It was just last Tuesday, February 23, that Iain Rankin was sworn in as premier, and he gave his debut public COVID-19 briefing the next day, taking former premier Stephen McNeil’s place beside chief medical officer of health Robert Strang. Nova Scotia’s new pandemic power duo didn’t announce any major changes at that first briefing, […]
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Nova Scotia’s vaccine rollout continues to have technical difficulties
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 plan is a hot topic of conversation. Who will get it, where, when and how? So it’s not surprising that when the vaccine registration website went live earlier this week for people 80+, a lot of people wanted to test it out. But somehow the province was surprised. On day one, the […]
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Your horoscope for the week March 4-10
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO: Darryl Wright, Matt Brand, Kasia Morrison, Kate Bogle, Dan Murrans, Sue Downey Lim, Brittany Carragher , Carolina Andrade, Colin Morrison, Jeff Supple and Haley Boulter. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your horoscope aquarius aries […]
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The Dish: Korean fried chicken at Backoos
Between winter weather and the pandemic, the world can feel pretty small right now. That’s why we started The Dish, a weekly look at a single menu item from a Halifax restaurant. Whether it inspires you to dine in or take out, we hope to expand your eating horizons. Chicken Combo from Backoos Korean Food, […]
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UPDATED: Why the Halifax lockdown got lifted early
Update March 4: Today the province did indeed lift the lockdown, a full three weeks early, making the following article more pertinent even as it becomes out of date. Get the deets on what happened in our story about the restrictions ending. Update March 8: The original headline on this story was “Why the Halifax […]
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First look at Fiends Collective’s new digs
After just over a year on Agricola Street, spiritual store Fiends Collective has moved to Dartmouth, opening today, March 3, in its new location at 104 Portland Street. Check out the slideshow below for a look inside. Co-owners Forest Greenwell and Amanda Baiocco say the new space is three times larger than the old, and […]
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The five most expensive capital items budgeted for 2021/22
Halifax Regional Municipality is budgeting $175 million in capital funding for the 2021/22 fiscal year. This money is different from the operating budget, which pays for the city’s ongoing operations like staff salaries and snow plowing. Capital money is a one-time or once-in-a-while expense for the big building stuff. New roads, building maintenance, upgrades to […]
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Coburg Road home approved for heritage status
Halifax’s supply of heritage protected houses is one home bigger. The house, at 6215 Coburg Road, across the street from Dalhousie University’s Howe Hall residence, received Registered Heritage Status from Halifax Regional Council last Tuesday. The status puts guidelines on what can be changed about the property, and also incentivizes restoration with HRM’s renovation matching […]
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Preparing Students for the Careers of Tomorrow
We’re coming to an incredible moment in history for studying computer science, explains Dalhousie Computer Science Dean Andrew Rau-Chaplin. “Coming out of this pandemic, you realize the extent to which our future is going to be digital and the many social and economic opportunities that will come from this,” he says. Looking at the broad […]
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New premier, new cases, new restrictions for Halifax
After two days of higher-than-usual COVID-19 case numbers in the province–eight yesterday and 10 today, with 89 percent of the cases occurring in the HRM-including Central health zone–Halifax is getting some new restrictions. The announcement came this afternoon at the regular C19 briefing from Nova Scotia top doc Robert Strang and new premier Iain Rankin. […]
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Accessible taxis should be a bit more accessible by fall
Halifax Regional Council is finally doing something concrete about the dismal situation for folks who use mobility devices and want a little spontaneity in their lives. This week it voted to include the procurement of an on-demand accessible transportation service in this year’s upcoming budget. The plan is to subsidize a fleet of accessible taxis […]
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First look at Black Sheep’s new home
After six months of renovations, the cozy brunch and classy cocktail destination Black Sheep Restaurant is set to open this Friday, February 26, in its new Brewery Market location (1496 Lower Water Street). When COVID’s second wave forced a November restaurant shutdown, Black Sheep co-owners John House and David Woodley decided not to re-open the […]