Recent articles

1. Councillor quits Peggy’s Cove Commission over ‘unfair and unreasonable position of conflict’ 26 May 2023 18:48:49
2. Dartmouth shelter to close next week, leaving residents scrambling to find housing 26 May 2023 13:57:07
3. While Demario Chambers waited over three years for justice, the cop who beat him up was paid more than $300,000 for doing no work at all 26 May 2023 13:28:02
4. Halifax EPA pens letter to premier asking him to intervene in school support workers strike 26 May 2023 12:01:24
5. Developer wants to convert unfinished Dartmouth hotel to apartment building 25 May 2023 17:48:58
6. Women talking: We don’t need to change our voices to be heard 25 May 2023 13:35:32
7. ‘This is a PR stunt’: After destroying a wetland next to the Arlington dump, Dexter Construction donates $15,000 to Ducks Unlimited 25 May 2023 12:04:17
8. Halifax constable referred to restorative justice for 2020 assault on Black teen 25 May 2023 10:42:41
9. Former student sues over historical sexual assault by now-deceased Yarmouth teacher 24 May 2023 14:14:25
10. Make Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes a true wilderness park, not a degraded collection of leftover parcels cobbled together as a fake wilderness 24 May 2023 13:03:33
11. ‘He matters. They matter’: Parents say EPAs deserve raise, children have right to be in school 24 May 2023 10:38:55
12. Parks Canada spends $2.1 million on Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes park planning 23 May 2023 19:52:03
13. Nova Scotia is now treating COVID as just another respiratory disease. Here’s what the data say 23 May 2023 19:50:55
14. Nova Scotia lifts health protection order and COVID vaccine requirements 23 May 2023 13:59:15
15. Bridgewater’s Treehouse cohousing project nears completion, the first in Atlantic Canada 23 May 2023 11:03:00
16. What accounts for the increase in excess deaths? It’s not your favourite COVID conspiracy — it’s worse than that 19 May 2023 14:04:54
17. Nova Scotia Federation of Labour calls on province to pass anti-scab legisation 19 May 2023 10:09:52
18. Halifax councillor wants to try closing some streets to cars for school drop-off and pick-up 18 May 2023 20:18:07
19. Pride groups call for solidarity in face of increased anti-drag rhetoric in ‘moving backwards’ Nova Scotia 18 May 2023 19:21:23
20. ‘I just dedicate my life to kids’: Walking the picket line, Allana Loh speaks of her work as an EPA 18 May 2023 16:26:02
21. Samplers stitch together a hidden history of lives of Black girls at African School of Halifax 18 May 2023 13:42:14
22. DFO offered tidal developer one-year lease for Minas Basin site 18 May 2023 11:35:20
23. Six new long-term care homes scheduled to open in Halifax area in 2025 17 May 2023 19:47:13
24. Halifax Public Libraries’ Keshen Goodman renovation goes further over budget 17 May 2023 17:06:03
25. Health Canada issues warning about abortion, morning-after pills sold on ‘Dr. Pooja’ websites 17 May 2023 16:12:11
26. Maritime Launch is great for the economy says study paid for by Maritime Launch 17 May 2023 13:31:49
27. Gibson’s to Selby’s: Halifax community council approves Chebucto Road café development 17 May 2023 09:51:26
28. Board concludes race ‘was not a factor’ in Kayla Borden’s arrest by Halifax Regional Police 17 May 2023 09:39:14
29. Union news: school support workers on Day 5 of strike; QEII hospital cleaners won’t get bonuses 16 May 2023 20:37:14
30. Post-tropical storm Fiona decimated Nova Scotia’s woodlots. These ecological foresters tell us what cleanup should look like. 16 May 2023 18:45:29
31. Don’t be a George Costanza: Why you should pay for parking 16 May 2023 12:52:25
32. The April COVID summary is released, and the March death count has been revised upwards, more than doubling it, from 13 to 28 16 May 2023 12:05:16
33. CCPA report: ‘Child care deserts’ leave Nova Scotia parents struggling to find licensed spaces 16 May 2023 10:36:50
34. Dr. Emily McEwan: Working to preserve Gaelic language, culture in Alba Nuadh and beyond 15 May 2023 19:07:46
35. Passport porn: assessing the erotic potential of U.S. and Canadian passports 15 May 2023 14:13:56
36. The RCMP’s offensive PR offensive continues 14 May 2023 11:54:20
37. ‘The market’ won’t solve the housing crisis; governments need to build housing directly 12 May 2023 14:05:27
38. ‘We need affordable, permanent housing’: Advocates talk about housing crisis at forum in Dartmouth 12 May 2023 13:33:12
39. Halifax Transit union signs new four-year contract with 3% annual wage increases 11 May 2023 20:27:14
40. Alberta man sues Mormons over alleged historical sexual assault by Bridgewater priest 11 May 2023 19:08:44
41. Lovin’ the one you’re with: Getting up close with a snuggle event in Halifax 11 May 2023 12:54:10
42. Crown drops environmental charge against Dexter Construction related to Arlington Heights dump 11 May 2023 11:43:55
43. Draft bylaw in hand, Halifax council requests another report on noisy muffler enforcement 10 May 2023 15:18:15
44. Dismantle the RCMP 10 May 2023 14:26:27
45. ‘Never surrender’: Gifts of a decades-long friendship, new hope, and living in the present 10 May 2023 11:06:04
46. Halifax developer attempts to back out of affordable housing agreement, council says no 9 May 2023 19:57:02
47. Halifax police board chair, CAO toured RCMP training depot in Regina 9 May 2023 16:28:52
48. Moving from disability rights to disability justice 9 May 2023 14:08:17
49. Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings 9 May 2023 11:07:43
50. Halifax rec staff propose $30-million reno for Sackville Sports Stadium 8 May 2023 14:29:52