Good morning.

Many of us were on-edge when we learned on Friday that a newborn baby had gone missing. On Sunday, we learned the newborn baby had been found deceased.

This is a difficult situation for all those involved—the hospital staff who learned of the baby from a mother who arrived with life-threatening injuries, the first-responders who investigated the disappearance and recovered the body, and the family of the child who will no doubt remain scarred by what happened.

Two people have been charged in the disappearance: Sukhpreet Singh, a 23-year-old who is a relative of the mother, and his wife Ramandeep Kaur, 26. The charges are as follows: concealing the body of a child, obstruction, and offering indignity to a dead body.

I bring this up in our intro today to remind you all that we do not know the full story as of yet. There has been a lot of speculation—frankly, racist assertions—posted to the internet regarding this case since the baby was found. Rather than make assumptions, how about we wait until we hear what happened?

For now, have compassion. A tragedy took place. etched within the memories of all involved. That’s all we know right now, and that’s all we should be focused on.

Best,

– B

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🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

On Saturday, I sat in a circle.

Not a committee. Not a task force. Not a working group with terms of reference and a mandate to report back to a Minister. A simple circle. Seating was arranged so that no one sat at the head or the back, and everyone was equal. That arrangement was not incidental. It was the point.

Contributor Liz LeClair shares her experience within a community sharing circle and the strength found in others during difficult times.

🎒 New information about the province’s educations cuts shows they will be making the following changes: 77.5 redeployments, 47 vacancy eliminations, 13.5 layoffs, 5.6 short-term contracts coming to an end and three vanacies being removed for one year—education minister Brendan Maguire says Teacher’s Union members aren’t losing jobs but will instead return full-time to the classroom rather than specializing in distinct subjects.

🥤 Halifax police put out a warning over the weekend regarding drink tampering—this comes during investigations into separate incidents where two women potentially had their drinks tampered, with police warning not to leave any drinks unattended.

🚨 A 30-year-old man from Sipekne’katik has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 41-year-old man in Upper Musquodoboit—the victim was found injured and in cardiac arrest when emergency crews responded around 1:20pm on May 20.

💃 Live Art Dance presents “taqəš and Other Works”, a stunning evening of dance from award-winning Ballet Kelowna! Don't miss out – get your tickets today!*

🇨🇦 Indigenous Glass Art Cultural Experience with Tribal Fusion Art at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Get your tickets today!*

🎶 Scotia Festival 2026 has officially begun! Enjoy a new concert every night for the next two weeks, featuring everything from beloved masterworks to brand-new music!*

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Halifax Transit has introduced service changes that began on May 18, 2026.

🏆 The FIFA World Cup trophy made a stop in Halifax on Saturday as it makes its way on a world tour—the cup was encased in a case, as it is only supposed to be touched by World Cup winners, heads of state, and FIFA officials.d

⚖️ A woman who lied about the deaths of her daughter, parents and sister while using fake names has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for fraud—she took paid bereavement leave and $1,500 in donations while lying about these deaths.

🚥 Public works minister Fred Tilley announced a new adaptive signal-light technology coming to eight intersections along the MacDonald Bridge, one of the busiest areas in Halifax—the total cost is estimated to be $700,000.

Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 Garrett Mason @ Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs: This homegrown talent is a world-class musician in his own right. Watch one of Nova Scotia’s greatest guitar virtuosos play the blues every Tuesday evening at Bearly’s. | May 26 | 8:30PM |

🗓 Scotia Festival of Music 2026: Two weeks of amazing classical music from local legends and guest artists from across the continent. | May 25-June 7 |

🗓 Neptune Theatre: Come From Away: This musical about the experiences of Gander, NL residents during the September 11 attacks is playing at the Neptune Theatre. | March 31-June 21 | $40+|

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🚢➡️ The Box Endurance container vessel arrives in Halifax from New York at 5:50am and departs for Kingston at 3:30pm.

🚢 The CSL Tacoma bilk carrier arrives in Halifax from Wilmington at 6:21am.

➡️ The Tropic Lissette container vessel departs Halifax for West Palm Beach at 7am.

➡️ The Leeway Odyssey research vessel departs Halifax for Dartmouth at 8am.

🚢➡️ The Emilia container vessel arrives in Halifax from Mariel at 8:15am and departs for Mariel at 12pm.

➡️ The Nabucco roll-on/roll-off vessel departs Halifax for New York at 1pm.

➡️ The Mersey Venture factory fishing vessel departs Halifax for Dartmouth at 3pm.

Eastern Front Theatre's annual festival is back this June 3rd to 7th, highlighting playful and innovative new work like MASS FOR SHUT-OUTS, Tanya Davis' poetic take on Sunday service; 2021, a live performance where theatre, AI, and video-game storytelling converge; and EPIDERMIS CIRCUS, "the weirdest puppet show you've ever seen!"

🍴 Try the taste of spring with 2 Doors Down’s Smoked Salmon & Asparagus, made with steamed asparagus, a soft-boiled egg, cold-smoked salmon, sweet pea puree, and dill on a griddled sourdough rye.

🍹 Cafe du Port has introduced their summer lineup of delicious, thirst-quenching drinks for you to try—take a sip at their downtown Halifax location.

📺 Finding the comedy within cultural clash. That's the thesis statement of Normal Scotia, a show about two Indian immigrants working at a curling club in Halifax, living their lives while encountering the unique oddities of Canadian Maritime living. Created by Charles Wahl and Amarpal Dhillon, this workplace sitcom follows the lives Shiv (Ishan Sandhu) and Manish (Akshay Shirke) as they attempt to comprehend the wacky ways of Nova Scotia. The first season saw the duo contend with several cultural differences, compared and contrasted: arranged marriages, diets, and even the way Maritimers give directions. The second season, available now on Bell Fibe TV1, takes the premise even further. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer chats with creator Charles Wahl and star-turned-writer and director Akshay Shirke about the second season of their workplace sitcom.

🚨 Nova Scotia RCMP have charged 29-year-old Cody Reid Palmer with first-degree murder in the death of 61-year-old Steven Boudreau—Boudreau was reported missing from Hopewell, Pictou County, though police said on Thursday his remains had been recovered.

🔍 An independent watchdog found RCMP mishandled every aspect of a sexual assault-turned-murder case involving a Nova Scotia woman—police dismissed the woman’s plea for help which eventually lead to her murder on Sept. 17, 2017.

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