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Oliver Buchannon
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🗞️ Art for a cause

Apr 28, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Art for a cause

Plus, three people die in Lower Sackville fire, a crow knocks the lights out on the Halifax peninsula, and Irving Shipbuilding to pay out $150,000 in accidental death case.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 144
LockSimple

Apr 25, 2026

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4 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 144

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Impact of arts & culture cuts

Apr 24, 2026

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7 min read

🗞️ Impact of arts & culture cuts

Plus, teens jumping onto Halifax transit buses in viral trend, 19-year-old transported to homeless shelter from hospital following suicide attempt, and the wife of a long-term care resident calls on the province for a fair deal.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Heavier sound, heavier feel

Apr 23, 2026

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6 min read

🗞️ Heavier sound, heavier feel

Plus, Clearwater Seafoods dinged by courts after death of worker in 2024, gynecologist wait times still very poor according to newly released information, and Houston targets anti-fracking voices in comments.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Get back to work

Apr 22, 2026

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6 min read

🗞️ Get back to work

Plus, SailGP comes to Halifax this summer, opposition criticizes lack of movement on Desmond Inquiry recommendations, and tourism revenue up 8 percent in 2025.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Food for the Ears

Apr 21, 2026

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7 min read

🗞️ Food for the Ears

Plus, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia rules against woods ban, province uses Expropriations Act to acquire land for Mill Cove ferry, and Weezer headlines Halifax Musical Fest.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 143

Apr 18, 2026

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4 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 143

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🍔 Burgers, burgers everywhere!

Apr 17, 2026

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7 min read

🍔 Burgers, burgers everywhere!

Plus, more long-term care workers take to the picket line, victims of Halifax-Yarmouth Roman Catholic Archdiocese haven't received compensation, and diesel prices drop once more.

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Brendyn Creamer
🍔 Burger Bash 2026 is here!

Apr 16, 2026

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6 min read

🍔 Burger Bash 2026 is here!

Plus, Warren D'Silva attends the beginning of Burger Bash, an Afghan artist shares her story stitched in fabric, and navy members charged in 2025 death.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Editor Jules needs YOU!

Apr 15, 2026

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13 min read

🗞️ Editor Jules needs YOU!

Plus, Mark DeWolf shares his special and sweet North End secret, three Halifax youths arrested after hours-long police chase, and a Hells Angels hitman serving time pleads guilty to manslaughter.

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Julie Lawrence
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🗞️ ...Powered by Polymarket?

Apr 14, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ ...Powered by Polymarket?

Plus, over 2,000 long-term care workers take to the picket line, woman dies following suspicious Spryfield apartment fire, and fuel prices see unscheduled drop.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 142
LockSimple

Apr 11, 2026

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8 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 142

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ From paneer to pints

Apr 10, 2026

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14 min read

🗞️ From paneer to pints

Plus, former chief Crown attorney sues the province after alleged bullying, legislative session ends with 10 bills ascended, and remembering Olympic swimmer Nancy Garapick.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Scary Nova Scotia

Apr 9, 2026

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13 min read

🗞️ Scary Nova Scotia

Plus, Tim Houston's longest legislative session set to end soon, Lebanese community voices anger over Israeli attacks, and man released from prison while awaiting murder trial.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Where's Houston?

Apr 8, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Where's Houston?

Plus, province buys out the old Worker's Compensation building, feds fund the Windsor Street Exchange Redevelopment, and N.B. premier won't back down on border toll.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Recycle or repurpose

Apr 7, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Recycle or repurpose

Plus, Houston blasts highway protests, Halifax budgets for emergency exit from Upper Tantallon, and testimony reveals information about smuggling drugs into jails.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 141
LockSimple

Apr 4, 2026

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8 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 141

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Everything Easter Weekend

Apr 3, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Everything Easter Weekend

Plus, private healthcare company losing workers over CRA audit, legislature open to visitors with rules in place, and 18-year-old arrested in intimate partner violence case.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Cathartic confidence

Apr 2, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Cathartic confidence

Plus, Halifax council passes its budget with a property tax increase, province raises minimum wage to the dismay of some businesses, and U.S. liquor sales funding Nova Scotian food programs.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Dartmouth Cove is safe for now

Apr 1, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Dartmouth Cove is safe for now

Plus, it became more expensive to buy a Halifax home in February, independent MLAs extending debate and the winter session, and province has no plans to compensate fishers for wind turbine development.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Keeping the people out

Mar 31, 2026

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9 min read

🗞️ Keeping the people out

Plus, questions arise regarding Halifax's rat problem, first African Nova Scotian NHLer passes away, and Houston speaks out about New Brunswick tolls.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 140
LockSimple

Mar 28, 2026

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9 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 140

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Keeping the arts alive

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Keeping the arts alive

Plus, Nova Scotia Power cyber attack started as a pop-up, Carney announces NATO benchmark met while in Halifax, and woman struck by transit bus on marked crosswalk.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Nova Scotia Power-less

Mar 26, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Nova Scotia Power-less

Plus, the provincial budget gets approved without Houston or Lohr's vote, uncertainty over funding for school librarians, and long-term care worker strike looms.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Nonprofit turmoil

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Nonprofit turmoil

Plus, NSCAD employees back to work after strike, Halifax population continued to grow in 2025, and hacker tries to blackmail MLA out of bitcoin.

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