Good morning.

On Monday afternoon, a bus carrying members of the Canta Mara Youth Choir returning from a tour of schools in the Annapolis Valley struck a culvert and injured seven children.

While most of the injured children were sent to hospital, examined, and released, one girl had to be airlifted to hospital, though she has since been released according to CBC.

This is an intensely scary story, especially for parents. While it’s good to know that emergency services responded quickly to the incident, any collision involving children, especially a bus with 25 of them on board, will no doubt have lasting consequences on these families.

With all that said, keep these kids and families in your heart as they attempt to heal from this.

Best,

– B

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

A single title does not easily define Raven Stephens, and that is exactly the point.

A marine scientist, artist, model, author, and now a candidate for the 2026 Miss Indigenous Canada program, Stephens represents a generation that refuses to be placed in a box. Rooted in Millbrook First Nation and raised in Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton, her journey has been shaped by both resilience and rediscovery, experiences that now fuel her mission to uplift Indigenous youth through creativity and cultural connection.

The Coast’s Warren D’Silva speaks with Stephens about her art and how it intersects with her culture and lifestyle.

⚕️ Health minister Michelle Thompson says the One Person One Record system overhaul will go ahead despite concerns from the NSGEU—Thompson acknowledged the challenging nature of the transition but says patients shouldn’t have to repeat their medical history to every healthcare professional they see.

🏥 Hospital services in Halifax will be cut to half-capacity as these hospitals launch the One Person One Record system this Saturday—the capacity cutbacks are expected to last for up to six weeks.

🏠 Older buildings in Nova Scotia have had their rent skyrocket between 2024 and 2025, from around 13 percent to 18 percent depending on the age of the building—the buildings analyzed were those constructed before 1960 and up to 1999.

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In this extraordinary concert, Palestinian-Canadian pianist and composer John Kameel Farah embraces elements of Baroque and Near-Eastern music, improvisation and electronic music to create what he calls “Arabic-Baroque-Cyberpunk.” Surrounding the piano with synthesizers, he combines a vivid and playful imagination with virtuosic musicianship. Accompanied by projections of his intricate ink drawings, the performance sounds through the lens of Palestinian struggle, identity and heritage, drawing connections across histories and liberation movements.

The Toronto Star says "Watching John Kameel Farah play live, one can't help but suspect they are watching a musical genius at play."

May 9, Joseph Strug Concert Hall. Buy tickets at Mayworks.

All proceeds donated to The Sameer Project in Palestine.

🔍 Police are investigating a vehicle seen leaving North Preston following the murder of 28-year-old Jayden Tynes last November—the vehicle is a white, four-door Hyundai Elantra with dark tinted windows.

🚨 An emergency alert was issued and later rescinded regarding a man in the Gaetz Brook armed with a machete—officers believe the suspect is of no risk to public safety.

🎒 A new municipal survey seeks to identify safe strategies for getting students to school—the survey asks Halifax residents about busing, walking, scooters, biking and more ways for traveling to school.

Open City is taking place this Saturday, May 9, at businesses across the Halifax peninsula and downtown Dartmouth.

Get out and support local during this annual event that celebrates entrepreneurs and the small shops that make our communities so welcoming.

See all the participating businesses at opencityhfx.com.

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

🗓 Better Times Comedy at Good Robot Brewing: This weekly comedy show features regulars like Clare Belford, Dan Hendricken, Travis Lindsay, Adam Myatt, and a rotating cast of local and visiting comics. | May 7 | 7:30PM | $15 |

🗓 Halifax Comedy Fest: Celebrate comedy on the East Coast with top Canadian and international talents across multiple venues. | May 6-10 |

🗓 Radiant Ground: New Paintings by Marilyn McAvoy: Local artist Marilyn McAvoy’s new collection is on display at The Prow Gallery. | April 14-May 8 |

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🚢➡️ The OOCL Tokyo arrives in Halifax from Algeciras at 5:15am and departs for New York at 11pm.

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

🚢➡️ The Zuiderdam cruise vessel arrives in Halifax at 8am and departs at 4pm.

🚢➡️ The Atlantic Sail container vessel arrives in Halifax at 3:20pm and departs for Liverpool at 11pm.

140+ experts, $30K prizes, speakers, swag bags, VIP Night. May 8–9, The Annex. Tickets $7. Shop, learn, grow. Don’t miss it!

🥪 Larry’s Sandwiches is collaborating with Oxalis Restaurant to deliver this special sandwich of the week: the Schnitzel Sandwich. Pork tenderloin schnitzel, truffle and sherry vinegar mayo, dijon mustard, fresh cucumber salad, garlic and dill pickles, crispy shallots and spring mix on a house-made bun.

🦐 The Rivaaj Resto-Bar is serving fresh shrimp—fished from the Atlantic, marinated in Indian spices and cooked in a clay tandoor oven.

🎶 How do you continue writing music when the world is on fire? That's the subtle subject matter of Mat Hughes newest single, "Coleslaw Summer", an upbeat, bluesy piano pop song full of existential dread, all based on a joke from last year's searing summer. "It was an inside joke about coleslaw. I hate coleslaw," says Hughes in an interview with The Coast. "It was like a really dehydrated kind of Sunday in June, and I was at a spot in Liverpool where I was just so sunburned. I spent some time outside and, all of a sudden, coleslaw was like, you know, God's gift to the earth." The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer spoke with Mat Hughes about the new single and his upcoming album.

⚕️ The provincial rollout of the One Person One Record system has left one family concerned after they lost their baby allegedly due to referrals going missing from the IWK when they switched over to the system—the NSGEU has also voiced concerns over the transition.

🧾 Arden Professional Client Care, a company contracted by the province in taking care of vulnerable children and adults, allegedly told its workers their wages were non-taxable—the company has received $184 million from the Nova Scotia government over eight years.

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