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🗞️ Champion of charcuterie
Plus, Nova Scotia's growing wealth disparity, Dal ratifies a contract with part-time workers union, and man charged in North End stabbing death.
Brendyn Creamer
November 07, 2025
Happy Friday, Halifax 👋
Judging from my email inbox, I get the sense some of you are not all too pleased with me, mostly golfers and millionaire bootlickers. However, I want to give you folks a break. It’s easy for me to rip on the wealthy—mostly because they make it so easy—but today I want to highlight what might be my favourite story of the week.
As CBC reports, a Halifax man has been charged with breaking and entering for allegedly gaining access to a Lower Sackville business after hours. How did he gain access, you might wonder? Did he pick the lock? Smash a window? Was there a mole that let him in?
None of the above. According to police, this guy hid in the ceiling of the business until it was closed, then made his grand escape. Police found the washroom’s ceiling partially collapsed, the toilet seat cover busted, and the man’s hat and jacket left behind. The guy also allegedly tossed the cash tills on the floor, but stole nothing from the business.
This situation reminds me of Bubbles getting stuck in the meat fridge. Season 7, episode 1 for those of you who want to rewatch that episode. 📷 Trailer Park Boys
This is why I moved to Nova Scotia. It’s what Trailer Park Boys had promised me: hilarious criminal activity. The escapade reminds me of a book I read when I was a kid, something along the lines of World’s Dumbest Criminals, littered with stories like the one from this week. Honestly, it was really close to not being all that dumb—if he had managed to avoid causing any damage, leaving his clothes behind, or being caught on camera, this could’ve been the heist of the century. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be.
Take care this weekend. Donate to your local food bank.
– B
🌡️ Traffic & Weather
Today: 🌤️ 5°
Tomorrow: 🌧️ 12°
Next Day: 🌤️ 11°
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FOOD + DRINK
Preparing for the Holidays with Sweet Cheesus Charcuterie
📸 Contributed
Few things say celebration like a beautifully arranged charcuterie board. Good ones are colourful, abundant and designed to be shared. For Amanda Martin, founder of Sweet Cheesus Charcuterie, boards have become more than just edible art. They are an expression of creativity, resilience and Nova Scotian pride.
Martin launched Sweet Cheesus in 2021, a time when she was searching for a way to reconnect with the food and beverage industry while balancing life as a single mother. “After the pandemic, I needed to find a way to do this without leaving my home. Enter Sweet Cheesus,” she says with a smile. “What began as a side hustle quickly turned into a full-blown business.”
🤔 Need To Know
💰 New numbers from Statistics Canada indicate the growing wealth disparity across Nova Scotia—the median income for the top 0.1 percent of earners in 2023 was $1,181,600, while typical Nova Scotians earned only $41,300 in comparison.
🚨 56-year-old Derrick Eugene Munroe has been arrested in connection with a stabbing death in Halifax’s North End last week—70-year-old Brian David Johnson died at a home on Richmond Street.
🏫 Dalhousie University ratified a deal with the union representing part-time staff, avoiding a strike—St. Mary’s and Mount Saint Vincent staff continue to strike with a CUPE representative saying conversations with the former have been cold, and the latter unproductive.
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🗞️ In Other News
🏠 The Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia say the city’s plan to de-designate homeless encampments doesn’t address the cause of homelessness—the organization’s director says the municipality is just moving homelessness from one inadequate solution to another.
🦈 A Florida-based research group tagged the first free-swimming great white shark with a fin-mounted satellite swimming off the coast off the southwest tip of Nova Scotia—the shark, named Salvager, has strayed as far as the Bay of Fundy.
👶 Moms in Halifax are asking the Nova Scotia government to reverse the provincial health authority’s decision to close an infant feeding clinic in the city—the clinic is set to close at the end of 2025.
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Holiday Cheer Awaits You on Agricola Street!
Join the excitement at the Agricola Street Holiday Market on Sunday, November 16th, from 12-5 PM. Shoppers will delight in unique crafts, delicious treats, warm mulled wine, and festive music. This joyful event promises a perfect start to the holiday season, making it a must-visit attraction for all ages!
