The festival was inspired by the European events of Nuit Blanche, meaning “white night” or “sleepless night”. The annual ...

caption Steve St. Amant stands in the military section of the Fairview Cemetery in Halifax. When Steve St. Amant’s father passed away, the Last Post Fund made sure he got a proper military burial. Now ...

caption Glass high-rises, like this building at Halifax's Nova Centre, are a danger for birds if not designed with protective measures. Last year, for the first time, Lewis, the conservation programs ...

When the Halifax Explosion tore across the Narrows in 1917, it completed the destruction of a Mi’kmaq community often called Turtle Grove. That destruction had begun with the hostility and overt ...

The Northern Pulp mill in Boat Harbour is scheduled to shut down at the end of the month amid concerns about pollution and environmental racism after decades of effluent treatment. But before 1960, ...

The first woman in Canada to become dean of a medical school was awarded Nova Scotia’s highest honour on Tuesday. Dr. Noni MacDonald was inducted into the Order of Nova Scotia after an illustrious ...

NDP candidate Rod Wilson has won the Halifax-Armdale riding, securing the district for the NDP for the first time since the Liberals took it over in 2013. Wilson beat incumbent Liberal candidate Ali ...

caption Cars sporting decorations including black tassels, as seen here, decals and vanity plates are part of the culture of the Indian diaspora in Canada. Maybe you’ve noticed them driving around the ...

caption Saint Mary's student Alexis Irvine says a man was arrested after he grabbed her hand and tried to kiss her on a Halifax Transit bus in the summer of 2023. Warning: The following story includes ...

Sarah Jeffers sat down and cried after opening her mailbox on Tuesday morning. Inside was an unfamiliar newspaper, filled with what she described as racism and hate. The publication, the Epoch Times, ...

caption Vinyl record sales in Canada saw 34 per cent growth in sales in 2023, a larger increase than in streaming. Records and other physical media sales in Canada grew by 34 per cent from 2021 to ...

Haligonians in their mid-to-late twenties are struggling to make a living in a city deemed one of the most unaffordable municipalities for young people, according to interviews with experts and data ...