Good morning, Halifax!

While I was on the phone with my grandmother Monday evening, she mentioned a piece of news that had yet to cross my feed.

A PAL Airlines flight from Gander, Newfoundland en route to Halifax International Airport had an emergency landing on Sunday after what some are saying were hydraulic and flap issues. Thankfully, the plane landed safely with emergency crews on the ground to respond.

Some folks who were on the plane took to a Facebook post to talk about the experience. One commenter says the landing was perfect, though he “put his sweater on in case (they) ended up in the rhubarb.”

This was apparently the second incident PAL had that day, as another flight several hours earlier had to turn back to Halifax airport to address an issue.

We’ll hopefully get more information on what happened within the next little while. Until then, keep the people who were on the plane in your thoughts. I can only imagine how scary that experience must have been.

Best,

– B

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There was an opportunity these past few weeks, amid a timeline of farcical peace prizes, political pandering and American expansionism, for Canada to stand with its allies and hold at least one corrupt billionaire accountable. Britain and Australia were debating banning X, said reports, and Canada was also weighing its options.

Instead, Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister for artificial intelligence and digital innovation, took to X himself to set the record straight: the government was not considering a ban. X’s owner, Elon Musk, immediately praised Solomon’s statement as a win for “free speech.”

Make no mistake: Musk is no friend of Canada and his endorsement of Solomon confirms that the Canadian government is making a mistake in not discussing a ban of  X. The fact that our politicians continue to freely use a platform owned by a billionaire who discredits Canadian sovereignty while filling feeds with violent, sexual AI-generated images of women and children is a moral and political failure. Our elected officials must do better.

Journalist Josh Healey writes about the need for the feds to ditch X, just as HRM did.

👩‍⚕️ Auditor general Kim Adair voiced the need for more transparency in the performance of Nova Scotia’s healthcare system—in a report, she says it’s difficult for taxpayers to see where their dollars are going without proper data to paint a picture.

🚗 Halifax regional council has rejected a bylaw change that would have seen more oversight for drivers working with ride-hailing companies—Uber Canada specifically opposed the changes, which would have seen oversight requirements better match those for taxi and limousine drivers.

🚲 Although Halifax municipality staff were asked to look for savings on bike lane projects, a report released Tuesday shows there aren’t many costs to cut—the $85 million project can only save $4.7 million through adjustments to three bike lane projects.

🎶 Join Joy Bullen and the Museum on February 6th for an evening of music, heritage, identity and storytelling. Experience the magic live—get your tickets now!*

🚌 Halifax Transit is seeking input from passengers on general accessibility across our transit system.*

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✈️ Jazz Aviation is shutting down its flight attendant base in Halifax Stanfield International Airport, though they expect schedules to remain unaffected—Porter Airlines announced recently they would also be shutting down its crew base.

🚨 A youth who allegedly robbed another youth with a weapon on a Halifax Transit bus this month is facing nearly a dozen charges—the accused was involved in two incidents with the same victim and was arrested in Cole Harbour on Friday.

☎️ Halifax police are warning of a phone call scam of people claiming to be from the Canadian Border Services Agency—a reported victim was told their spouse was arrested and would be deported if they didn’t pay their bail.

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

🗓 The Music of Matthias McIntire: Fountain School faculty member Matthias McIntire brings his multi-media song cycle sing nature alive from my insides and several others to the Joseph Strung Concert Hall. | Jan. 28 | 7:30PM | $20+|

🗓 Jeremy Vaughan Ocean Island River Forest: Nova Scotia’s Jeremy Vaughan presents his new collection of work at the Prow Gallery. | Jan. 22-Feb. 13 |

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

➡️ The AS Felicia container vessel departed Halifax for Kingston at 2am.

🍨 Churned has a new ice cream bar in their freezers, made with brown sugar, vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate, crispy corn flakes and flaky sea salt.

🍤 Want some comfy seafood? The Stillwell Freehouse as you covered with their Grilled Shrimp dish, made with creamed corn and cashew chili crisp.

🍲 What is culture without food? The Best of Halifax is all about shining a light on what makes Halifax one of the greatest cities to live in, and no small part of that is the restaurants, diners, pubs, breweries, markets, and independent grocers who bring a piece of their culture to the food and drink they create. There's a spot for every flavour you could imagine in our city, and our readers chose what they consider to be the best of the best, from their favourite pizzerias to their most celebrated ciders. If you've ever needed a dinner recommendation, our readers have you covered with their picks for the Best of Halifax 2026: Food + Drink category, now available to read on our Best of Halifax 2026 page. Thank you to all who voted, and for another wonderful Best of Halifax!

💨 The Canadian Cancer Society says nearly half of Nova Scotian youth have tried nicotine vaping at least once, with the province having the highest rate of youth vape use in the country—the Department of Health and Wellness says nicotine vaping has detrimental impacts on brain development in youth and young adults.

📱 The province intends to expand its 811 system with plans to introduce a centralized navigation service that could direct calls to appropriate healthcare options—the 811 contract with Emergency Medical Care Inc. is set to end in March 2027.

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