Good morning.

On Monday, a shooter fired outside a hotel in Montreal, leading to the deaths of a civilian, a police officer, and eventually himself. His information was released Tuesday morning, identified as 25-year-old Seth Scott Hatfield from Lethbridge, Alta.

These tragedies speak for themselves. It isn’t fair to anyone, in particular the families, that one person can steal so much from others.

The reason I bring it up today is because the gunman reportedly wrote a manifesto calling for violence, and while we are unable to assume what that may have entailed, police say there were warned of the manifesto being notably anti-police.

As always, I encourage people not to speculate, especially not online, as the investigation unfolds. It’s helpful to absolutely no one.

Instead, I ask you to think about the victims, officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and civilian Michel Moshe Mizrahi, and to hold your loved ones close.

Best,

– B

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

Nova Scotia’s PC Party has picked up another seat.

On Tuesday, a byelection was held for the new riding of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay—the 56th seat in the house of assembly, bringing premier Tim Houston’s party up to 43 seats. The NSNDP hold nine, the Liberals three, with one independent.

The results are as follows: PC candidate Claude Bourgeois garnered 48.76 percent of the vote. The Liberal candidate, Denis Cormier, was runner-up with 40.04 percent. Trailing behind were NDP candidate Trevor Poirier at 9.57 percent and Green Party candidate Nik Boisvert at 1.63 percent.

The riding was coupled with Inverness, who have had PC leadership since 1999, before splitting earlier this year. This was the result of a Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruling, which determined the existing boundaries violated the Charters of Rights and Freedoms. This was to ensure the representation of Acadians and francophones in the area.

Despite the victory for the PCs, Houston’s popularity continues to be at an all-time low, due in part to the impacts of his budget cuts and the lack of visible progress in the affordability crisis.

💸 Halifax councillor Shawn Cleary says it’s too early to say whether or not mayor Andy Fillmore should step down after the auditor general revealed four transactions from the mayor’s office that didn’t follow the municipality’s policy—two of the legal expenses, Fillmore says, were related to code of conduct complains last year, amounting to more than $7,500.

📃 The federal immigration minister spoke on a wave of citizenship document recalls that were triggered for an unknown reason last week—she says the department is investigating the issue, which is apparently impacting those who received citizenship under a law that allows people born before Dec. 15, 2025 to claim it if they have a direct ancestor.

⚖️ A second man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 61-year-old Steven Boudreau, who went missing on April 19 with his remains found last month—36-year-old Travis Shaun Jennings was arrested on June 22 and appeared in court on June 23.

🌙 North by Night Market 🌙

Come by July 3, from 7-1pm at The Local's back patio (2037 Gottingen Street) for an evening of local shopping, music, and community.

Browse a variety of vendors featuring handmade goods, art, vintage finds, and unique creations from local makers. Enjoy the lively atmosphere, connect with neighbours, and discover something new as the patio comes alive after dark.

Whether you're looking for a special find or simply a fun night out, North by Night Market is the perfect place to spend a summer evening. Hope to see you there!

🏗️ Dutch Village Road closed on Wednesday as a crane that threatened to collapse earlier this month, causing evacuations, is dismantled—the closure is expected to last into Thursday.

⚽ Halifax pubs are reporting a surge in business during the FIFA World Cup, thanks in part to Canada’s success in the soccer tournament—some pubs are reporting packed bars as people watch the game on the screens.

🚨 Two youths have been arrested after one had allegedly pointed a gun at another in Fall River—a search warrant on Saturday lead to police finding two airsoft guns, leading to one arrest, with another arrest afterwards for failure to comply with conditions of an undertaking.

From July 4-11, Quinpool Road becomes a canvas for the 5th Annual Halifax Mural Festival! Experience the energy as artists paint bold, new murals live. With creative vibes, eye-catching art, and a festival atmosphere, this is a colourful celebration of community and culture you won’t want to miss.

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

🗓 Gusto Italian Food and Wine Festival: The flavours, culture, and spirit of Italy is coming to Halifax with this vibrant celebration with special menus participating restaurants, food and beverage tastings, and more, all in support of Feed Nova Scotia. | June 22-28 |

🗓 ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championships: The International Canoe Federation holds this event for adult and veteran paddlers in Lake Banook. | June 25-27 |

🗓 Halifax Music Fest: Weezer. The Chicks. Jimmy Eat World. Shaboozey. Dashboard Confessional. Blue Rodeo. Silversun Pickups. The Barr Brothers. There’s something for everybody at this year’s Halifax Music Fest at the Garrison Grounds. | June 26-27 | $177+|

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

🚢➡️ The YM Wind container vessel departed Halifax for Singapore at 3:30am

🚢➡️ The CSL Tacoma bulk carrier arrives in Halifax from Tampa at 7:21am

🚢➡️ The Independence of the Seas cruise vessel arrives in Halifax at 7:30am and departs at 6pm.

🚢➡️ The Lois M tug boat departs Halifax for North Sydney at 6pm.

🚢➡️ The Parian Trader tanker arrives in Halifax from Antwerp at 6:15pm.

Join the Museum this Canada Day. Don't miss out on FREE admission and activities all day. Explore exhibitions, enjoy live music, performances and a special screening of a live World Cup game, take part in scavenger hunts and family-friendly crafts, witness a citizenship ceremony, and so much more!

🍟 Add a little pickle with your fries at Stubborn Goat. Their Pickle and Parmesan Loaded Fries feature truffle salt, fresh dill and chives, cracked black pepper, parm, dill pickles, crispy fried pickle chips, fried capers, garlic dill aioli, and lemon zest.

🍰 Real Fake Meats is serving a delicious treat—a Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Cheesecake made with local ingredients. Contains nuts and gluten.

📽️ This weekend, I finally brought myself to watch Code of Misconduct. If you have not heard of it, Code of Misconduct is a Canadian documentary directed by Sébastien Trahan that premiered at the Hot Docs festival in April.  It features investigative journalist Rick Westhead, who broke the story of the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal.  This is a case in which five former World Junior Hockey players were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2018, and in which Hockey Canada paid close to $3 million in a civil settlement to help cover it up. The documentary draws on text messages, conversations, and other evidence that did not reach the public during the trial due to publication bans. What it reveals is both infuriating, heartbreaking, and oddly clarifying. Columnist Liz LeClair shares her thoughts on the 2026 documentary detailing the sexual assault trials of five hockey players.

🛒 Canada’s competition bureau is still investigating Empire, the parent company of Sobeys, for using property controls to limit competition from other grocery stores—these controls limit how property is used after its sold, allowing the grocery giant to determine whether or not grocery stores can set up shop after the transaction.

🚓 A police officer who shot and killed a woman who was in distress and wielding a knife during an incident in Eastern Passage last year has been cleared by the Serious Incident Response Team—police say stun guns didn’t prevent the woman from approaching with the knife, which led to one of the officers taking the shot.

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