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Atlantic News Halifax

Atlantic News Halifax

By: Chris Green
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Coming to you from our Newsstand on the corner of Morris and Queen in Halifax, Nova Scotia- Discussions with interesting individuals in our local community.

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  • HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the completed municipal budget process

    HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the completed municipal budget process
    Mar 13 2026

    District seven Councillor Laura White checks in to discuss the completed Halifax Regional Municipality budget- details include student bus passes, downtown parking, plans for the Halifax Forum, and the permitting process for multi unit structures on former single home lots.

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    42 mins
  • Author Series #1- Historical Fiction in Halifax with Authors Brenda Tyedmers and Bretton Loney

    Author Series #1- Historical Fiction in Halifax with Authors Brenda Tyedmers and Bretton Loney
    Mar 13 2026

    For our first Author Series discussion at Atlantic News, Brenda Tyedmers, author of Mrs. Walford and Bretton Loney, author of Unsettling Time discuss their books set in Halifax. The two works, set in 1749 (Unsettling Time) and 1887 (Mrs. Walford) share common themes and showcase Halifax at different points in its history.
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    55 mins
  • Jerry Bannister, Director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance

    Jerry Bannister, Director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance
    Mar 5 2026

    Jerry Bannister, Director of the MaEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University, discusses the institute's mission of providing a bridge between Canadian citizens and their government. In our discussion we touch on how the ideals of Alan J. MacEachen guide the institute, Halifax in 1970 and how the current Provincial budget reflects the state of democracy.

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    48 mins
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