A Halifax restaurant is pleading with customers upset by the province’s proof of vaccine and mask mandates not to direct frustration at service staff, following a Sunday incident with a group of aggressive patrons. “(Our staff) need to work, they need to pay their bills and their rent. And people are being nasty,” says Christine […]
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First look at Biscuit General Store after its move to Gottingen Street
Biscuit has been a fixture of Argyle Street since 1996. The curated shop was ahead of its time in bringing “local love” to Halifax, whether it was through fashion, accessories or a range of giftables that everyone wants to receive. Over the years, Biscuit General Store—named for owner Wendy Friedman’s upbringing in the American South, […]
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NS will require school and health care staff to be fully vaccinated
Vaccines will be mandatory for health care, long-term care, public school and child care staff in Nova Scotia beginning November 30, the province announced Wednesday, along with modifications to Phase 5 of reopening, which is due to start Monday. The province’s new vaccine mandate will require that all workers be fully vaccinated within the Nova […]
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Why Dalhousie’s HoCOVID party is the perfect thing to be mad about
On Saturday night, a few residential city blocks between Coburg and Jubilee Roads were unlike any other. Busier than Pizza Corner after the bars close, bodies packed tighter than Christmas at the Forum in pre-COVID times. But rather than waiting for poutine or shopping for gifts, these people were Dalhousie (and probably King’s and SMU […]
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1,000+ young protesters demand climate action marching in downtown Halifax
Groups of young protesters gathered at Victoria Park around noon today, September 24, for this year’s School Strike for Climate, a movement that started in 2019, with large protests around the world demanding action against climate change. Halifax had its own climate strike in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop protesters from a physically […]
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“Unbelievable” value of physician assistants not harnessed in Nova Scotia
Peter Thibeault, who’s been a physician assistant for more than 30 years, travels for weeks at a time to provide medical care at the remote Kirkland Lake Gold Mine, south of James Bay in northern Ontario. Thibeault lives in West St. Andrew’s, just outside of Stewiacke, and he would rather be working locally to provide […]
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Full election results for Halifax and Nova Scotia as Conservatives gain Liberal ground
By some standards, Justin Trudeau’s decision to call an early election during the pandemic’s fourth wave was a success. Trudeau is still prime minister, and his Liberal Party gained a seat in parliament according to preliminary results the day after voting day. But the Liberals still don’t have a majority—the prize Trudeau clearly sought with […]
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Election day in Halifax comes with delays, long lines and votes cast well after 8:30pm
It has been 36 days since prime minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, which proved successful as he held on to power late Monday night forming a minority government. The Liberal party’s seat tally is not much different than it was before the House of Commons dissolved. Elections Canada warned that COVID cleaning and […]
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What fighting COVID can teach the world about confronting the climate crisis
In the 18 months since the pandemic began, vaccines were developed and approved for global use, drastic public health measures were implemented and largely followed, and new models for stay-at-home working and learning were developed overnight. Given the global cooperation and concentrated effort that’s been used to combat COVID-19, some doctors and scientists are looking […]
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Nova Scotia delays Phase 5 reopening to October 4 as the fourth wave brings a COVID surge
With 66 new cases announced Tuesday, and 139 new cases since Friday, the province is delaying the start of Phase 5 reopening until at least October 4. The province currently has 173 active cases and four COVID-19 patients in hospital. Chief medical officer of health Robert Strang and minister of health and wellness Michelle Thompson […]
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Feel magic and wonder with Johnston Foster’s Olde Growth
Johnston Foster’s latest sculpture show at the Chester Art Centre began from a sort of mystical destiny. The American-born artist moved to Nova Scotia roughly nine years ago, but he had been laying low in the local arts scene up until around two years ago. Back then, Beverly McInnes—a board member at the Chester […]