Sep 12-18, 2019

News + Opinion

• City

  Sexual exploitation conference calls for more attention to the “root” of the problem

  Organizer says there’s a lack of focus on holding traffickers themselves accountable.

  By Julia-Simone Rutgers

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• News

  Halifax federal candidates kick off election campaign with debate on women's rights and gender issues

  From the MMIWG inquiry, to poverty and access to housing and childcare, candidates discussed their ideas and parties' platforms.

  By Caora McKenna

  Sep 13, 2019

  
• News

  Counter-protestors share message of tolerance at NCA rally

  The Halifax Against Hate counter demo rallied in opposition of the NCA's anti-immigrant rhetoric

  By Sandra C. Hannebohm

  Sep 13, 2019

  
• News

  HRP to purge street check data by December 2020

  Board of Police Commissioners waits on other stakeholders to move forward on Wortley report recommendations.

  By Caora McKenna

  Sep 18, 2019

  
• News

  Back on the field: NS high school rugby a go for 2020 season

  After a strong debate over player safety, students can return to the field with some changes.

  By Jennifer Cruickshank

  Sep 18, 2019

  
• Opinion

  When sexual violence keeps making headlines, how can we support each other?

  “If you are affected by a story of sexualized violence in the news you deserve support.”

  By Jordan Roberts

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, September 12, 2019

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Opinion

  Speaking for The Coast

  By Kyle Shaw

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Environment

  Haligonians are composting almost twice as much as they are recycling

  A look at where your garbage ends up after it leaves the curb, and just how much of it ends up there.

  By Victoria Walton

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Environment

  Connecting the dots between the climate and biodiversity crises

  Although they intersect, the ecological emergency driving species extinction and the climate crisis can’t be entirely conflated.

  By David Suzuki

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Environment

  'Like a sunburn on your lungs': How does the climate crisis impact health?

  Children, pregnant women and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat–but the impact is already felt across every specialty of medicine.

  By The Guardian

  Sep 17, 2019

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Heather Young’s film slays not with a bang but a Murmur

  Her feature-length debut—which opens this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival—shows the Dartmouth-based director is a force.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Arts & Culture

  FIN-tastic films and where to find them

  A handful of must-see movies at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival.

  By Erin Christie

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Arts & Culture

  There’s Something In the Water runs deep

  From book to big screen, Ingrid Waldron teams up with Ellen Page to explore environmental racism.

  By Jonathan Briggins

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Arts & Culture

  So, who did let the dogs out?

  A documentary deep-dive into the murky origins of the Baha Men’s smash hit arrives at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival

  By Stephanie Johns

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Music

  Have a poppin' weekend with these Sure Things

  By Morgan Mullin

  Sep 13, 2019

  
• Music

  Ten questions with Mobina Galore

  The dairy-and-Timberlake-obsessed Winnipeg punk duo is pleased to meet you—and rip your ears off.

  By Morgan Mullin

  Sep 15, 2019

  
• Comics

  Welcome to Hellifax

  By Jordyn F. Bochon and Tim Carpenter

  Sep 12, 2019

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Avoid halfway fixes for dilemmas, Libra

  By Rob Brezsny

  Sep 12, 2019

  
• Savage Love

  Fists of pleasure, fists of roommate irritation

  Opening wide about which fisting concerns are valid, and how strap-ons compare to dildos.

  By Dan Savage

  Sep 12, 2019