The grandest parade square east of Montreal by Katy Jean The Heart of Halifax. A place to smoke joints before concerts. A place for winded tourists who have just realized half the goddamn city is on a hill, and they’re still not at the top of it. Grand Parade.
A timeline of the mayor’s sketchy spending by Antonia Zwissler HRM’s auditor general, Andrew Atherton, has sent an audit of four transactions from mayor Andy Fillmore’s office to be investigated by the RCMP. The mayor’s office awarded its first dubious bid on May 9, 2025, to
by Antonia Zwissler and Giancarlo Cininni The protesters started gathering at 7 p.m. They wore keffiyehs and wielded signs like “NO PRIDE IN APARTHEID,” and “SELF DETERMINATION FOR A FREE PALESTINE.” It was Sunday, June 14. The Atlantic Jewish Film Festival was getting ready to screen a documentary called
Patios an “important economic tool” says mayor by Gabrielle Drapeau Sunshine, a nice breeze, cold drinks, and infinite instagrammable moments. What’s not to love about patio season? It’s no secret that people like patios, and a motion from mayor Andy Fillmore aims to capitalize on that. During a
It’s the only way to make housing affordable by Matt Stickland You may not realize it, what with the houses, shops, roads, and people, but if you live in Halifax, you don’t actually live in a city. This is not because most of Halifax by geography is rural.
37-year-old man back in court June 23 by Antonia Zwissler Tuesday May 26, on a rare sunny morning, courtroom 3 at the Halifax Provincial Court is like a principal’s office with an open door policy. The principal is a judge with a dyed blonde bob. Starting at
A Halifax beauty queen who won best in show by Katy Jean Beauty is beauty. Dog is dog. But who tells you which is which? Who told you what was beautiful a hundred years ago? A time before screens of various sizes lit our faces at home, swiping left or
Proceedings to prevent siltation remain secret. by Antoni Zwissler w/ files from Jenn Waugh It’s been over four years since the province designated Eisner Cove Wetland a Special Planning Area (SPA). Bill Zebedee lives next to what’s left of the wetland and has not given up the fight
This time, surely, police reform will work by Katy Jean The board of Police Commissioners met last week. The meeting was open to the public and mostly about planned provincial police reforms. Reforms a century in the making. In the winter of 1931, George Edwin Ritchie was elected mayor of
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by Jenna McConnell with files from Antonia Zwissler Just over four months into this year, the sirens of fire trucks have been ringing through the air with alarming frequency. In fact, HRFE has responded to fires more than once a day: 138 times to be exact. Only one of those
No improvements to life-threatening sidewalk by Jenna McConnell and Antonia Zwissler “Nobody drives 60 here,” said Elgin Marko standing in her driveway, 20m away from a Maximum 60 sign. In October last year, she had a close call trying to pull into the driveway. She was in her Mazda
by Jenna McConnell School librarians in the HRM face being abruptly fired as negotiations between council and Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) about the future of the librarians’ funding continue. The HRCE employs between 75 and 100 librarians, or library support specialists, in its schools. They are paid through
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