Sep 17-23, 2015

News + Opinion

• City

  Halifax's 10 best close-ups

  A walk down memory lane from made-in-Halifax movies past.

  By Carsten Knox

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• City

  Dartmouth trail to be completed 12 years after being started

  Better late than never, HRM will finish multi-use path.

  By Michael Lightstone

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• News

  Jennifer Watts won’t be running in next year’s election

  Peninsula North councillor says it’s time for new, diverse voices.

  By Jacob Boon

  Sep 23, 2015

  
• News

  Old age tensions

  How the federal election will impact generations of retiring Canadians.

  By Miles Howe

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• News

  Up for debate: some candidates not invited to election events

  Greens, Marxist parties fight for a spot at the political roundtable.

  By Jacob Boon

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• News

  Don't call it a debate: Halifax and Dartmouth candidates throw shade at downtown forum

  Political discussion really works your urban core.

  By Jacob Boon

  Sep 21, 2015

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, September 17, 2015

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Opinion

  Canada owes justice to refugees

  This country deserves the blame for failing to act and contributing to a crisis.

  By Mark Culligan and Katrin MacPhee

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Opinion

  I was a conscious non-voter, here’s what changed my mind

  Think the election doesn't affect you? Think again.

  By Jess West

  Sep 23, 2015

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Fall Arts Preview 2015

  Incredible films, enchanting dance, stunning arts and so much more.

  By Lewis Rendell, Allison Saunders, Kyle Shaw and Adria Young

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  TIFF Day 1 & 2

  By Tara Thorne

  Sep 13, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  TIFF Day 3 & 4

  By Tara Thorne

  Sep 16, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  TIFF Day 5 & 6

  By Tara Thorne

  Sep 18, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  North Mountain goes in a new direction

  Bretten Hannam’s first feature film is breaking trail.

  By Carsten Knox

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  Money Talks: local features at the Atlantic Film Fest

  The festival kicks off tonight, runs until next Thursday

  By Adria Young

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  Can you tell which Atlantic Film Festival premier is which?

  Stephen McNeil after #NSFilmJobs cuts still loves the AFF.

  By Kyle Shaw

  Sep 18, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  Twenty years of FILM 5

  Celebrating Nova Scotia stories on the big screen

  By Allison Saunders

  Sep 18, 2015

  
• Arts & Culture

  NSCAD's downtown dilemma

  The art school's moving out of its Granville Mall home.

  By Kyle Shaw

  Sep 21, 2015

  
• Music

  AFF Review: Hyena Road

  The second Canadian war film by Paul Gross is better in fact than fiction

  By Adria Young

  Sep 18, 2015

  
• Music

  AFF Reviews: Bound, Undone, The Stanford Prison Experiment

  Some film festival thrillers from the weekend that explore human psychology

  By Adria Young

  Sep 21, 2015

  
• Music

  AFF Review: Sloan at The Marquee

  Halifax homedogs celebrated with free donairs, the Marquee and the moon

  By Adria Young

  Sep 21, 2015

  
• Music

  Q & A with L.A. comedy duo Cheap Smokes

  Comics host variety show with 22 Minutes & the Trailer Park Boys on Wednesday night

  By Adria Young

  Sep 22, 2015

  
• Music

  AFF Reviews: The Lobster, Room

  The Lobster hits rock bottom while Room is an exquisite portrait of love and healing

  By Adria Young

  Sep 23, 2015

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Sep 17, 2015

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Squid goals: urban fishing in Halifax

  You don’t have to leave the city to reel in seafood suited for eating—Halifax harbour calamari could be yours.

  By Allie Sweeting

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Food

  Where I work: Peter Nowlan

  Meet Halifax’s “knife man”. He sharpens the tools of the cities finest chefs and everyday home-cooks using Japanese water stones.

  By Thoshlae Williams

  Sep 17, 2015

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  The rooster is your power animal

  By Rob Brezsny

  Sep 17, 2015

  
• Savage Love

  Cheer up, sad mama

  Your son can make his own lifestyle choices, but that doesn’t invalidate yours. Plus: Closeted men: common. Sexsomnia: rare.

  By Dan Savage

  Sep 17, 2015