meadow surrounded by forest. The crowd walks through grass, still wet from an afternoon shower, along a path marked by unlit tiki […]
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Thelma & Louise—still settling, 25 summers on
Thelma & Louise was released on May 24, 1991, a modestly budgeted buddy-road movie from the director of Blade Runner and first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri, who wrote the script in longhand. It was a simple story: Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon), headed for a weekend away from their disappointing lives, stop at a […]
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Halifax Seed celebrates 150 years
It takes commitment, time and TLC for a little seed to put down roots and bloom into something spectacular. The veteran Halifax Seed (5680 Kane Street) knows this better than anyone—the north end gardening shop has been growing with Haligonians for 150 years. This weekend the family-run business is celebrating the mega milestone with gardening […]
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A singing send-off for Simon Abbott
In 2011, Simon Abbott left his home in Quebec for what he thought was a three-month visit to Halifax. Only now, five years later, is Abbott saying farewell to Nova Scotia. The 27-year-old director of the Phoenix Community Choir is heading out in August on a bicycle trip from British Columbia to Patagonia, with the […]
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Rogues Roost’s sweet 15
One of the first things Doug Johnson did when he first decided he wanted to get into brewing beer back in 1998 was put an ad in the Globe & Mail. He was looking for the perfect brewmaster. With a stainless steel set up (built by PEI’s own brewery builders DME International) and new recruit […]
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Five alive—Happy anniversary, The Carleton
The corner of Prince and Argyle Streets, now home to the The Carleton Music Bar & Grill (1685 Argyle Street, 422-6335), has always been a prime piece of real estate. Halifax’s first governor Sir Richard Bulkeley, a known entertainer, chose this spot to build his mansion. and the doors were officially opened in 1760 to […]
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Symphony Nova Scotia’s dirty 30
You may not know this, but Symphony Nova Scotia does more than just play rockin’ concerts with folk musicians at the Rebecca Cohn. What?! It’s true—not just Mangan, but Bach! Chopin! Beethoven! If you’re unacquainted with this side of our great city’s Symphony, now’s the time to say hello. Symphony Nova Scotia is celebrating its […]
