The big fight against microplastics
Oceans are choking on billions of pieces of plastic garbage. Meet some of the people working to clean it up
Apr 15, 2020
Stories by Sarah Khan
Halifax woman plans to give girls their Cinderella moment through her 100 Dresses painting project
Sharon Cave helps teens dance the night away by donating used prom dresses to the Glass Slipper Organization
Feb 14, 2020
Embracing rocky detours, people of Halifax play hide and seek with painted stones
The local initiative has captured the imaginations of more than 10,000 people on a Facebook group devoted to people who paint and hide rocks around HRM
Feb 8, 2020
Wild about nature: Advocates write valentines to protect Sandy Lake
‘It would really be a shame if we lost this immersive wilderness experience,’ says 'craftivism' initiative organizer
Feb 7, 2020
Are your friends and romantic partners influencing your drinking habits?
A study hopes to find the connection between substance use in young adults and their social networks
Jan 29, 2020
‘How come we don’t enjoy the city the same way the men in the city enjoy it?’
Women at safety audit training session discuss triggers that make them feel unsafe
Jan 27, 2020
‘Trying to keep their names alive’: Iranian students fundraise for bursary honouring plane crash victims
Dalhousie University contributed $25,000 to cause
Jan 23, 2020
Wood you text a tree? Halifax program looks to branch out
Participating trees received nearly 11,000 messages between July and August
Jan 22, 2020
'The government is not doing enough': What's happened since September's climate strike?
'After the day of the strike, there was a sudden shift. That day was a changemaker for politicians,' says speaker
Jan 20, 2020