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Remembering America’s first embarrassing loss by Katy Jean August 24, 1814. James Madison, President of the United States of America, is running away from the nation’s capital of Washington. The Battle of Bladensburg had just been won in Maryland by the British led by Major-General Robert Ross.
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New stadium to have parking, flushing toilets by Carlo Cininni “As a City that considers itself one of Canada’s best, it is safe to say we deserve to flush,” read the last slide of Derek Martin’s pitch to council on for a stadium on the Wanderer’s Grounds
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Popular beaches? More like poopular beaches! by Carlo Cininni From Aug 14-17, Haligonians were warned to avoid swimming in the ocean after water tests showed signs of fecal bacteria. A figurative turd was floating in the very big pool that makes up Canada's ocean playground Halifax started
Halifax
This week's paper has a not quite murder mystery from the turn of the century and a recap of last week's two Board of Police Commissioners meetings
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The main story is all about efforts to protect HRM's waterways and on the back (of the physical paper) explains how the CAP makes property taxes more expensive.
Halifax
The history of Shubenacadie Canal is one of geology, but it's also one of hubris with parallels into the modern day.
Halifax
There are a lot of headlines about how dangerous escooters are, but is the danger being exaggerated?
Unfortunately, there will not be an issue of Grand Parade newspaper this week. Our editor has had some unforeseen family issues come up. One of the risks of being a small team is that when one member can’t take care of their part of the work required to keep
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It's been a year since St. Pat's was demolished. What was it like when it was abandoned?
A Halifax City Hall Newspaper
A look back at the timeline from Andy Fillmore's selfie video about the WSX in Jan 2025 to the RCMP's investigation today.
Transit staff have needed 14 years to implement tap pay. by Matt Stickland There are some constants in the universe. The sun rises in the east. What goes up must come down. Halifax Transit botches procurement. “Tap to pay… this is a mess. Unbelievable. It’s embarrassing,” said the exasperated
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
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
