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🗞️ Is remote work rare in Halifax?

Feb 3, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Is remote work rare in Halifax?

Plus, long-awaited north-end school finally set to open, Nova Scotia takes a hit to its credit rating, and mistrial called for sexual assault case due to lawyer's misconduct.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 132
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Jan 31, 2026

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7 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 132

What happened in Halifax this week and what's to come.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Turnout troubles

Jan 30, 2026

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13 min read

🗞️ Turnout troubles

Plus, stepfather of missing Pictou County children arrested for sexual assault, Fillmore on saying goodbye to the Halifax Forum, and former Cumberland North MLA passes way.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Nova Scotia leads in nominations

Jan 29, 2026

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13 min read

🗞️ Nova Scotia leads in nominations

Plus, an RCMP incident report concerning April 2020 mass shooting, Halifax mayor looking to take money out of bike lane projects, and Ubisoft Halifax workers take to the Grand Parade.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Should Canada eXit?

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Should Canada eXit?

Plus, auditor general calls for more transparency in healthcare system, Halifax council sides with ride-hailing companies in bylaw change decision, and not many costs to cut from bike lanes.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Best of Halifax 2026: Food + Drink

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Best of Halifax 2026: Food + Drink

Plus, Nova Scotia youth vaping stats higher than other provinces, government looking to expand 811 services, and Nova Scotia Power ends conservation period.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 131
LockSimple

Jan 24, 2026

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7 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 131

What happened in Halifax this week and what's to come.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ A monster of our own making

Jan 23, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ A monster of our own making

Plus, Nova Scotia Health leadership comment on government spending, Porter Airlines to close down crew base in Halifax, and 16-year-old has terrorism charges dropped.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ The Best of Halifax 2026: Shopping + Services

Jan 22, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ The Best of Halifax 2026: Shopping + Services

Plus, Halifax ranked third-worst for traffic congestion in Canada, Dalhousie revokes Buffy Sainte-Marie's honourary degree, and a woman is charged after stealing a vehicle and colliding with two police cars.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Is this Halifax's best restaurant?

Jan 21, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Is this Halifax's best restaurant?

Plus, a new warship testing facility starts construction in Eastern Passage, group calls on Dalhousie to share documents regarding natural gas dealings, and man shot by police during robbery faces several charges.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The Best of Halifax 2026: Music

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

The Best of Halifax 2026: Music

Plus, the new deputy justice minister's environmental law background, stats show higher rates of incarceration for Indigenous and Black adults in Nova Scotia, and police officer fires on robbery suspect.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 130
LockSimple

Jan 17, 2026

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5 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 130

What happened in Halifax this week and what's to come.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🏆 2026 Best of Halifax Winners
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Jan 17, 2026

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2 min read

🏆 2026 Best of Halifax Winners

Our readers have spoken.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Police intervention and gender-based violence

Jan 16, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Police intervention and gender-based violence

Plus, province won't say where it's getting illegal cannabis shop data, land near petroglyph site purchased to ensure preservation, and out-of-service ferry expected to be back in action soon.

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Brendyn Creamer
Best of Halifax 2026: Arts + Culture

Jan 15, 2026

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12 min read

Best of Halifax 2026: Arts + Culture

Plus, union files complaint against Ubisoft Halifax, water rate hike approved by regulatory board, and Casino Nova Scotia moving to Dartmouth.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Ubisoft employee speaks out

Jan 14, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Ubisoft employee speaks out

Plus, Nova Scotia Power to spend over $20 million on an end-of-life generator, opposition criticizes provincial government on its financial position, and man with firearm who triggered emergency alert arrested.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Best of Halifax 2026 is here

Jan 13, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Best of Halifax 2026 is here

Plus, Ukrainian newcomer families waiting upwards of 50 years for permanent residency, new provincial program encourages buying local, and NSNDP catching up to PC Party within Halifax.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 129
LockSimple

Jan 10, 2026

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11 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 129

What happened in Halifax this week and what's to come.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Ubisoft Halifax is no more

Jan 9, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Ubisoft Halifax is no more

Plus, closing Legion branch members asking for answers, man charged with impersonating a police officer and stealing a dump truck, and the Scotiabank Centre catches fire.

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Brendyn Creamer
 🗞️ Unhinged and ReFringed

Jan 8, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Unhinged and ReFringed

Plus, Ubisoft shuts down Halifax studio after workers unionize, former bookkeeper sentenced to house arrest for fraud, and health minister says community consultations regarding emergency department closures will continue.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Get ready to rock

Jan 7, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Get ready to rock

Plus, a student dies after a dog attack in Shelburne County, former healthcare CEO admits to poor oversight of expenses during fraud sentencing, and Houston uncommitted on power cap promise.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Nova Scotia healthcare is failing women

Jan 6, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Nova Scotia healthcare is failing women

Plus, firefighters union criticizes response times, landlords stand up to Halifax Water price hike, and a Dalhousie student is prevented from studying due to government error.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The best food and drink of 2025

Dec 23, 2025

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12 min read

The best food and drink of 2025

Plus, Halifax mayor repairing relationship with council with a cost, Halifax officer cleared of wrongdoing in death investigation, and Dartmouth General Hospital gets a big donation.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 128

Dec 20, 2025

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8 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 128

What happened in Halifax this week and what's to come.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ A special kind of comedy

Dec 19, 2025

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12 min read

🗞️ A special kind of comedy

Plus, Halifax looks to buy back historic property it sold for a dollar, Nova Scotia's budget deficit gets worse, and a settlement is reached in the case of a Halifax plane crash.

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Brendyn Creamer
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