The Signal is produced by senior journalism students at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ...

“Most of the people who live in Nova Scotia are just one or two paycheques away from being in a situation where they need to access shelter services. If you lose your job suddenly, if you become ill ...

In Upper Clements, along Highway 1, a house sits back from the road. It reveals itself at the end of a winding driveway, emerging from behind a cluster of trees. It’s been there more than 100 years, ...

Jaime Battiste may have won a prestigious award for his volunteerism, but he is the first to say that he is only one of many incredible Mi’kmaq activists. “There’s so many people within my community ...

The Northern Pulp mill in Boat Harbour is scheduled to shut down at the end of the month amid concerns about pollution and environmental racism after decades of effluent treatment. But before 1960, ...

caption Dalhousie Conservatives Evan Colclough (left) and Kai Jassal pose on campus. The two political science majors invite even the most apolitical of students to get involved with their events.

Dartmouth’s Pat Stay wants you to know he’s more than just a battle rapper. Stay, an internationally known actor and battle rapper, is branching out into different creative outlets this month, ...

caption Jean-Mari Hattingh is a South African student at Dalhousie University, balancing her studies and her part-time job as a dog walker and a server to manage the high tuition fees and living costs ...

caption Cars sporting decorations including black tassels, as seen here, decals and vanity plates are part of the culture of the Indian diaspora in Canada. Maybe you’ve noticed them driving around the ...

There were hurrahs and high fives all around the Lion’s Head Tavern last night, as former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore celebrated his win as mayor of Halifax. The upstairs room was packed with his ...

When the Halifax Explosion tore across the Narrows in 1917, it completed the destruction of a Mi’kmaq community often called Turtle Grove. That destruction had begun with the hostility and overt ...

Halifax Regional Municipality’s budget committee approved a $318-million draft capital budget on Friday. The budget plans $234 million for service maintenance projects and $84 million for strategic ...