On the bright side of another crappy year, the local patriarchy had a bad time. Powerful men who abused that power were called to account, and from the margins came heroes. The Coast’s editorial team has come together for our Year in Review to highlight 25 local stories (in no particular order) that we couldn’t […]
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Coast 25: Ahead by a quarter-century
Media has always been sensitive to technological advances. The printing press changed things. The telegraph changed things. Television changed things. The internet seems to be changing everything. When we started The Coast, in pre-internet June 1993, we were six friends from the University of King’s College—the two of us, plus Andy Lamey, Andy Pedersen, Aran […]
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Know comments
The Coast’s comment section is a place intended for civil debate, constructive discussion and for folks to share their own experiences. But it hasn’t been meeting those goals. The vast majority of comments on our website fall under personal attacks and intense arguments between commenters. Given the potential of comments to be a force for […]
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To the trolls who would silence trans writers
Last Thursday, March 23, we ran an opinion piece both in print and online called “Trans exclusionists target Halifax trans women.” After it was shared on The Coast’s Facebook page, the story caught the attention of TERFs—trans exclusionary radical feminists—around the world. These TERF trolls proved the story’s point by unleashing an ugly torrent of […]
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Making America hate again
Two words that should never be spoken in polite company are now the planet’s nightmare: president Trump. Is that extreme? I hope so. Although like they say, hope for the best, plan not to visit the States for a while. At its greatest, America as a country was an inspiration for the rest of the […]
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Going deeper into The Deep
You might have noticed Facebook posts or Coast ads about The Deep, “Atlantic Canada’s long-form magazine.” And you may have wondered, “Hey, what is that, anyway?” The Deep is a collaboration between The Coast and Matthew Halliday and Chelsea Murray, a couple of journalists (and a journalistic couple) who moved to Halifax from Toronto in […]
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Your stake in the US election
If you’re anything like everyone, you’ve been paying attention to the American presidential election. You may even be thinking about it more than the municipal campaign that is currently peaking in Halifax, where official voting day is, as you almost totally definitely know, this Saturday, October 15. Technically it’s not good to care about another […]
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1,000 issues of The Coast
[Image-1] This week’s print copy of our newspaper is a milestone: the 1,000th issue of The Coast. And whether you are a longtime reader or a newbie, you are part of this accomplishment. So thanks, and congratulations. Feel free to raise your voice in song to welcome The Coast’s millennium. One thousand issues ago, The […]
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From the Editor
Keeping track of all the money the film business brings into the province would be impossible. In 2001, K-19: The Widowmaker was shooting in Halifax, and one of my side gigs was doing occasional reporting for People magazine. When the celebrity rumour mill said Harrison Ford was up to something salacious, I got the call […]
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The Coast responds to Halifax Regional Police’s response
[Image-1] Earlier today The Coast published a thoroughly-researched, investigative article written by Hilary Beaumont looking at the harassment faced by two local women. You can, and should, read the full piece here if you haven’t already. The story outlines how police and health services have mishandled these women’s cases for over two years. About an […]
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More punishment for robbery than for rape
“Minimums are set federally and the minimum sentence for sexual assault against a person 16 years old or younger is only one year,” says Karen Power-Machan. The minimum sentence for causing lifelong trauma to a child, often by a person in a position of trust and known to the victim, is less than armed robbery […]
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Deceptive bus ads hide anti-abortion agenda
A “faith-based” organization with opinions about your pregnancy has taken out ads on Halifax Transit buses, and that’s not sitting well with Allison Sparling. No, the news isn’t on repeat. Yes, this all happened back in January when anti-abortion group Signs4Life took out bus ads, prompting Sparling, South House and others to band together and […]