W hat if, dear Nova Scotians, we’ve been played? Bamboozled. That the whole review-not-an-inquiry announcement was a hot ploy? The government knew that no matter what it said about its plan to investigate the largest mass shooting in Canada’s history, folks would criticize and demand more. Families of murder victims bring an unquenchable moral outrage to […]
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A beginners guide to biking to the beach in Halifax
What if we told you that you can bike from downtown Halifax to the beach? Really. Even if you haven’t biked in years and don’t remember the hand signals. It’ll be a bit sweaty and a bit stressful and you’ll curse at the lack of signage but you can do it—and it’ll be worth it. […]
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Episode three of Budget is Blind streamed live on HRMflix today, here’s what happened
At today’s Halifax Regional Council committee of the whole meeting, councillors and mayor Savage went for round three of batting around the C19-revised budget. Today Brad Anguish, top boss of transportation and public works, was back on the line, answering questions about the difference between a prune (fruit) and pruning (the act of trimming back […]
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You can go outside, but don’t fuck it up
Before the dessert, the vegetables. And not broccoli-with-cheese-sauce or sweet-potato-fries vegetables, either. Premier Stephen McNeil and NS top doc Robert Strang brought the boiled turnips to their webcast C19 briefing on Friday. “I know many people are tired of staying home and that we all just want to see some light at the end of […]
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Canada bans military-style assault rifles 12 days after mass shooting
On May 1, less than two weeks after Canada’s worst mass shooting to date, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a ban on military-style assault weapons. “These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only — to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time,” he told the public during his […]
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The Coast’s first TikTok: Regional council votes to look at looking at changes for pedestrians and cyclists during COVID-19
@tikcoast Our first Tik Tok: here’s what happened at regional council today ##halifax ##hrm ##covid ##cycling ##politics ##newspaper ##news ##novascotia ##fyp ##autotune ♬ original sound – tikcoast There was a nothing-but-pleasantries discussion about pedestrians, cycling and what to do about tiny sidewalks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please enjoy our first ever TikTok to learn what […]
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How to donate to families of the shooting victims
The Red Cross and the Province of Nova Scotia have created the Stronger Together Fund to provide support to the individuals, families and communities affected by the tragedy of April 18 and 19. Donations can be made online, or by calling 1-800-418-1111 and specifying it is for the Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund. Donations are […]
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Why didn’t Nova Scotia’s RCMP use the emergency alert system?
During last weekend’s tragic shootings, RCMP kept the public updated online via social media. The police didn’t take advantage of the province’s Emergency Alert System, which has previously been used for everything from missing people to COVID-19. “Public Health ordered us to put the COVID one out, we were happy to support them,” said Nova […]
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The Halifax Common: the grass is lava
The park closure saga is becoming Halifax’s smoking ban 2.0. For the most part, Nova Scotians have embraced the provincial orders that shut down parks and trails in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 via public interaction. “Stay the blazes home,” we scream with delight into the ether. But HRM and the province’s […]
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Halifax Regional Council approves pedway over Summer Street for QEII redevelopment project
Halifax Regional Council met today for its second virtual meeting since COVID-19, and if this story was being written in the “before times,” it’d be dabbled with budget deliberation, likely someone’s meandering thoughts on the morality of supporting developers over renters and certainly, someone standing to say “I don’t have a question, but I […]
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There are still lots of ways to support small business in Halifax right now
In such a close-knit community like Halifax, where cafes, restaurants, local shops, and evenings at local watering holes fill our downtime, it’s tough to imagine a vision of the neighbourhood where we’re all confined to our homes. What are we without casual banter, brunch lineups and the ability to pet dogs in the Common? […]
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Parks, beaches and trails are still definitely closed
T he province closed all parks and beaches to slow the spread of COVID-19 by taking away opportunities for people to get dangerously close to one another. This means that all parks and beaches and most trails are closed. You need to stay fit, but in the oft-repeated words of Nova Scotia’s straight-talking chief medical […]