1 William Michael Sandeson has been charged in with 1st-degree murder in the death of his fellow Dalhousie student Taylor Samson. Court documents from police claim Samson had been selling marijuana for extra cash, and was supposed to meet a new customer with a large order when he disappeared on Saturday. Samson’s friend, the same […]
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Wednesday’s 10 things you need to know
1 “I’m willing to let go of what I have so I can grow something that I don’t quite have yet.” That’s what Fred Connors told us yesterday upon announcing that after 11 years on Agricola and North Streets, FRED. would be moving out of its current salon-cafe location at the end of September. Don’t […]
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9 things you need to know Tuesday
1 Because nothing is real unless there’s a parody Twitter account for it, someone with too much time has created “MoronsOf PeggysCove.” The account presumably is to increase public safety awareness (provided tourists are checking local tweets) by shaming people through snide jabs about Darwinism. For more on Ricky Gervais’ comedy, click here. 2 Nova […]
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Wednesday’s 10 you-gotta-read-this-nows
1 Fourteen abandoned beagles are in need of new homes, reports Metro’s Rebecca Dingwell straight from the news page to my heart. The babies were taken from an East Hants property by the Nova Scotia SPCA Cruelty Investigations team, who say the dogs had been “left by themselves” for a couple of days with no […]
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Tuesday’s 6 things you need to know
1 Today city council votes on the proposed pilot project for Halifax’s first mobile food market, which was green-lighted for a staff feasibility report back in June. Yes, a market on wheels, aimed at making fresh, healthy food accessible to the city’s driest food deserts. Those wheels would belong to a Halifax Transit bus—which the […]
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Thursday has 9 things it needs to talk with you about
[Image-1] 1 Slide The City has officially cancelled any plans of coming to Halifax. The giant water slide people say in a statement they haven’t been able to find an alternate location after not clearing Citadel Hill (which they originally announced for their summertime bacchanal). “The good news is that all the crunches, plucking and […]
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Monday’s 8 things you need to know
1 Rain. It has one thing going for it—the whole providing-life-giving-water deal—but otherwise needs some serious help in the image department. From the way it blocks the sun, to how uncomfortable it is to encounter, rain sucks. And it’s not making any friends by ruining Argyle Street’s nice new paint job. The city’s pilot project […]
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10 things you mustard know Thursday
1 While every summer day is an excuse to break out the barbecue, today is actually National Hot Dog Day, dog. Seeking for advice on making the best wurst, we got grilling with the north end’s latest street food source, T-Dogs. “My dad said something years ago to us,” T-Dogs’ Tony Rinaldo says. “‘A recipe […]
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Tuesday’s 8 things you need to know
1 The long-delayed Hollis Street bike lane is finally a go, with tenders awarded and construction to be completed by end of summer. Metro’s Stephanie Taylor writes that lowest-bidder Dexter Construction won the contract, despite going $55,000 over budget in their estimate. The original budget was an “estimated cost” only, says HRM spokesperson Brendan Elliott. […]
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Monday’s 9 things you need to know
1 Don’t rain on our parade, weather. The weekend’s damp conditions cancelled Halifax Pride’s show-stopping Dykes vs. Divas softball game. It also caused the cancellation of the first ever heritage Gathering on Gottingen Street—a sponsor-free event designed to connect Pride a bit more with the community and its roots. Both events have been cancelled outright […]
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Tuesday’s 7 things you need to know
1The lawyer representing disgraced Dalhousie dental student Ryan Millet claims the university advised Millet to lie about being suspended when filling out licensing applications. That’s just one of the charges in a lengthy letter to Dal president Richard Florizone that lawyer Bruce T. MacIntosh sent to media yesterday afternoon. According to the release, Millet is […]
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Friday’s 9 things you need to know
1 Things got rowdy last night at a public meeting for a Lake Echo waste site. As previously noted, Lawrence Bellefontaine’s Kiann Management wants a waste processing facility on an empty Lake Echo lot so badly that the company’s already started dumping materials before any plans have been approved by the city. Neighbouring residents aren’t […]