NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 18 new cases and renewed calls for testing Saturday, June 5, 2021 Reopening status Phase 1 New cases 18 New recoveries 45 New deaths 0 […]
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On Pride, the library and Irreversible Damage done
There are over one million books in the Halifax Public Libraries holdings, but this week it seems like the city only cares about one: Irreversible Damage, written by journalist and notorious trans-exclusionary radical feminist Abigail Shrier. “I did go and put it on hold the other day, because if they’re gonna keep it I’m gonna […]
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All hands on decks
We’re all stoked to celebrate the start of Nova Scotia’s reopening plan today by grabbing a few drinks on a patio. But for the bars and restaurants that make patio season happen, being able to handle customers means getting a lot of work done in a short time—after more than a month of lockdown, it […]
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6 event picks including the must-see plays at STAGES Theatre Festival
It’s the first weekend of the lightened lockdown restrictions, and the possibilities are endless—if not a touch overwhelming. What’s the way to make the most of it? This tipsheet of the top cultural happenings around town is sure to help. Carbon Arc screens Wojnarowicz While Halifax’s last indie cinema remains closed due to COVID-19, you […]
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Reconciliation means looking into Shubenacadie residential school, too
From 1930 to 1967, Shubenacadie Residential School was the only one of its kind to exist in Atlantic Canada. Over the course of 37 years, more than 1,000 children are estimated to have been taken to the school—10 percent of the Mi’kmaw children in the province. While it was dubbed an “educational institution” by the […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, May 31
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Halifax and Sydney schools are reopening, too Monday, May 31, 2021 New cases 17 New recoveries 74 New deaths 0 Active cases 448 Days in […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 30
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Map of cases in community health networks This infographic was created by The Coast using daily case data from Nova Scotia’s official COVID-19 dashboard. Our […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Saturday, May 29
New and active cases in the third wave visualized By popular demand, here’s our interactive graph charting daily new cases alongside that day’s active caseload. The dark line tracks the rise and fall of new infections reported by the province, which hit a Nova Scotian pandemic record high of 227 cases in a single day […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, May 28
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Reopening is great, but don’t forget the daily case report Friday, May 28, 2021 New cases 40 New recoveries 92 New deaths 1 Active cases […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 23
Inside today’s numbers Sunday, May 23, 2021 New cases 74 New recoveries 103 New deaths 2 Active cases 943 Days in a row with cases 55 Total cases in Nova Scotia during pandemic 5,286 Total COVID deaths 79 Halifax’s lockdown 31 days Nova Scotia’s lockdown 26 days Sunday is the 31st day of the Halifax […]
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Bike Again gets to stay put
Halifax’s feel-good bike collective will get to stay in its Charles Street home for a while longer. The Coast reported in March about the potential sale of the property where the volunteer-run collective rents its bike repair garages. At that time, Raoul Tanyan, the volunteer coordinator with Bike Again, told The Coast: “as a collective, […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 19
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 5,000 cases?! Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New cases 83 New recoveries 164 New deaths 2 Active cases 1,262 Days in a row with cases 51 […]