Good morning!

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, a time to recognize our beloved trans, non-binary, two-spirit, and gender-diverse community members and the impact they have on our art, culture, businesses, social spaces, and on everyday life.

As much progress there’s been within the past decade, certain happenings down south have had their impact here in Canada. Far-right talking heads have infiltrated common spaces with their hate, and it is unfortunately an issue that continues to pop up even here in Halifax. We need to contest these problems when, and before, they arise, hand in hand with our trans and non-binary friends who make our lives so much brighter.

Let’s make sure these people can remain seen, heard, and appreciated.

Best,

– B

📷 @creamy_yet_smooth

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Tomorrow: 🌧️ 8°

Next Day: 🌤️ 2°

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

On Wednesday, March 24, a group of spectators sat in the public gallery of Province House at 11:30pm and watched the government pass a budget that is doing real harm to real people across Nova Scotia.

They didn't go there to protest. They didn't go there to sing. They went to look the government in the eye while they voted in the budget that was set to decimate their communities.

Then someone started singing. No one knows who. It wasn't planned. But within moments, the entire gallery joined in — twenty minutes of singing, spontaneous and full-throated, echoing through a building that belongs to all of us.

Opinion writer Liz LeClair writes about the Speaker’s decision to close the Province House to the public and why she believes it to be hypocritical.

🐀 The rat problem in Halifax has left some residents upset, and some experts are saying that the city needs to have professional staff on board to deal with rodent management—while municipal staff recommended a rodent management team for HRM in 2017, it never came to fruition.

🏒 Bill Riley, the first African Nova Scotian in the NHL, has died at age 75 after a battle with cancer—Riley played with the Washington Capitals from 1976-79 and the Winnipeg Jets in the 1979-1980 season, becoming the third Black NHL player.

🚗 Premier Tim Houston has spoken about New Brunswick’s plan to build a toll on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Nova Scotia border—he says it’s an unfortunate decision that is “really a tariff on Nova Scotians.”

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🎭 At TAG, Summerland tells the true-meets-imagined story of a 19th-century spirit photographer whose images appear to reveal the faces of the dead.  Is he a fraud or are the images ‘real’?*

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Seeds for Liberation explores Palestinian resistance through impactful interviews with historians, activists, scholars, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives. Film followed by Q&A with Yara Jamal and Waseem Hijazi. Tickets at Carbon Arc Cinema.

🔥 A firefighter suffered minor injuries after a fire at a new restaurant in Bedford on Sunday—the fire is still being investigated, with one Halifax Fire official saying the business experienced extensive damage.

🎥 Two Canadian Screen Award nominees are speaking up about Nova Scotia’s arts and culture budget cuts—Katie McCulloch and Taylor Olsen both say they rely on provincial support for their respective projects.

🫐 Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabeling blueberries as Canadian products by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency—they are among five businesses fined for inaccuracies such as this since April 2025, totalling $47,000 in fines.

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

🗓 Spontaneity Improv Combo Show: Come experience some musical improv along with some improv comedy on this special night at the Bus Stop Theatre. | March 31 | 7:30PM | $17.31 |

🗓 QMJHL Playoffs : Halifax Mooseheads vs. Chicoutimi Sagueneens: The hometown heroes take on the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in the first home game of the playoff season. | March 31 | 7PM | $27.25+ |

🗓 Live Jazz with The Matt MacLennan Trio: Bassist Matt MacLennan brings his three-piece band along for velvety ballads and smooth bossa novas at the Obladee. | April 1 | 7PM |

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➡️ The CSL Tacoma bulk carrier departs Halifax for Baltimore at 5am.

➡️ The Tropic Lissette container vessel departs Halifax for West West Palm Beach at 6am.

➡️ The Sovereign offshore supply vessel departs Halifax at 8am.

➡️ The Algoma East Coast tanker departs Halifax for Saint John at 9am.

➡️ The Atlantic Fir tug departs Halifax for Saint John at 9am.

➡️ The Mersey Venture factory fishing vessel departs Halifax at 1pm.

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

➡️ The Glovis Sonic vehicle carrier departs Halifax for Newark at 5pm.

🍨 A new miso honeycomb flavour is available at Churned, combining saltiness and sweetness. Extra honeycombs are available for topping. Comes in scoops and pints.

🥪 The Nook has a new sandwich on the menu—chopped chicken thighs, marinated and roasted gold with green house bomba mayo, crispy arugula tossed in beet dressing, all on a Harry’s house-made focaccia.

🖥️ Canada’s privacy commissioner reports that the Nova Scotia Power cyber attack began when an employee clicked on a pop-up—this allegedly resulted in downloaded malware which allowed hackers to gain access to the utility’s network.

💰 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Halifax on Thursday that Canada is now spending around 2 percent of its GDP on national defence, a NATO benchmark—this is the first time the country has done so since the end of the Cold War and was one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s talking points in regards to tariffs.

🚌 A woman was struck by a transit bus while on a marked crosswalk Thursday morning at the intersection of Spring Garden Road and Barrington Street—the 42-year-old was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the driver was issued a summary offence ticket.

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