Halifax
Halifax haunts
Like most old towns, Halifax has accumulated its share of ghost stories over the years. Just ask Andrew Aulenback – local librarian and ghost enthusiast – who’s running two ghost tours…
Read MorePotential funding cuts to Halifax Public Libraries mean longer waits for books
Haligonians are having trouble accessing books from Halifax Public Libraries.
Read MoreAll that and a pack of hickory sticks
Vincent Breslin has been working as a crossing guard at an intersection beside LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary School, a block away from Dalhousie University, for eight years. For seven of those years, he’s been amassing a small crowd of starlings who gather to snatch the “grub” during his shifts.
Read MoreLaw students stand against racism in classroom
Students walked out of a meeting with Dalhousie University Dean of Law Camille Cameron on Feb. 9, 2023, after nearly two hours of demanding answers on the university’s complacency in acting on allegations of racism in the classroom.
Read More“It wasn’t a relocation, it was a dispersal”
African Nova Scotian families in Africville lead fulfilling lives, despite the poorer living conditions contributed by Halifax’s neglect of the community. Africville was more than 100 years old at the time of its destruction in the late 1960s.
Read MoreHow is Halifax celebrating Black History Month?
With Black History Month underway, Dalhousie University and other organizations in Halifax will host events celebrating Black Nova Scotian heritage and deconstructing the nuances around being a Black Canadian.
Read MoreStudent housing gets $8 million boost from province
The provincial government announced $8 million in funding for student housing in December, including $3 million for upgrades to housing in Halifax.
Cape Breton University and the Atlantic School of Theology (AST) will receive the funding to build over four hundred student housing spaces. CBU will build a mixed-use housing development on the former Tartan Downs horse race track in Sydney, while AST will expand capacity at their Halifax dormitory.
Read More“This is not a student neighbourhood”
Two late-night convenience stores on Jubilee Road have become the centre of debate in recent weeks, after Halifax regional council proposed a municipal bylaw that would restrict their hours to an 11 p.m. closure.
Read MoreFires, stabbings and pepper spray: How does Dal plan to solve the HoCo issue?
Jennings, Preston and Larch streets played host to thousands of partying Dalhousie University students on Oct. 1. This comes almost six months after Dal initiated a plan to address the rise of unsanctioned street parties by educating students and working with members of the community, the city, and Halifax police.
Read MoreRally for Wet’suwet’en on Truth and Reconciliation Day
Sept. 30 marks the second year Truth and Reconciliation Day has been acknowledged in Canada. This year’s observation was highlighted by a rally held in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en First Nation of British Columbia, at the Canada Federal Court of Appeal in downtown Halifax.
Read MoreLast residence in the dark
A week after Hurricane Fiona moved through Nova Scotia, there were still students living on the Dalhousie University campus without power.
In particular, students living in the Mini Res houses and Glengary Apartments were hit the worst by power outages.