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

17 hours ago | Community 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

4 days ago | Community Health Life News Sports

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

3 days ago | Arts Life News

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

1 week ago | News Sports

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A person plays a VLT

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

Josh Menchions performs next to the Bearly’s stage in Halifax on March 8, 2023.

Comedian Josh Menchions tours Halifax

Ramping up accessibility an easy fix, says business partner

1 week ago | Life News

The Ravens celebrated their 17th U Sports championship, 10 of which they have won in Halifax.

Carleton Ravens claw back to win basketball title at Scotiabank Centre

Champs down STFX in double OT to clinch 17th U Sports championship in 20 years 

2 weeks ago | Community News Sports

New-Brunswick-born wood artist Jackie Toner drew inspiration from real east-coast lighthouses, to create her wood renderings.

Windsor N.S. wood artist featured at SPARK! art showcase

Lighthouses across Atlantic Canada inspire shoreline collection

Mar 17, 2023 | Arts Community News

Cameron Valardo only started one game for the SMU Huskies, but a profile on a football prospects website caught the attention of pro scouts.

Halifax quarterback signs with Swedish football squad

Cameron Valardo rises from SMU backup to European starter

Mar 7, 2023 | News Sports

Laura MacNutt said she opened her vintage clothing store to counter “fast fashion,” which is the production of clothing from mass-market retailers to keep up with trends.

Promoting 'slow fashion' in Halifax

Clothing shop counters mass chic with vintage apparel  

Mar 3, 2023 | Business Community environment News

Mary Nkrumah prepared steaming soup (l) and two kinds of fufu (r). She taught workshop participants how to make the meal, then she served it for sampling.

Celebrating the African ‘soul food’ called fufu

Halifax chef cooks a traditional meal to challenge social-media shade

Feb 23, 2023 | Community Education Food News

Many Halifax "Swifties" are waiting for Taylor Swift to announce Canadian dates for her tour, 'The Eras'. But they expressed little hope that Halifax would make the cut.

Too small to ‘hangout’ ?

A Taylor Swift party packed The Dome. But fans don't expect a concert to follow.

Feb 17, 2023 | Arts Community Music