The biggest week in Nova Scotia’s music scene is fast approaching. From Nov 12-15, artists from across the province will gather in Truro for Nova Scotia Music Week 2026. Whether it’s to perform, connect with fellow musicians or to potentially become a Music Nova Scotia award winner, singers and songwriters of all kinds will be […]
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Sketching the meaning of home: The artist behind Royale’s Halifax box art
For Wynand van Niekerk, home was not always a place he could easily point to. Born and raised in South Africa, van Niekerk eventually moved to Toronto after an opportunity with a Canadian company brought him to the country. Years later, another opportunity brought him east to Halifax. There, surrounded by the coastline, historic streets, […]
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Arcane The Eternal: New trading card game is taking Nova Scotia by storm
If you have ever played a trading card game for any period of time, you’ll already have a sense of how predatory the industry can be. In a world where people purchase packs of Pokemon cards en masse in an attempt to find rare cards they can sell to collectors for exorbitantly high prices, those […]
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Meet the people behind Nova Scotia’s spirits at Scotian Distillery Festival
A great spirit can tell you a lot about where it comes from. In Nova Scotia, that might mean local ingredients in the bottle, but it also means the choices of the person who made it: what to distill, how to shape it, and when it’s ready to share. On Oct 10, The Scotian Distillery […]
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The Magnetic World Music Festival is being sued
The Magnetic World Music Festival just capped off its fourth event in Halifax, but its founders may be stuck in the proverbial mosh pit thanks to a New York-based lawsuit. Legal records from the New York County Supreme Court reveal that Magnetic World Music Festival Inc., the company behind Halifax’s biggest hip-hop music event, is […]
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Nova Scotia fashion takes centre stage in 2026 Cashmere Collection
For years, Cashmere bathroom tissue has been a household staple. But once a year, the everyday material is transformed into something far less ordinary: high fashion. The Cashmere Collection brings designers from across Canada together to create couture-inspired pieces using Cashmere bathroom tissue, turning an unconventional material into wearable art while raising awareness and funds […]
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We asked, you answered
As we discussed in the newsletter last week, there has been a lot of chatter online about Gen Z bringing their Starby’s iced latte into job interviews. They are being dragged for this behaviour all over reddit and TikTok, with some saying it’s totally unprofessional and some defending their right to bring the cold caffeination […]
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The fashion of Magnetic World Music Festival
The music wasn’t the only thing setting the tone at the Magnetic World Music Festival. At the Garrison Grounds on Sept. 25 and 26, festival-goers arrived dressed for the artists they had come to see, turning the festival grounds into a riot of colours, silhouettes and styles that reflected the event’s global lineup. Some fans […]
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Tell the mayor about your top priorities for Halifax’s 2027/28 budget
Want to tell the mayor what you think? Mayor Andy Fillmore is holding several public engagement sessions across the municipality, giving residents a chance to share their thoughts, opinions and criticisms leading up to the 2027/28 budget season. In a press release on Monday, Sept 28, the mayor’s office announced they would be holding nine […]
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Tim Houston is OK with data centres in Nova Scotia
Premier Tim Houston says he is pro data centres in the province, just as one of its most contentious business partners voices an interest in building one. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Houston posits now is the time to invest in data centres. Lucky for him, EverWind Fuels are interested in building one, telling […]
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Why unionizing in Nova Scotia is so difficult
Unionization can be a tedious process—especially so in Nova Scotia. Often times, it requires signing membership cards more than once and constant delays in the certification and arbitration process. That’s if you can get enough people on board in the first place—some employers have tools to convince workers into shying away from unionization, sometimes at […]
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Global roots, Halifax sound: Million Vibes brings The Million Experience to The Marquee
For years, Halifax’s music scene has given artists a place to start. On Oct 3, a group of artists who found their way to Nova Scotia from different parts of the province and the world will perform on one of the city’s best-known stages, showcasing what can happen when those beginnings grow into something bigger. […]
