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Major yawns today as Halifax lives up to its reputation as the city that sleeps. The only vaguely unusual mention of our town on the world’s wonderful web comes from a site based in Washington, DC, that appears to specialize in telecommunications news. According to TeleGeography.com, some Canadian phone companies are trying to…actually, I’ve got […]

Some time this morning, national Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion is supposed to announce that the Liberals won’t be running a candidate in Central Nova if/when the next election is called. This should make things easier for Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who chose a high-profile battle by running in Central Nova against Conservative cabinet […]

Today we’re going on strike, to protest any attention that Stockwell Day’s stupid stowaway search receives, whether local, national or international. The guy is not a spy, who had to come to Halifax under “news blackout” to surprise a couple hundred hungry stowaways. He is a glory grubbing loser who tried to find a spotlight […]

I’ve held off on writing about Friday Night Lights because I haven’t been able to articulate how it makes me feel. Now that NBC has done the right thing by taking a chance and locking down the low-rated but awesome 30 Rock for a second season, I’m adding my voice to the rising chorus of […]

Sorry, Burning Ears fan(s), but I got swamped by other Coast work today and can’t keep up with the rest of the world. Tune in tomorrow for more links than you can shake a mouse at. And please don’t say too much nasty shit about me.

Remember the human rights case from last summer about Ahmed Assal and the satellite dish? Assal is the Muslim man in Clayton Park who claims that practising his religion depends on a dish that receives Arabic programming, and thus the “no dish” rule that that covers his condominium complex hampers his religious freedom. Well, a […]

I am a big fan of this former Globe columnist. She writes for the CBC website now, and this week’s column about real-world and online communities is really powerful; in particular, this paragraph about open blog/newspaper/comment writing struck me: “The result of all this is not, I think, democracy. Why should everyone have a voice? […]

Appanetly Atlantic Journalism Award nominations aren’t enough for this guy. Coast Senior Features Writer Stephen Kimber’s first novel Reparations was also nominated for the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction! Happy to see another of my fave writers Ami McKay also up for a couple. All of the Atlantic Book Award winners will be announced at […]

It’s been a long Easter break for Burning Ears, but I’m back with a basket of clippings. No surprise that big snowstorm got plenty of attention, as did a Haligonian death in Afghanistan. And of course in Maine they’re on about about kicking Moosehead ass. Full links to these stories and lots more below. CANADIAN […]

Our quaint fishing village is at the heart of a couple business stories that are getting international attention (one about phones, the other malls). A local is an expert on a gambling scandal in Ohio. And we’re still using that old Sarah McLachlan connection Full links below. EASTLINK MAKES THE CALLfrom New YorkTwo Nova Scotia […]

Responding to a Globe and Mail news item about an outbreak of mumps in Halifax, a reader with the handle Dr. Mephistopheles says: “The problem is the hygenic conditions and the sheer poverty of people living in Halifax. People there are so poor and public restrooms backward and dirty there is no wonder we are […]

“The Community Art Pilot Project brings together youth and emerging urban artists in the creation of murals (and other creative art works) as a deterrent to graffiti vandalism. It also aims to engage young citizens and communities in raising awareness of the strong connections between graffiti management, community art and civic pride.” The message is […]