There was an opportunity these past few weeks, amid a timeline of farcical peace prizes, political pandering and American expansionism, for Canada to stand with its allies and hold at least one corrupt billionaire accountable. Britain and Australia were debating banning X, said reports, and Canada was also weighing its options. Instead, Evan Solomon, Canada’s […]
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Nova Scotia’s culture of silence is deadly
This past week, Lisa Banfield, the former spouse of mass shooter Gabriel Wortman, gave a series of public interviews ahead of the release of her book, First Survivor: Life with Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter. In it, she recounts decades of psychological and physical violence. What Banfield describes aligns with what experts call coercive control and […]
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Chef Colin Bebbington’s Tribute: where anticipation met reality
Every city has a restaurant that becomes a talking point within food-obsessed circles. It is the reservation everyone tries to secure, the menu everyone watches evolve, the chef everyone is quietly rooting for. In Halifax for the past year, that restaurant has been Chef Colin Bebbington’s Tribute, located in the Cunard Residences on the Halifax […]
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Your Ultimate Guide To Dine Around Halifax
Ready your appetites Halifax, the much-anticipated month-long dining event is back! Every February, all month long you can find special prix fixe promotions (priced at $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, and $60) at participating Halifax restaurants. Dine Around offers an amazing opportunity to explore new restaurants, and with many chefs preparing exclusive dishes for the […]
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Best of Halifax 2026: Arts + Culture results
They make us laugh, and they make us cry. From filmmakers and theatre companies to visual artists and dancers, Halifax would not be as vibrant a city as it is without its wealth of artists who enhance our local culture through their work. As part of the Best of Halifax 2026 Reader’s Choice Awards, you […]
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“There were tears”: Ubisoft Halifax employee speaks out after post-unionization studio closure
A unionization effort started as a way to avoid mass layoffs has ended with just that. Seventy-one workers at Ubisoft Halifax are without jobs after the international video game corporation shut down the studio days after 61 members of their staff joined CWA Canada Local 30111, the first union within Ubisoft’s North American operations. Their […]
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Best of Halifax 2026: Public Life results
We all know folks in our community who put in the work. Whether it’s donating their time to a worthy cause, standing up for people in need, or just entertaining us through social media, these figures make the city of Halifax what it is. We also must celebrate the incredible locations, artistry and architecture that […]
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Ubisoft closes Halifax game studio shortly after workers unionize, received $11 million in tax credits
A first for workers’ rights in the video game industry quickly turned into a nightmare as a recently unionized studio in Halifax has abruptly shut down. On Dec. 18, around 60 workers at Ubisoft Halifax voted to unionize, making it the first studio under Ubisoft’s international umbrella to do so in North America. This comes […]
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Halifax ReFringed bringing back local theatre hits for a second shot at life
Years ago, the Halifax Fringe Festival would bring back hit local theatre performances for an encore. After a hiatus, it’s finally happening again. From Thursday, Jan. 15 to Sunday, Jan. 18, the festival is putting on ReFringed, bringing back three fan favourite, award-winning plays to the Bus Stop Theatre: Kaitlyn Thompkins’ What Will You Be?, […]
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Inventions seeks artist applicants for renewed rock orchestra concert series
The Inventions Concert Series is coming back after a six-year hiatus, and its looking for emerging talent in Halifax. The Inventions Concert Series is a rock concert powered by a community orchestra, featuring local artists who transform their music into complex arrangements with the help of local composers. Some of these artists will have the […]
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Mandy Wood deserved better. So do the women of Nova Scotia
On Christmas Day, Mandy Wood died. Wood was a beloved radio host based in Truro. She was also a woman failed—systematically and repeatedly—by Nova Scotia’s healthcare system. Mandy died from a rare form of vulvar cancer that went misdiagnosed for more than a year. Mandy waited for two years to see a gynecologist, and by […]
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Mark DeWolf’s favourite food and drink of 2025
If there is a common thread running through my favourite food and drink of 2025, it is intention rather than excess. Like many people, I have felt my discretionary food and drink budget shrink as global pressures continue to push costs upward. That reality has meant eating out less frequently and thinking more deliberately about […]
