Good morning,

As we’ve has covered at length before, gender-based violence is an epidemic. One incident from last week continued to make this incredibly apparent.

Last Tuesday, a man allegedly walked into a restaurant on Cow Bay Road, masked and armed with a loaded rifle. Police were quick to apprehend the 18-year-old, who is facing more than 50 charges in connection to the incident. The RCMP say the man was in a relationship with one of the restaurant’s employees, determining this to be a potential case of intimate partner violence.

This isn’t the man’s first set of charges related to this victim. He has been previously indicted with assault, assault with a weapon, breaking and entering, and criminal harassment from one incident as well as another assault from a choking, suffocation, or strangling incident in January.

Luck was on the side of everyone but the perpetrator this time around, but this could have turned into a tragedy. More needs to be done to protect victims of intimate partner and gender-based violence. The fact that this guy could even come within vicinity of the restaurant after previous incidents is a poor sign of how our government handles these issues.

However, nothing changes unless we begin instilling different values within men. If we promote anger and hostility, we shouldn’t be surprised when they are violent. Julie had a great story about this last year that's worth a second read.

It takes institutional change and reforms to the justice system for this issue to improve in any meaningful way, but we can’t forget that it also requires a cultural shift.

Best,

– B

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

With Earth Day coming up on April 22, the Electronics Recycling Association (ERA) has partnered with the Discovery Centre in Halifax and the Alderney Landing Community Cultural Centre in Dartmouth to collect and recycle unwanted, unused, or gently used electronics.

In press releases sent out on Monday, the organization announced it would be present at the Discovery Centre for Enviro Quest 2026 on April 18, starting at 9 am, collecting electronics that will either be refurbished for use by non-profits and charities or responsibly recycled.

From April 16 to 23, the ERA is also hosting an Earth Day Electronics Collection Week at the Alderney community centre, inviting residents, businesses, and fellow organizations to dispose of their unwanted technology for refurbishing or recycling.

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer lists some of the other locations folks can drop off their old or unused tech within Halifax this month.

🪧 Premier Tim Houston has criticized protesters who took to the province’s highways on Thursday, saying that it was unlawful and not peaceful—the protests come as the RCMP continue its cannabis crackdown, which has thoroughly damaged the relationship between the provincial government and First Nations communities

🆘 Halifax’s budget has allotted $1.5 million for an emergency egress from Westwood Hills, the Upper Tantallon neighbourhood where a wildfire began three years ago—the president of the local resident’s association says the route doesn’t address residents’ main concerns.

⚖️ A testimony from a security and intelligence officer during the hearing of a former jail guard being sentenced for smuggling cannabis product in the Northeast Nova Correctional Facility revealed contraband is being snuck in by what he calls “corrupt staff”—he says drugs in jail can be sold for 10 times the normal amount.

📖 You're invited to Spring ForeWord with AfterWords Literary Festival. Enjoy conversations with Souvankham Thammavongsa, Iain Reid, Sue Sinclair, Kim Echlin and more. Tickets on sale!*

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In honour of International Romani Day, join the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on Wednesday April 8th to celebrate their latest Community Presents exhibition Resilience on the Move: Roma People in Canada.

Explore the exhibition, enjoy Romani music and learn about the history of Roma people in Canada.

🚗 Three people were injured in a three vehicle crash in Dartmouth on Sunday evening—one of the drivers, a 29-year-old, has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance.

🔥 A fire broke out in a Spryfield apartment building on Friday, sending two people to hospital—the occupants of the unit where the fire started out were trapped inside but were rescued by firefighters.

🍺 The NSLC reports that local alcohol sales are up, even after the return of U.S.-based products to store shelves—total alcohol sales were up 1.1 percent in the third quarter, a net income of $76.7 million.

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

🗓 Sadie Skinner Single Release: Multi-talented singer-songwriter Sadie Skinner plays at the Carleton with special guest His His, celebrating the debut of her new single “Electric Blue”. | April 9 | 7:30PM | $22.80 |

🗓 Summerland @ The Pond Playhouse: Summerland tells the haunting story of William H. Mumler, a 19th-century spirit photographer whose images claimed to reveal the faces of the dead. | March 26-April 11 | 8PM | $15+ |

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

🚢➡️ The Bakkafoss container vessel arrives in Halifax from Portland (Maine) at 8:15am and departs for Argentia at 2:30pm.

🚢 The Viking Polaris expedition vessel arrives in Halifax at 9am.

➡️ The CMA CGM Maupassant container vessel departed Halifax for New York at 2am.

➡️ The HMM Sapphire container vessel departs Halifax for Singapore at 3pm.

🫓 2 Doors Down is doing the East Coast proud with their Donair Flatbread: donair spiced beef, mozzarella, sweet onions, tomatoes, and donair sauce on a flatbread.

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

💸 Arden Professional Client Care, who has received more than $184 million in public funds to care for Nova Scotia’s most vulnerable children and disabled adults, is losing workers en masse—part of the reason is suspected to be a CRA audit due to the company not issuing tax documents or reporting payments made to workers.

🏛️ After a week-long ban, the Province House is once again open to visitors with a number of restrictions—those attending legislature meetings cannot use cell phones or tablets, sit in the front row of the gallery, nor read, write, sketch, or speak during debates.

🚨 An 18-year-old man has been arrested in a case of intimate partner violence after he showed up to a restaurant masked and with a loaded rifle—suspect Connor James Tobin also faces charges from incidents involving the same victim in December and January.

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