A St. Pat’s post mortem

It's been a year since St. Pat's was demolished. What was it like when it was abandoned?

An Instagram reel to fraud

A look back at the timeline from Andy Fillmore's selfie video about the WSX in Jan 2025 to the RCMP's investigation today.

Halifax Transit embarrasses city, again

Transit staff have needed 14 years to implement tap pay. by Matt Stickland There are some constants in the universe. The sun rises in the east. What goes up must come down. Halifax Transit botches procurement. “Tap to pay… this is a mess. Unbelievable. It’s embarrassing,” said the exasperated

Grand Parade, a history

The grandest parade square east of Montreal by Katy Jean The Heart of Halifax. A place to smoke joints before concerts. A place for winded tourists who have just realized half the goddamn city is on a hill, and they’re still not at the top of it. Grand Parade.

RCMP investigating Mayor

A timeline of the mayor’s sketchy spending by Antonia Zwissler HRM’s auditor general, Andrew Atherton, has sent an audit of four transactions from mayor Andy Fillmore’s office to be investigated by the RCMP. The mayor’s office awarded its first dubious bid on May 9, 2025, to

Unravelling Unraveling UNRWA

by Antonia Zwissler and Giancarlo Cininni The protesters started gathering at 7 p.m. They wore keffiyehs and wielded signs like “NO PRIDE IN APARTHEID,” and “SELF DETERMINATION FOR A FREE PALESTINE.” It was Sunday, June 14. The Atlantic Jewish Film Festival was getting ready to screen a documentary called

HRM may reduce patio fees

Patios an “important economic tool” says mayor by Gabrielle Drapeau Sunshine, a nice breeze, cold drinks, and infinite instagrammable moments. What’s not to love about patio season? It’s no secret that people like patios, and a motion from mayor Andy Fillmore aims to capitalize on that. During a

Property taxes must go up

It’s the only way to make housing affordable by Matt Stickland You may not realize it, what with the houses, shops, roads, and people, but if you live in Halifax, you don’t actually live in a city. This is not because most of Halifax by geography is rural.

Biker hit by cops gets arraigned

37-year-old man back in court June 23 by Antonia Zwissler Tuesday May 26, on a rare sunny morning, courtroom 3 at the Halifax Provincial Court is like a principal’s office with an open door policy. The principal is a judge with a dyed blonde bob. Starting at

Beauty and the bitch

A Halifax beauty queen who won best in show by Katy Jean Beauty is beauty. Dog is dog. But who tells you which is which? Who told you what was beautiful a hundred years ago? A time before screens of various sizes lit our faces at home, swiping left or

Dartmouth wetland fight still stagnant

Proceedings to prevent siltation remain secret. by Antoni Zwissler w/ files from Jenn Waugh It’s been over four years since the province designated Eisner Cove Wetland a Special Planning Area (SPA). Bill Zebedee lives next to what’s left of the wetland and has not given up the fight

From banks to bikes, 100 years of cop theft

This time, surely, police reform will work by Katy Jean The board of Police Commissioners met last week. The meeting was open to the public and mostly about planned provincial police reforms. Reforms a century in the making. In the winter of 1931, George Edwin Ritchie was elected mayor of