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Kicking the plastic habit
Why local businesses are re-embracing traditional and sustainable packaging
by Nicoletta Dini | Jan 23, 2020
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The long game
People change. Plus: Why gaslighting your partner is a bad move.
by Dan Savage | Jan 23, 2020
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Fare thee well, Newfoundland Store 1
With its shelves and signs and groceries imported from half a time zone away, the store offered the joy of a taste of home.
by Jane Kansas | Jan 23, 2020
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Yes, it did get harder to find an apartment in Halifax last year
All-time-low for Halifax’s vacancy rate hits renters hard.
by Isabel Buckmaster | Jan 23, 2020
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Fight for adoption records brings more questions than answers for Nova Scotia woman
Linda Emberley’s adoptive parents starved, belittled and abused her—and the Children’s Aid Society knew about it.
by Katie Ingram | Jan 23, 2020
Opinionated
News + Opinion
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What happened to Santina Rao in a Halifax Walmart should never happen again 2
When rates of women in our prisons are rising, things must change.
by Martha Paynter on January 22, 2020 at 11:50AM
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HRM’s shopping centres are a no-go zone for folks with accessibility needs 2
Poor design at Bayers Lake and Dartmouth Crossing is putting people at risk and costing businesses money.
by Oluwatomisin Adesina on January 16, 2020 at 1:00AM
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Clinic 554 has institution status in Canada’s abortion access history—why the changes it propelled shouldn’t spell its demise.
The only non-hospital surgical abortion clinic in the maritimes is in danger of closing.
by Martha Paynter on December 12, 2019 at 1:00AM
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What is the biggest determinant of achievement in education?
Think bigger than teachers. It’s economics.
by Wendie L. Poitras on June 26, 2019 at 4:58PM
Reality Bites
News + Opinion
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Halifax Regional Police review suggests reorganization, more civilian input
Halifax Regional Council passed almost all recommendations from a recent review to improve the organization.
by Julia-Simone Rutgers on January 17, 2020 at 6:40AM
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Ahead of premier's decision on Boat Harbour, Unifor members rallied for jobs
Upholding the Boat Harbour Act means Northern Pulp will run out of time—and have to shut down.
by Mallory Burnside-Holmes on December 20, 2019 at 5:21PM
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Nova Scotia will uphold its promise to Boat Harbour
Northern Pulp mill sure to close because it can't dump waste as of January 31
by Taryn Grant on December 20, 2019 at 5:20PM
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Board of Police Comissioner's last meeting of 2019 gives update on street checks
HRM residents have one year to see their own street check records.
by Victoria Walton on December 20, 2019 at 11:38AM
Shoptalk
News + Opinion
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Kicking the plastic habit
Why local businesses are re-embracing traditional and sustainable packaging
by Nicoletta Dini on January 23, 2020 at 4:00AM
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Tough times in the retail woods
Halifax has lost five long-serving businesses in the last six months.
by Kyle Shaw on January 23, 2020 at 1:00AM
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Hot winter daze at SENSEA Nordic Spa 3
Get really, really really relaxed at the South Shore’s one-of-a-kind spa.
by Victoria Walton on January 8, 2020 at 1:54PM
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Halifax street style: South Street
Scouring the streets for the city’s most fashionable.
by Carolina Andrade on November 28, 2019 at 4:00AM
