T he A.H. Buckley Building, which houses Jennifer’s of Nova Scotia on Spring Garden Road, is one of eight sites that that regional council voted to move forward and set dates for their heritage hearings last week—a significant step towards the buildings potentially having official heritage status. HRM says heritage properties are a way to […]
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Sipekne’katik First Nation takes on Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court with Alton Gas appeal
As Canada grapples with questions of Indigenous sovereignty and the duty to consult from coast to coast, the Sipekne’katik First Nation—Indian Brook—took to Nova Scotia’s highest court this week for the latest step in an ongoing opposition to a natural gas storage facility proposed on their unceded land near the Shubenacadie river. This case is […]
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New Art 2020
Lindsay Dobbin: Where sound meets space Lindsay Dobbin has always expressed themself through art, so picking a start date of their practice causes them to pause. Was it when they launched the music project Broken Deer in the early 2010s? Or was it when they began doing water-drumming performances circa 2015? If we’re being honest, […]
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HRM’s budget committee settles on tax rate and extra spending for 2020/21
Halifax Regional Council’s budget committee settled on a tax rate and some extra spending for the 2020/21 year this week. The way the budget process unfolds in Halifax is set up to increase clarity and create more space for filtering out wants versus needs. The result, if given final approval from council, will be a […]
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Jenn Grant knows it’s Inevitable
Jenn Grant w/Don Brownrigg, Kim Harris Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre 6106 University Avenue Feb 14, 8pm $31.50-$36.50 The singer-songwriter was surrounded by activity at her home: Her husband and consistent collaborator, producer Daniel Ledwell, was taking down holiday decorations; their son, one-year-old Gus, was in her lap. Her attention shifting between Gus and […]
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Defending Indigenous sovereignty from Wet’suwet’en Territory to Mi’kma’ki
Since last week, the RCMP has been executing almost daily raids and arresting Indigenous land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory in BC, enforcing a court order to remove people from the land granted to Coastal GasLink for its pipeline construction. Since the raids began, people in Halifax have been taking action—at MP Andy Fillmore’s office and […]
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In Desmond Cole’s Skin
Book Launch: Desmond Cole in Conversation w/El Jones Feb 13, 7pm Alumni Hall, King’s College 6350 Coburg Road Free Desmond Cole’s activism and journalism have focused national attention on systemic racism and police brutality in Canada. Now, he’s launching a book on the subject. In The Skin We’re In, Cole chronicles one year of anti-Black racism […]
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Cocktail Cupids
With its sultry lighting and amorous ambience, The Middle Spoon Desserterie and Bar has been a prime destination for romantic evenings and mouth-watering desserts since 2011. The only bar of its kind in the province, Middle Spoon’s two locations—one downtown (1563 Barrington Street) and one in Bedford (Sunnyside Mall)—offer a variety of flavour combinations in […]
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Child soldiers Omar Khadr and Ishmeal Beah speak at Dalhousie
It was a dark and stormy night in Halifax, which meant the event hosted by Dalhousie’s Roméo Dallaire Child Soldier Initiative was delayed, as its namesake founder was stuck on the tarmac at Stanfield airport. On Monday, hundreds of Haligonians of all ages gathered at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium for Children’s Rights Upfront: Preventing the […]
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LOCAL By Local Girl explores what “made here” means
LOCAL By Local Girl To Feb 8 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street W hat does “local” mean, anyway? NSCAD student Anita Joh’s artistic persona (and “conceptual brand”) LOCAL by Local Girl is an attempt to dig into that question through a series of pop-ups, installations and social-media engagements. The brand includes everyday functional objects, […]
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If Omar Khadr is a terrorist, then so am I
The bridge of the HMCS Charlottetown was cool and muggy. The ship’s air conditioning was running full blast, but the doors were open, so the sailors on watch could hear if something happened ashore. During the day, the Charlottetown would stay far off the coast of Libya to be out of range of land-based missiles. […]
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There are still 47,000 Nova Scotians waiting for a family doctor
E fforts to shrink Nova Scotia’s doctor waitlist are working, but many Nova Scotians still dont have a family practioner. When Martha Mutale’s family doctor’s practice closed almost 10 years ago, she wasn’t worried. As a student, she had access to on-campus medical and counselling services, and the need for a family doctor never crossed […]