The Coast

For Donna Howard, helping people has always come first. Long before she became the face behind Halifax Happy Hours, Howard spent years caring for others as a registered nurse. The profession taught her the importance of connection, community and well-being, which are values that continue to guide her work today. “I think being a registered […]

In 1957, at the height of the Cold War, scientists from across the world travelled to a small village on the Northumberland Strait to talk about nuclear weapons, global annihilation, and what it would take to pull the world back from the edge of catastrophe. They came in spite of their differences. In spite of […]

Sitting outside a Dartmouth coffee shop, Alexander Gallant looks fairly unassuming. A sweater over what’s suspected to be a button-up shirt. Medium-length hair that sometimes flies in front of his face. Two drinks in hand. One potentially caffeinated. The other, some kind of soda. At first glance, Gallant wouldn’t strike the average Joe as royalty; […]

When Alvaro first stepped onto the stage at the Philippine Fiesta in Halifax three years ago, he was a relatively unknown local performer testing the waters of live music.

After tallying all the burgers bought from The Coast’s Halifax Burger Bash 2026 with Garrison Brewing, we have a final total for the donation amount received by Feed Nova Scotia. From April 16-26, Haligonians purchased a total of 79,053 burgers across 150+ restaurants throughout the city. Together, we raised $125,066 in support of Feed Nova […]

When Conrad Scotchburn first arrived in Halifax, it wasn’t with dreams of launching a startup. The recent graduate of Saint Mary’s University came to Nova Scotia to play basketball. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Scotchburn was raised in a diverse international community where service and connection were central values. His father had played university basketball, […]

Walk into Trattoria Vesso on the corner of Hollis and Morris Street in Halifax at lunch and you’ll see exactly what a trattoria is supposed to be. A business meeting unfolds beside a family with young children. A couple shares a pizza while another table passes around antipasti before bowls of fresh pasta arrive. A dock worker […]

For decades, Truro's 2SLGBTQIA+ community would often gather in rural fire halls, out-of-the-way venues, and whatever businesses would be accepting enough to host them in town. In 2016, the community could finally be celebrated openly in the town's streets.

Content warning: discussion around sexual assault and sexual assault trials This weekend, I finally brought myself to watch Code of Misconduct

When Halifax singer-songwriter Jah'Mila takes the stage in England next month, she will be carrying both her Jamaican heritage and the support of a Nova Scotia community that has helped shape her career.