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Alright, I’ll say it: May has been a cruel mistress, with her sunny good looks, but icy personality. She has fooled me into jean shorts one too many times with her witchy whiles.

May has also been particularly crappy for me because I had to face two heart-breaking milestones.

On May 6, we—”celebrated” seems like the wrong word here, so I’ll say “observed”—the one year anniversary of my husband’s death. It has been a tricky year because my recovery has been so very non-linear. Some days I feel a semblance of OK-ness, and then I’m hit with a wave of grief that is debilitating.

That said, I’m doing it and the baby is thriving (and yelling and grabbing and wiggling).

May also brought with it my first Mother’s Day as a mum, but also my first Mother’s Day without a mum. That duality was hard to take because, well, I just wanted my mum really badly.

But this isn't about me and my misery (mostly).

In truly amazing news, thanks to YOU, my Coast army, I won my group in the SUPER MOM competition and have officially moved onto the quarter-finals—putting me in the top 1% of anything I’ve ever done ever. Thank you so much for your support, you guys are truly the best.

But now is when the rubber hits the road (as my Boomer dad would say). All votes so far have now been thrown out, so we’re starting from scratch and I'm currently in 7th place, which, ewww. That means I need you to get click, click, clicking for your favourite (sorry Brendyn, but let’s be real) Editor.

You can vote everyday for free, but if you have a few bucks laying around, you can pay for more votes and all proceeds go to The Children’s Miracle Network. One of the prizes is an article in a magazine where I would get the opportunity to shine the light on complex grief, how it changes you, and parenting through it.

Vote for me here: https://thesupermom.org/2026/julie-lawrence

And if you aren’t convinced, here is some adorable footage of Poppy and I to sway your cold, dead heart.

Love and light!

- Jules

📷 @editorjulesl

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

The 2026 East Coast Music Awards have come and gone.

With the annual Atlantic Canadian music conference wrapping up on Sunday, May 26, after a weekend of performances, workshops, and meetings held in Sydney, a new batch of award winners has also been crowned.

Whether it be PINEO & LOEB scoring an award for Dance Release of the Year, Morgan Toney continuing his trajectory towards stardom with an award for "Golden Regalia" and Indigenous Artist of the Year, or Cassie and Maggie picking up two awards for Gold and Coal and a third for Group of the Year, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton made out well.

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer has all you need to know about the winners at this year’s East Coast Music Awards.

🔥 The fire that blazed over 8,500 hectares and destroyed 20 homes in the Annapolis Valley last summer is now considered officially extinguished, according to the Department of Natural Resources—an infrared scanner was used to see if the fire was latent in the area.

⚖️ A teacher convicted of sex crimes involving a student is now facing a lawsuit from her victim based on the incidents, which occurred between January 2005 and September 2007—the lawsuit alleges psychological and emotional harm caused by the teacher, who has yet to be sentenced.

🚨 A new charge has been added to the couple who allegedly hid the body of a newborn who was declared missing and found deceased over the weekend—Sukhpreet Singh and Ramandeep Kaur have been charged with concealing the body of a child, causing indignity to human remains, obstruction of justice, and now resisting a peace officer.

Ever notice how exhausted you feel after pretending you’re “fine” all day? People can carry stress quietly while still showing up for work, family, and everyone else. Counselling creates space to stop performing and start processing. The strongest thing you can do is say out loud what’s been sitting heavy.

🦞 A lobster dealer accused of intimidation had his charges dismissed after no witnesses appeared in court to testify—the RCMP failed to subpoena the witnesses which would have required them to attend trial.

🏒 Two of the four youth involved in a sexual assault hockey hazing incident in the Truro area last fall have pleaded not guilty—the two 15-year-olds have both been charged with sexual assault, and sexual assault with a weapon, while one of the boys faces an additional assault charge.

⛴️ The Alderney Ferry route is once again reduced to running every 30 minutes due to vessel repairs—a motion to waive fees for the month due to the inconvenience has been shot down by city council.

“taqəš and Other Works” features signature pieces from choreographers Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, Alysa Pires, and Guillaume Côté, creating a high-energy program that has it all. Power, fluidity, history, beauty – it’s an evening of mesmerizing movement presented by Live Art Dance! Get your tickets today!

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

🗓 In Your Walls Live On Tour: Toronto alt-rockers In Your Walls are joined by Whygo and Voodoo Sometimes for a special tour stop at the Seahorse Tavern. | May 28 | 8PM | $16.58 |

🗓 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 Algoscotia tanker arrived in Halifax from Sydney (Cape Breton) at 12:14am.

🚢➡️ The Atlantic Sun container vessel arrived in Halifax from Liverpool at 12:20am and departs for New York at 4:30pm.

🚢➡️ The Mersey Venture factory fishing vessel arrived in Halifax from Dartmouth at 2:48am and departs for Dartmouth at 3pm.

🚢➡️ The One Falcon container vessel arrived in Halifax from Singapore at 4:45am and departs for New York at 9pm.

🚢 The Oceanex Sanderling container vessel arrives in Halifax from St. John’s at 7:20am.

🚢➡️ The Emilia container vessel arrives in Halifax from Mariel at 6:15pm and departs for Altamira at 9pm.

🥐 A new croissant of the week is available at Two If By Sea Cafe—the Pineapple Brown Sugar Ham Croissant. Made with roasted glazed ham, pineapple and mozza cheese with a sticky brown sugar mustard glaze, topped with a pineapple-cherry finish.

🐟 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.

💙 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.

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