Posts by Halifax

Graffiti or vandalism?

By Kristie Smith, Staff Contributor • March 8, 2013

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Not everything out of a spray can is evil

Driving through a loophole

By Evan McIntyre, Staff Contributor • February 22, 2013

What if 3,000 inexperienced drivers were let loose on Halifax? (Adele van Wyk photo)

The license switcheroo

Halifax housing crunch

By Ben Wedge, Contributor • February 15, 2013

Halifax housing crunch

How can we ensure affordable living?

Dating in Halifax

By Kathleen Reid, Opinions Contributor • February 8, 2013

Hoo-Haw by Andrea Flockhart, from Gazette issue 145-18

There is no denying that wherever you are, whatever your age, or whomever you are spending your time with, love is all around us. …

Craft beer revolution

By Ben Wedge, Contributor • February 1, 2013

Craft beer revolution

It’s a great time to be a craft beer drinker in Canada. Just this week, Halifax’s seventh microbrewery, Bridge Brewing, opened its doors. The …

Memory on a budget

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • January 25, 2013

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By Luke Orrell, Opinions Contributor
My best cheap night in recent memory consisted of making prank phone calls.  I don’t mean the house calls when …

A real page-turner

By Kristie Smith, Staff Contributor • January 18, 2013

Inter-library loaning is one of many services slashes in public libraries this year. (Bryn Karcha photo)

We’re told our country prizes academics and encourages curiosity, but it sure has a strange way of showing it here in Canada.
The April 2012 …

Protesting the protest

By Jordana Skurka, Opinions Contributor • December 17, 2012

Israel’s defensive actions are different than the acts of atrocity committed by the Nazis (Calum Agnew photo)

The recent anti-war rally outside the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 17 devolved into a disturbing display contesting Israel’s defensive operations in Gaza. …

Winter retreat

By Carlie Connolly, Opinions Contributor • November 23, 2012

Drinking isn’t the only indoor activity available over a Halifax winter. (Adele van Wyk photo)

You’re in Halifax when you wake up and see the extremes of weather outside your window. Do you stay inside buried under blankets watching …

Global leaders gather in Halifax

By Sam Vlessing, Staff Contributor • November 19, 2012

Canadian Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay and US Senator John McCain discuss.

 
The Halifax International Security Form is important to Canadians. The forum provides an opportunity to discuss defence issues of shared interest with our allies …