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🗞️ Lofty expectations

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

🗞️ Lofty expectations

Plus, teacher's union warns against education cuts, Nova Scotia RCMP have a new commanding officer, and Halifax Thunderbirds come up short in championship match.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 147
LockSimple

May 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 147

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Pushing back & taking over

May 15, 2026

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6 min read

🗞️ Pushing back & taking over

Plus, Houston pushes for fracking, teen charged further in Manitoba-Nova Scotia school threat, and Nova Scotia Health says need-a-family-practice registry reduced despite recent criticism of count.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Worth the wait

May 14, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Worth the wait

Plus, NSCC puts video game programs on the chopping block, the province leaves a third of its home heating rebate budget unused, and families of long-term care residents voice their concerns.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Classical fantastical

May 13, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Classical fantastical

Plus, Elliott Page voices concern over community project he helped fund, police continue to investigate 30-year-old unsolved murder, and Halifax's plan to house the unhoused is slow-going.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Starting a game studio

May 12, 2026

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6 min read

🗞️ Starting a game studio

Plus, MLA Becky Druhan moves over to the Liberals, NSNDP criticize Nova Scotia government for education cuts, and one youth dies in Musquodoboit Harbour crash.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 146
LockSimple

May 9, 2026

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3 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 146

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Rooted in rural

May 8, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Rooted in rural

Plus, Houston refutes rumours of record system contract consequences, 150 education jobs cut across the province and long-term care workers union going back to the bargaining table.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ From science to storytelling

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ From science to storytelling

Plus, seven children injured in Annapolis Valley bus incident, health minister says new record system will go ahead despite criticism and rent prices for older buildings skyrockets.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ The summer of coleslaw

May 6, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ The summer of coleslaw

Plus, vote for our newsletter editor Julie in the Super Mom contest, family impacted by new medical record system speaks against it, and provincially-contracted company tells its employees that wages aren't taxable.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Stories about wellness

May 5, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Stories about wellness

Plus, a landlord calls for mandatory radon testing, Air Canada support puts grieving mother through hell, and power rates go into effect.

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Brendyn Creamer
The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 145
LockSimple

May 2, 2026

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3 min read

The Coast Insider Weekend Edition: No. 145

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

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ It's May Day

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

🗞️ It's May Day

Plus, union presses province to put hold on new medical record system rollout, drivers upset over the conditions of Highway 103, and teen sentenced in death of Ahmad Al Marrach.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Halifax threads at PEI Fashion Weekend

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Halifax threads at PEI Fashion Weekend

Plus, the ethics behind emergency alerts and its ensuing discourse, debate over need-a-family-practice registry, and IESO says gas power needed in Nova Scotia.

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Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ Property over people

Apr 29, 2026

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5 min read

🗞️ Property over people

Plus, municipality introduces new "one membership" pilot program, poll suggests driving habits are changing around fuel costs, and former Halifax Alehouse bouncer gets four years in prison.

Brendyn Creamer
Brendyn Creamer
🗞️ 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.

Brendyn Creamer
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.

Brendyn Creamer
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.

Brendyn Creamer
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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