BREAKING: Ella Mowbray Chriske acclaimed as KSU president in by-election

By Hailey Jackson | October 19, 2026

Due to VanAmburg’s resignation, the KSU’s executive team was reduced to two people.

Over 100 people protest against AI data centre at legislature

By Dylan Follett | October 18, 2026

“Get the data centre out of my community, away from my drinking water and fuck you Tim Houston.”

Halifax’s thedottedline is here to finish what Kendrick Lamar started

By Mia Phillips | October 13, 2026

“He’s this generation’s Kanye.”

The AUS to ACAA pipeline

By Lily Van Beek | October 8, 2026

“I see [the ACAA] as a feeder program. I know a lot of guys go to CCAA to try to work back up to U Sports.”

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News

Chartwells manages half of SUB food vendors after Abstract takeover

Dining hall and catering company took over the last student-run options this year

Dal’s MacEachen Institute restarts talk series with talk on energy future

Sept. 18 talk was the first of five scheduled on key public issues

KSU finance VP steps in as interim president, won’t run in fall by-election 

By-elections to bolster two-person executive and fill other union roles

DSU to spend $250K renovating first-floor SUB room

DSU expects to make back the cost in 7-8 years from non-student usage fees

Dal Mawio’mi celebrates Mi’kmaw and Indigenous culture on campus

16th annual Mawio’mi drew hundreds on Sept. 29

Magnetic World attendees report long lines, safety concerns 

Festival left attendees feeling unsafe or stuck outside the venue

Art & Culture

Africville tribute on display at Nocturne

Anakwe on her plans to present project “Red Earth/Black Sea” at Nocturne

Q&A with Halifax-based punk band Angel Girl

How to find heaven when everything’s going to hell

Using theatre as a tool to rewrite history

Women of the Fur Trade takes to the Scotiabank Studio Stage

Grabbing the bull by the horns at the Hants County Exhibition

Ox pulling continues at North America’s longest-running agricultural fair

Magnetic World swallows the hill whole

This year’s music festival upgraded everything except capacity

Awaken this fall with Elevator Theatre Company’s Halifax debut

Broadway-hit show about the troubles of adolescence opens in Halifax this October

Opinions

The Gleeboot could save lives

We’re really excited to take a break from angsty teen shows

The Emmys are still #SoWhite

Television’s diversity problem was on full display

Ed Sheeran is seriously out of touch

The PR misfortune is entirely self-inflicted

If you don’t want the new East of Eden adaptation, you might be sexist

Female characters deserve nuance

The conditions for a culture

Belonging as a minority in STEM takes more than a seat at the table

Sydney Sweeney’s ad isn’t ‘just sports,’ it’s a political statement

The marketing campaign reflects an archaic idea of women in sports

Sports

Tigers defeat Moncton 3-2 in a dramatic overtime finish

Homecoming crowd support the men's hockey team in the pre-season matchup

Katherine Brien named third president and CEO in AUS history

Former MSVU student-athlete returns to Halifax as new conference leader

Soccer, community fundraising and effigy-stomping at first ‘solidarity cup’

Sept. 20 tournament raised mutual aid funds, built community ties

From Junior to QMJHL

QMJHL rookies navigate the pressure of competitive hockey while adjusting to a new city

Dal field hockey team looks to bring season success into the playoffs

After a successful start to the season, the Tigers look to win at the 2026 U Sports playoffs

Science and sport unite for the betterment of hockey athletes

Dalhousie uses biomechanics to reduce injuries for goalies

Features

Arts and social sciences classrooms go screen-free

Dalhousie professors discourage screens following U of T laptop ban

Purple door, orange door: the classic Halifax homes

The spirit of our city lives in these bright buildings

I have to move my car (again)

Students risk parking tickets instead of buying permits

Dante Kierstead drums up a storm

Fourth-year Dalhousie music student seems to be playing everywhere

The initiative that is planting hope in Halifax

Dalhousie faculty and students creating native pollinator gardens

Halifax is at the forefront of global marine CO2 removal

Haligonian company plans to remove 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2035