🗓️ Things To Do
Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:
🗓 Christmas at the Forum: Halifax’s biggest annual holiday craft show is back again for another year. Come see what sellers have in store for you and your loved ones this holiday season at the Halifax Forum. Grab a ticket and choose your time slot! | Nov. 6-9 | 10AM | $12 |
🗓 Verve Fine Craft Gallery Grand Opening Reception: Verve Fine Craft Gallery, a new destination dedicated to showcasing exceptional contemporary and traditional fine craft from regional and national artists, will hold it’s grand opening reception at its Barrington Street location. | Nov. 7 | 5:30PM |
🗓 Yuk Yuks Halifax presents Adam Delorey: Get ready to laugh with internationally-renowned comedian Adam Delorey. Featuring Adam Coombes and hosted by Chris Halef. | Nov. 7-8 | 8PM | $33.06 |
🗓 HALIFAX COMEDY SHOW - ANDREW IVIMEY & SPECIAL GUESTS: Award-winning comedian Andrew Ivimey delivers hilarity in this one-night-only comedy show at Good Robot Brewing. Supported by Luba Magnus, Jordan Foisy, and Clare Belford. | Nov. 7 | 7:30PM | $28.25 |
🗓 Hal-Con Sci Fi Convention: Atlantic Canada’s greatest celebration of science fiction and fantasy is back for another year. This year boasts over 300 individual events with more than 500 hours of programming. Ticket prices vary. | Nov. 7-9 |
🗓 Creative Minds: A Conversation with Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler and Melanie O'Brian: The minds behind the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s new video installation, an exhibition called No More Boring Art, in conversation with Melanie O’Brian. Must reserve your seats. | Nov. 8 | 2PM |
🗓 Neptune Theatre: The Wizard of Oz: Get ready for the classic tale of Dorothy’s travels in the magical land of Oz on the Neptune Theatre stage. Featuring all your favourite songs from the movie. Family friendly. | Nov. 4 - Jan. 4 | 7:30PM | From $40 |
🗓 Suite Surrender: The Bedford Players transport viewers back to the luxurious lifestyle of Hollywood in the 1940s in Michael McKeever’s farcical play, directed by Robin Saywood. | Nov. 6-22 | 7:30PM, 2PM | From $17 |
Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].
⚓️ What’s In The Harbour
🚢➡️ The MSC Rosaria container vessel arrives in Halifax from Sines at 5:45am and departs for Montreal at 5pm.
➡️ The Algoma Acadian tanker departs Halifax for Charlottetown at 8am.
➡️ The Algoluna tanker departs Halifax for Sarnia at 8am.
➡️ The NACC Argonaut cement carrier departs Halifax for Port-Daniel-Gascons at 12pm.
➡️ The Eva Bright bulk carrier departs Halifax for Liverpool at 3pm.
➡️ The Nolhan Ava container ship departs Halifax for Argentia at 6pm.
➡️ The Oceanex Sanderling container vessel departs Halifax for St. John’s at 6pm.
🍴 Where To Eat & Drink
🌶️ Try out Sip N Dine’s honey chilli potatoes—a perfect mixture of sweet and spicy thanks to its glaze, emphasized by the crispy the golden potato.
🍺 Hardisty Brewing Company is unfortunately closing up shop. Be sure to stop by to fill up on your favourite brews before they close after Nov. 8. Cans of beer, growler bottles, fills and merch are all on sale.
👀 In Case You Missed It
🎵 It’s always nice to take your mind off what’s bothering you. Life is too tough to endure without some kind of enjoyment at the end of the day. Yet, when does that enjoyment become a distraction? A tool of avoidance rather than relaxation? When does that positive relationship with your chosen activity turn for the worse? Distractions are the primary theme of Mat Elliott’s newest single, “Video Games”, an insight into the small escapes from regular life that can occasionally turn into habits. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer speaks with award-winning soulful indie rocker Mat Elliott about his new single.
🚑 NSNDP member Paul Wozney claims a health care worker says the Cobequid Community Health Centre left some emergency room patients waiting over 70 hours for admission—staff allegedly turned away someone who had suffered a stroke.
🏞️ The Nova Scotia government announced 1,300 hectares of new land will be designated for parks and protected areas—critics say this announcement means little when parks are still being considered for development, such as West Mabou Beach.
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