Life in Halifax gets better when more of its citizens know what’s going on. Once you’ve watched this video, you’ll be the most-informed-on-city-hall friend in your friend group, and that’s a good thing. For instance, you can tell your friend to think twice before they litter at Shubie Park—because fines and enforcement are getting heftier. […]
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Nova Scotia’s unrequited Atlantic bubble
As of 8am this morning, Wednesday, April 7, Nova Scotia’s borders are open to travellers from all three of the other Atlantic provinces. That’s New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the brand-newest addition, Newfoundland and Labrador. “You will no longer have to self-isolate for those 14 days in Nova Scotia,” said premier Iain Rankin yesterday […]
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Bring home the bacon, literally
Food delivery boxes have thrived during the pandemic. With grocery store trips causing anxiety and home delivery getting more convenient than ever, companies like HelloFresh and GoodFood are doing big business promoting healthy options, vegan options and quick, easy options. When Jason Bourgoin saw the growing delivery market and decided to get into it, his […]
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Must-watch music video: A deer in the spotlight
The resilience you feel lighting a fire in your belly when you hear a Kim Harris song? It’s the singer-songwriter’s signature, and the reason (alongside her classically trained singing voice) that she’s sick of fielding comparisons to Adele. When Harris dropped her long-awaited sophomore album last year, it proved to be packed with the sort […]
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What’s coming to regional council this Tuesday, April 5
Council continues to chug forward in the direction of deciding on its budget, and in the meantime is making some decisions around illegal dumping, sidewalk cafe fees, a Framework for Africville and apparently another policing review. Here’s what’s on the agenda this week. Follow along with me over on The Coast’s Instagram Stories to find […]
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Halifax hosted slavers’ ships. Now it is home to Canada’s first institute of slavery studies.
This September, the research institute Charmaine Nelson wishes she could’ve attended will finally open its doors. The Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery—a new division of NSCAD University—will dig deep into Canada’s overlooked, 200-year legacy of slavery. It’ll be the sort of spot that reminds you history is more complex than what you learned […]
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How Canada got to 1,000,000 cases of COVID-19
It took 435 days for Canada to reach the milestone of 1,000,000 COVID-19 infections, from the earliest known case announced January 25, 2020, in Toronto, through the 11,041 cases announced across the country on April 3, 2021. This animated chart tracks every single case over every one of those days, ranking each province and territory […]
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The Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery is not closing
Consider this a hand stopping the rumour mill’s crank: The Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery is not going anywhere. Despite whispers in the visual art scene that the space was finished with the ending of longtime curator Robin Metcalfe’s 17-year-tenure, a university spokesperson tells The Coast via email that the gallery is alive and well. […]
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Recreating Halifax scenes with “little pieces of Halifax”
Where do your bus transfers end up? Down the spine of a book you’ve been reading since August? In the pocket of that winter coat you hope you don’t need any more this year? Lined up neatly in your wallet? In the crevice between the bus window and the ledge that holds it in place? […]
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First look: Sapori Italian Street Food and market
A new food destination opens today, Friday, April 2, on the Halifax waterfront. You’ll find Sapori Italian Street Food in the north edge of the Queen’s Marque building, 1741 Lower Water Street, not far from the ferry terminal. For the people behind Sapori–which means “flavour” in Italian—this opening day is a long time coming. “We […]
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Anyone over 70 can now register for a vaccine
It’s not an April Fool joke, although for some people it will sound too good to be true. Starting April 1, any Nova Scotians over age 70 are eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments online or over the phone. Before today, only those 75 and older in the general population could get the Pfizer […]
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Nova Scotia’s Affordable Housing Commission is hosting online workshop to talk about the housing crisis
How hard is it to find an affordable place to live in Nova Scotia? Hard enough that the government formed a commission, and that commission can state its mission pretty clearly: “We know that we must do more to increase the supply of new affordable housing, protect existing housing, and ensure that every Nova Scotian […]