Stories by Hillary MacInnis

TimelineCOVID-19 in Nova Scotia, 2021

More lockdowns, deaths, and vaccines in Nova Scotia

Dec 10, 2021

Shool-aged kids take advantage of the snow day by sledding at Gorsebrook Park on Thursday afternoon.

Shovelling, sledding season begins in HRM

More than 30 centimetres of snow blankets city

Dec 9, 2021

Face off: players wait for the puck to drop at Halifax's queer-only hockey game on Saturday.

Puck yeah: a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ community on the ice

LGBTQ2S+ players gather at Centennial Arena for fun, safe competition

Nov 29, 2021

Dena Keating, left, holds daughter Hannah on Nov. 20.

Type 1 diabetes ‘a disease for the rich’

One mother advocating for her diabetic daughter feels ‘led on’ by Premier Tim Houston

Nov 25, 2021

A police officer guards the entrance while demonstrators hold a sign that says "All out for Wedzin Kwa / RCMP = racist, colonial, murderous police" on the steps of the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Nov. 21.

Photo EssayHalifax demonstration supports Wet’suwet’en

Demonstrators chant: ‘Block the trains, block the roads, racist cops have got to go’

Nov 22, 2021

A sign on the North Common Public Washroom reads "Closed and winterized for winter season."

'Everybody pees' but there's not always a place to go

Universal washrooms mean a gender-neutral space and access for people with disabilities

Nov 18, 2021

A woman walks past a tent encampment in Victoria Park on Nov. 8, one of several tent communities in HRM.

Emergency shelter coming to Halifax and Dartmouth after council approves new funding

Modular units announced in September were in state of disrepair

Nov 11, 2021