Luring, grooming, trafficking

How victims of human trafficking in Canada are created and why it goes undiscovered

By Haeley Cook DiRisio

1 week ago | News

Volunteers from Future Majority promote youth voting in Whitby, Ontario, in 2019 to make real change on issues young people care about — like climate change, affordability, racial justice and mental health.

The kids’ politics are all right: What young Canadians care about and how to reach them

When Albertans vote May 29, young people will have the lowest representation. How do we get that to change?

By Ben Roth

2 weeks ago | News

Jeff Bysterveldt of Bedford, P.E.I. in his former milk barn. Behind the back wall was where one of his silos collapsed through the barn's roof during Hurricane Fiona. 26 of his cows died in the incident.

A time of pain and hope

How mental illness is ravaging our society, and what we are doing to overcome it.

By Online Features Workshop

May 12, 2023 | Magazine

Young people protest the high living wages in Halifax.

The Affordability Crisis: Can young people afford to live in Halifax?

By Luke Dyment , Sam Farley , Crystal Greene, Andrew Lam , Jack Ronahan , Jake Webb and David Shuman

Apr 26, 2023 | Investigative

Spotlight

The Rubin report said Dr. Wayne Hankey "had access to young men through his teaching and social life at King’s, as well as his position as a don in King’s residence." The report concluded "King's is responsible for its role in the harm Dr. Hankey has caused."

King’s responsible for Prof. Wayne Hankey’s history of sexual abuse, review concludes

Report cites lack of proper disciplinary action, evidence of destroyed document

Apr 4, 2023

Numbers Game: Video lottery keeps on spinning, and Nova Scotians keep on getting hurt

More than 30 years after being introduced, the "crack cocaine of gambling" is alive and well

Jun 10, 2022

Students learn the significance of smudging to Mi'kmaq.

Kwe' Eskasoni

Journalism students learn what it means to report in Mi'kma'ki

Jun 3, 2022

Cats are becoming popular among college students, who are adopting the felines to help with mental health.

WATCH: Cats, Hartlen Point Birds and Blue Phones

Plus, Canada's ugly internment past, a soap-lab tour and beautifying Halifax with murals

By Signal Staff

Apr 18, 2023 | Arts Community Education environment Life News Shows

Shannon Ellis, who also calls herself a "crow whisperer", shares her love for the black birds around Halifax and on social media.

WATCH: The Crow Whisperer, and fostering inclusion in the fitness industry

Plus, what is 'Bologna Colorado'?

By Signal Staff

Apr 18, 2023 | News Shows

The Ukrainian Cultural Society of Halifax held a Refugee Benefit Concert benefit concert at Pacifico Bar on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

WATCH: Healing Ukrainian child refugees from 'terrible aggression'

Halifax concert raises money for war survivors' art, dance and music lessons

By Signal Staff

Apr 13, 2023 | Arts Community Music News Politics Shows

Maysoun (l) and Anna (r) prepare dough for baking at Stone Hearth Bakery's skills training program in Halifax.

Halifax bakery trains workers for the pastry shop

Stone Hearth runs social enterprise for people with employment barriers

By Matthew Bambrick

Mar 30, 2023 | Community Life News

Mariia Lytvynchuk stands in front of Leah Krylova’s photo in the Unissued Diplomas exhibit at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax on March 19, 2023.

Unissued Diplomas exhibition wraps up in Halifax

Ukrainian students who died in Russian invasion are memorialized at universities including SMU

By Maria Collins

Mar 27, 2023 | Arts Life News

This stretch of Vernon Street sees more than 3,500 vehicles per day, according to municipal data.

How to drive with cyclists at your bumper

Survivor of painful crash advises distancing on the roads

By Eamon Irving

Mar 27, 2023 | Community Health Life News Sports

StFX guard Dondre Reddick got fans out of their seats by starting the second quarter with a slam dunk, sending the arena into a roar on March 12, 2023.

PHOTO ESSAY: Historic Final 8 thrills hoops fans in Halifax

2023 U Sports men's basketball tournament breaks attendance record

By Elena Neufeld

Mar 23, 2023 | News Sports