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 […]
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Proof of vaccine policy comes with mixed messages
Nova Scotians are getting mixed messages about the proof of vaccine policy set to come into effect October 4, as new premier Tim Houston says the province needs time to finalize a number of details for its immunization record plan. “We must maintain the cautious approach that has kept Nova Scotia safe,” Houston said during […]
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City approves massive Robie Street developments
Last night Halifax Regional Council approved two massive development projects: a 23-storey building at Robie Street near Quinpool Road, and two 29-storey and 28-storey buildings at the block of Robie, College and Carlton Streets. The approval went ahead even though community members who appeared at the virtual Halifax and West Community Council meeting unanimously opposed […]
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The Bus Stops here
Things are busy at The Bus Stop Theatre the Monday afternoon before Halifax Fringe Festival begins. A fever pitch of activity—the doorway’s new ramp being tested for accessibility, a chorus of bandsaws roaring inside the lobby, ladders being carried hurriedly—crescendoes as the space prepares a soft reopening for the fest, its first spate of in-performances […]
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A perfect matchmaker
Anyone who’s experienced Halifax’s dating scene can tell you: It’s rough out there. In such a small city, the dating pool is limited. It can feel like every potential match has gone out with a friend of yours, is friends with your ex or comes swaddled in red flags. Luckily for those who are serious […]
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Housing and remorse dominate council’s first meeting since the shelter siege
Halifax Regional Council met today, August 31, for the first time since the shelter siege on August 18, when 24 people were arrested while trying to protect their neighbours living on the old library grounds from violent eviction by police and city staff. One of the first topics of discussion on today’s meeting agenda was […]
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6,000 cases in Nova Scotia, explained in 6 charts
Nova Scotia announced 31 new infections today, which is a below-average number on its own—the 31 are spread over Friday, Saturday and Sunday for about 10 infected per day. But with those cases the province has now reported a total of 6,030 COVID cases during the pandemic. In honour of passing the 6,000-infection milestone, The […]
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Meet peninsula Halifax’s new MLAs Ali Duale, Suzy Hansen and Lisa Lachance
Meet the three first-time MLAs who get to have the word “Halifax” in their job title. Ali Duale is the incoming member of the legislative assembly for Halifax Armdale, Suzy Hansen represents Halifax Needham and Lisa Lachance is the MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island. They officially start their new jobs with a swearing-in ceremony Monday […]
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If you can’t stand the heatwave…don’t even think about this kitchen
Every time Ewan Deveaux gets ready to head into a shift cooking at Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria, he knows he’ll be spending a handful of hours sweltering in the back kitchen. A hot environment is second nature when you’re quickly assembling orders near a couple of blazing pizza ovens, four or five other speedy co-workers and […]
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FIN Atlantic International Film Festival launches 2021 lineup
If this past year-and-a-half has you missing the movies—realizing that maybe the best part of a horror film is the whole audience holding its breath, or that a comedy just hits different when someone in the back row has a gregarious laugh—you’re not alone. But you’ll also find buttered popcorn-tinged solace in the return of […]
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Inside the first family of Nova Scotia’s pandemic
Eighteen months ago, Alexandra and Emma Strang’s father was just your average dad. “He loves dad jokes, and makes terrible crazy ones all the time,” says Emma, 17, who just graduated high school and is teaching at Neptune Theatre for the summer. An avid reader and former rugby player, he is famous in the family […]