Regional council kicked off the new year with budget talks this week. Councillors heard from Jane Fraser, HRM’s chief financial officer, about how the dollar bills the municipality has, earns, spends and loans are all connected—and a new tax rate. Fraser explained what allows HRM to make money moves: The operating budget (revenues minus expenses—keeping […]
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Clinic 554 has institution status in Canada’s abortion access history—why the changes it propelled shouldn’t spell its demise.
T he only non-hospital based surgical abortion clinic in the Maritimes is in financial trouble. Unlike other provinces and territories, New Brunswick has a clause in its provincial Medical Services Payment Act (Regulation 84-20, Schedule 2 a. 1) specifically prohibiting public payment for abortion “unless the abortion is performed in a hospital facility.” Ten thousand […]
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“We have failed you,” police chief Dan Kinsella tells Black community
It was an important day for Halifax’s Black community as it heard, for the very first time, the official apology from one of the institutions that has caused it harm and grief for generations. Halifax Regional Police chief Dan Kinsella addressed an audience of about 100 people Friday morning at the Halifax Central Library. […]
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Award-winning journalist Patricia Evangelista on trauma, ethics and the power of journalism.
Reporting the voiceless: Mainstreaming stories from the margins with Patricia Evangelista Friday, November 22, noon-1:30 KTS Lecture Hall, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road Patricia Evangelista provides a platform for the stories and voices that aren’t typically heard in the media. The Manila-based multimedia journalist for the online news publication Rappler, has worked in […]
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Halifax’s accessibility advisory committee’s town hall dominated by talk of inadequate transportation.
A few dozen residents turned up for a Tuesday evening town hall discussion on accessibility in HRM at Cole Harbour Place. The Advisory Committee on Accessibility town hall panel included representatives from Halifax’s winter operations and recreation teams, 311 contact centres and more. Attendees made a point of discussing the state of Halifax’s accessible transit […]
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Matthew MacDougall says dignity saves lives
Sometimes, when you’re talking about addictions recovery, you hear of the need to do a 180 degree turn to change one’s life. In my case, it was a deeply-rooted 360 spin. I was born in Halifax and spent the majority of my childhood and teens there. I graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 2001. […]
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Being energy efficient is essential to curbing climate breakdown
Inefficient systems are everywhere. From crosswalks that switch sides of the street at each intersection, to third-floor apartments with heat so high the windows spend the entire winter wide open—while across the street a renter who pays for heat themselves puts on an extra sweater to save a buck. Providing the same, or better, services […]
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Moving beyond Nova Scotia’s street check ban
Just days after the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission delivered its landmark report on street checks last March, DeRico Symonds took to the streets. Despite the report’s finding that Black people in Halifax were six times more likely to be stopped by police than their representation in the population would suggest, and the Black community’s […]
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Best Nachos
Gold Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub, Bedford Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Lower Deck, Halifax Hall of fame Economy Shoe Shop After 10 years of chilling in the Hall of Fame, the Best Nachos category is back and Bedford favourite Finbar’s has grabbed the corn chip crown. “If nothing else, they’re […]
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Best Pizza Pie
Gold Winner Morris East, Halifax Silver Winner Yeah Yeahs Pizza, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Stone Pizza Hall of fame Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria It’s all about the team for Jennie Dobbs, Morris East owner and now thrice a winner in this category. “This year I have two employees who’ve worked at Morris East for 10 years,” she […]
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There’s a revolution happening in Lebanon
T here is a revolution happening in Lebanon that’s resulted in the resignation of the country’s prime minister. On October 17, what started as a protest of just a few thousand people, quickly grew into millions worldwide—including Halifax— standing in solidarity. The Lebanese are taking to the streets to protest years of corruption, unbridled nepotism and […]
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Making more resources for fathers in Halifax who need them
In 2016, I was a lost father. I had no idea what was to come, it was uncharted territory. I was a male victim of domestic abuse. I quit my job of seven years to try and give my son stability when his mother went back to work after her maternity leave ended. I thought I was doing […]
