1 The Ecology Action Centre is on the march after losing 100 percent of their funding for walk-to-school programs. The $105,000 cut was part of April’s budget, and further talks with Health and Wellness minister Leo Glavine have apparently done nothing to change the decision. The now-defunct program works with over 2,000 students in 24 […]
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The Stanley Cup’s top defenseman
[Image-1] It’s not the worst job. Mike Bolt gets to travel the world with the most historic trophy in hockey as a keeper of the Stanley Cup. On his way to Halifax for Hockey Day in Canada, Bolt took some time to speak with The Coast about lugging around such legendary cargo. Have you been […]
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The party’s over for CBC’s inadvertent incubator
We know that CBC is shrinking. For decades we’ve heard of seemingly endless cuts to the federal funding that keeps our public radio and television services alive. In Halifax, the fact will be hard to deny when the iconic, Art Deco CBC Radio building at Sackville and South Park Streets succumbs to the wrecking ball […]
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Ghomeshi’s history of violence
[Image-1] Eight women, including local actor Lucy DeCoutere, have now come forward in the media with allegations of physical violence by Jian Ghomeshi. How many more stories are still out there, remain to be seen. Last night, the Toronto Star updated their investigation into the ex-CBC radio star and his alleged history of sexual violence. […]
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There are already Ottawa shooting conspiracy theories
[Image-1] Proving again the Internet was a mistake, several actual people, who all probably have jobs and things to do, have taken to the web arguing last week’s shooting on Parliament Hill was a government conspiracy. The theories stem from this repurposed video of live CBC footage. For some, a heavy RCMP presence captured by […]
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Journalism still awful
[Image-1] The horror movie that is the current journalism landscape continues to eviscerate any college coeds dumb enough to enter its dilapidated farmhouse of an industry. Just yesterday, CBC president Hubert Lacroix met with union leaders to detail the expansion of corporate cuts first announced back in the summer. The national broadcaster will lose an […]
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Best Radio Station For Local Music
Gold Winner CKDU Silver Winner Live 105 Bronze Winner CBC CKDU 881.FM, Halifax’s only community and campus station, is hopelessly devoted to you, broadcasting independent music and marginalized voices 24/7, powered by love and volunteers. “We would like to thank all our amazing volunteers and personalities that keep this station fresh and interesting day to […]
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South Park YMCA set to close in May
We all knew this was coming, but for some reason it still feels shocking—the South Park facility of the YMCA will be closing its doors permanently as of May 30. The aging 1564 South Park Street has been home to the Y for 60 years, growing an engaged community of regulars (disclosure, myself included) along […]
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CBC wrong about Nova Scotia having “highest taxes in Canada”
CBC reporter Paul Withers CBC anchor Tom Murphy peered sternly into the camera during the six o’clock TV news on Tuesday to deliver the day’s top story: “Confirmation tonight of what many Nova Scotians have long suspected,” Murphy said with a knowing shake of his head. “We pay more in taxes than anywhere else in […]
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CBC board approves Halifax plans
The CBC corporate board approved Tuesday a major reworking of its Halifax operation, the expansion of the TV building on Bell Road and the sale of the radio building on Sackville Street. As The Coast reported in May, the CBC and YMCA have been discussing a joint development of their adjacent properties, which would see […]
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CBC’s Short Film Faceoff, round two on Saturday
Saturday night, from 8-9pm, is the second episode of Short Film Faceoff, where nine short films compete for a production deal towards their next film. This week is Jay Dahl’s True Bromance; Joel MacKenzie’s Super Science and Mark Purdy’s Off Season. Luckas Cardona took last week’s contest for Daddy’s Little Girl. There’s one more episode […]
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Hall of fame: The Kids return to TV
From their early days on Toronto stages and then nationally, via a CBC show running from 1988-94, Kids in the Hall innovated and helped build Canadian comic tradition. The quintet returns to TV this Tuesday with a miniseries, Death Comes to Town, a murder-mystery send-up set in a small Ontario town. For the occasion, three […]