Claudia Currie holds a picture of her son. Kyle Currie, a Halifax firefighter for 10 years, took his own life on Oct. 2.

PTSD‘This one hit home’: Why a PTSD golf tournament was renamed

Kyle Currie Memorial Golf Classic to take place in June

By Andrew Bethune

3 days ago | Life

A person looks through a magnifying glass at the definition of the word fact.

It’s a fact

Is it fact or opinion? Fact-checkers are revealing the truth

By Kristen Thompson

4 days ago | King's Journalism Review Longform

A model is projected with words related to mental health.

Changing public perceptions of mental illness

What journalists need to know before reporting

By Jessica Briand

7 days ago | King's Journalism Review Longform

A screenshot of the banner art for It's Time: Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence.

WomenMind the gap: Women’s advocacy groups improving services for underserved and at-risk communities

Projects target rural, Indigenous and African-Nova Scotian communities

By Stacey Seward

1 week ago | News

Spotlight

The memory puzzle

The uncertainty of memory poses a challenge for narrative journalists

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Halifax, N.S.: Damage caused by the explosion.

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Remembering the Halifax Explosion

Dec 6, 2017

Signal broadcast hosts Yuqian Li (left) and Lothian Taylor (right).

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Stories from the Halifax community

Dec 2, 2017

Single-use plastic bags make up one per cent of total material received at the HRM’s Materials Recycling Facility.

Environment No more plastic bags in Halifax? HRM committee votes for a ban

If council approves, bags could be banned by July 1

By Salam Shuhait

1 week ago | News

These supplements, and the plastic bottle they come in, were part of what inspired the Harbour Lites' Seniors Club to take action against overpackaging.

EnvironmentSeniors in Musquodoboit Harbour are fed up with overpackaging

Harbour Lites Seniors’ Club hopes to bring concerns to the provincial government

By Isabel Ruitenbeek

1 week ago | News

Wether you read on paper or a screen, media is becoming more partisan.

The new partisan press

We have entered an electronic era of hyperpartisan political information

By Matt Stickland

1 week ago | King's Journalism Review Longform

Marcel Tellier aims his arrow at his target. Sunday hunting is allowed for the first two Sundays of the season in Nova Scotia.

HuntingShould hunters have more Sundays to hunt?

Current rules limit hunting to first two Sundays of the general season

By Carmen Guillena

1 week ago | News

A WestJet airplane sits on the tarmac at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

TravelHow to avoid airport turbulence during the holidays

Four travel experts give opinions on how to navigate the holiday season

By Josh Young

1 week ago | Life

From left to right: Alexa McDonough, Diana Whalen, Patricia Arab, Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, Julie Chaisson.

POLITICS Is politics a man's world? Survey suggests there's still a gap in perceptions

Nova Scotian women discuss their experiences in politics

By Jessica Briand

1 week ago | Life

Military members hold flags in front of the Fort Needham Bell Tower during a ceremony marking the 101st anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.

HALIFAX EXPLOSIONHalifax Explosion memorial service brings people together on 101st anniversary

Memorial held at Fort Needham Bell Tower to remember the tragic events of Dec. 6, 1917

By Jessica Briand

2 weeks ago | News