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The World Rightly Sees Canada as the Villain at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talksnew

as the Canadian government tries to block climate change agreements to protect tar sands development, we're seen as the bad guy. Or, as British journalist George Monbiot writes, an "immediate threat to the global effort to sustain a peaceful and stable world."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Bruce Wark  |  12-11-2009  |  Environment

La Strada Feel at Home North of the Border, Cozying Up with New Pals Hey Rosettanew

La Strada's music is the kind usually molded by cold winters and small communities. It's an indie-rock fuelled by group harmonies, violin and cello. La Strada finally made it to Canada earlier this fall, opening up for Cuff the Duke.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Mike Landry  |  12-11-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Nova Scotia's Organic Milk Industry Faces Bureaucratic Bullnew

Cows' milk is different from most food Nova Scotians buy.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Lezlie Lowe  |  08-05-2009  |  Food+Drink

Dissent in the Shambhala Communitynew

New website Radio Free Shambhala illuminates a disagreement over the relationship between Buddhism and Shambhala.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tim Bousquet  |  08-05-2009  |  Religion

Africville's Racism Documentednew

Africville: Can't Stop Now, a documentary about Eddie, Nelson and Irvine Carvery's lifelong search for compensation.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Hilary Beaumont  |  08-05-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Beatles Memorabilia: Here, There and Everywherenew

Money can't buy me love, but for obsessed Mike Spurr, it's funded his incredible collection of Beatles memorabilia and music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Sue Carter Flinn  |  07-14-2009  |  Music

Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald's Demisenew

While the final outcome is still far from a done deal, is it too soon to say, "So long, Rodney?"
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Stephen Kimber  |  05-29-2009  |  Commentary

'Blood Shed' Brings a Little Slice of Atlantic Horror to the Worldnew

Jason Shipley's directorial debut is a 15-minute boozy gorefest that premiered at Fredericton's Silver Wave Film Festival last November. And it's been on a roll since then.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tara Thorne  |  05-29-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Students Protest Military Recruitment at Halifax Schoolsnew

Students from various Halifax high schools are petitioning the school board to remove Department of Defence recruiters from school grounds.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Becky Thomas  |  05-29-2009  |  Education

Halifax's Cardboard Economynew

A collapse in world paper markets produces a fundamental shift in how Halifax recycles.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tim Bousquet  |  02-06-2009  |  Environment

After Five Years, Brent Randall Returns With His Magnificent Pineconesnew

Randall's ideas and motifs, with their kinship to British psychedelic pop and the classic mid-'60s American version, remains intact, as does his band, which Randall believes will deliver these big songs in a way to make pop royalty proud.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Sean Flinn  |  01-23-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Nova Scotia's Popular Environment Minister Gets Shuffled Out for a Less-Acclaimed Picknew

The shocker in Rodney MacDonald's recent cabinet shuffle is the replacement of environment minister Mark Parent with veteran David Morse, who leaves natural resources. It's a sign of an urgent environmental crisis that Morse considers this a promotion.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Chris Benjamin  |  01-23-2009  |  Politics

Jobs Hunt: Thousands Could Be Employed With the Proper Federal Economic Stimulus Plannew

There's plenty of work that needs doing in Halifax, and plenty of people ready to do it, says Halifax MP Megan Leslie. And the federal government should put those people to work as part of an overall economic stimulus package.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tim Bousquet  |  01-23-2009  |  Economy

Why Christmas?new

There's no good reason for a sane, rational person to like this time of year. And yet, I do.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Lezlie Lowe  |  12-19-2008  |  Commentary

New Documentary 'Global Metal' Moshes with the Universality of Heavy Metalnew

"It was my experience in high school that all the metalheads were pretty nice guys," says Scot McFadyen. He thinks for most metal fans a genuine awareness, respect and compassion for people "overrides wanting to appear badass."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Staff  |  11-18-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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