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I watch the sky over the mouth of the harbour in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sometimes it's blue!
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Marlanator @marla.bsky.social · May 7
It's pretty sweet having this for a backyard. #HalifaxBacklands #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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Teresa Heffernan on how AI is shaped by fiction

Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Teresa Heffernan on how AI is shaped by fiction - Halifax Examiner
Alas, the AI titans are not thoughtful readers. Rather, they have a laughingly dumb and adolescent read of fiction.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The #SMUReadingSeries presents "An evening with Kate Cayley" on November 27. Winner of the Trillium Award, O. Henry Prize and Mitchell Prize for Poetry, Cayley will read from her new novel Property, published by @coachhousebooks.bsky.social. 7 pm in SB 255: loom.ly/bnvuCYY @smuenglish.bsky.social
An event poster with a black-and-white photo of writer Kate Cayley on the left, and a colour image of the cover of her new novel, Property just above her shoulder. The book cover shows an illustration of waves. Text: The SMU Reading Series presents ... An evening with Kate Cayley Winner of the Trillium Award, the O. Henry Prize and the Mitchell Prize for Poetry Cayley will read from her new novel, Property. Thursday, November 27, 2025 7:00 p.m. | Sobey Building, room 255 Admission free | All welcome
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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smuarts.bsky.social
A look at Ireland's recent presidential election: Join An Cumann (Irish Association of #NovaScotia) for an online discussion with Dr. Edward Molloy of our #SMUIrishStudies program and lawyer Ronan Holland on Wednesday, November 12 at 7 pm. Register for the Zoom link: loom.ly/vubDtdQ #artswithimpact
An event poster with a purple band at the top and bottom, and a white section in the middle. Dr. Ed Molloy of Saint Mary's University and lawyer Ronan Holland will discuss the dynamics of the 2025 Irish presidential race and consider the constitutional role of the president, including the powers (and limitations) of the office and how the role has evolved in recent decades. See the caption for the remaining text that appears on the poster.
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Past Lives: A Public Film Screening and Discussion (Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Burke Theatre B). Speaker: Dr. Ji Yoon An (UBC).Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=kA24...
Korean Diaspora Studies Conference: smu.ca/koreanconfer...
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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smuarts.bsky.social
It's looking strangely monstrous this week around Saint Mary's University, as the university hosts Nova Scotia’s first #MonsterFest. It's a sister event to the @ucscmonsters.bsky.social Festival of Monsters in California. Read about it in SMU News: loom.ly/KsXIDOI #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact
A photo of two Saint Mary's University professors (Dr. Lindsay Macumber at left and Dr. Michele Byers on the right). They are wearing monster costumes created by students at NSCAD University.
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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backlandscoalition.bsky.social
Public input due Oct. 24! Amendments to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan will dictate how HRM does urban planning for decades: engagehalifax.ca/2025-plannin.... Our city can grow while still protecting our environment. Share your thoughts with regionalplan@halifax.ca by tomorrow! @ecologyaction.bsky.social
Image description: A graphic with an aerial view of downtown Halifax. A text overlay includes logos for Our HRM Alliance and the Ecology Action Centre. Text: Give your feedback on 'Amendments to the Regional Plan' by October 24. It's never been more important to speak up! Learn more: https://engagehalifax.ca/2025-planning-changes Send all comments to regionalplan@halifax.ca. For more background, see this excellent analysis from EAC / Our HRM Alliance: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCv54Rjze5/?img_index=1 Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionCentre/posts/pfbid0zBAQQBMQ5w6J1aQWmxyuVcFCyLDKiadEH9ytf7PyFLUBfJ1ookjJCyN7X7tnwvP5l
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Join us for The Monster Ball on #Halloween night in #Halifax! Anita LandBack is our host/DJ for the Oct. 31 costume party, 7-10 pm. Our McNally Auditorium will be decked out as the 'Carrie' prom scene, with a SMU Drama Society performance! Tickets/info: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025
A photo of our Monster Ball host and DJ Anita LandBack, wearing a glamourous red dress. Follow them on Instagram at @anitalandback. https://www.instagram.com/anitalandback/ An event poster for the Monster Ball. An illustration of a red monstrous figure with horns floats above silhouettes of dancing people, against a red background. Text: Monster Fest 2025 MONSTER BALL October 31, 7-10 pm McNally Theatre Auditorium, Saint Mary's University Host + DJ Anita LandBack Open to the public, ages 19+ Wear a costume! A poster to promote Monster Fest 2025. An illustration of a red monstrous figure with horns floats above Halifax's skyline, against a red sky. Text: October 28-31, 2025 A four-day international festival bringing scholars, artists and community members together to analyze and revel in all things monstrous. Logos: Saint Mary's University, Halifax Public Libraries
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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"Resist the AI hype and question the uncritical adoption of this technology," Dr. @tjheffernan.bsky.social of @smuenglish.bsky.social warns in her latest commentary piece for @halifaxexaminer.ca. #SMUEnglish #OpEd #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Join us for the annual Catholic Studies Lecture at Saint Mary's University, Oct. 16, 7-9 pm. Dr. Mark G. McGowan will present "Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-48". Learn more: loom.ly/5l6NISc @torschtheology.bsky.social #SMUReligion #Irish #artswithimpact
An event poster with a black-and-white illustration showing Irish migrants (including children) at a shipyard. Text: Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-48 Presented by the SMU Department for the Study of Religion October 16, 2025 | 7 p.m. Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Sobey Building Saint Mary's University, Halifax Guest speaker: Mark G. McGowan, PhD, FRSC Emeritus Professor of History and Celtic Studies, University of Toronto; Principal Emeritus, St. Michael's College
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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😈 Join us—if you dare!—for Halifax's first #MonsterFest., Oct. 28-31. This conference/festival brings together scholars, artists and community members to analyze and revel in all things monstrous. Visit smu.ca/monsterfest for the schedule, speakers & more. @ucscmonsters.bsky.social #MonsterFest2025
A poster to promote Monster Fest 2025. An illustration of a red monstrous figure with horns floats above Halifax's skyline, against a red sky. Text: October 28-31, 2025 A four-day international festival bringing scholars, artists and community members together to analyze and revel in all things monstrous. Logos: Saint Mary's University, Halifax Public Libraries
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Save the date for an Oct. 1 public talk by Dr. Cathy Conrad! This special #SMUHomecoming edition of the Faculty Author Series marks the 50th anniversary of both Patrick Power Library and our Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. Learn more: loom.ly/fRyJl8g #HOCO2025 #Library50th
Faculty Author Series Reading with Dr. Cathy Conrad
Wed 1 Oct, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. [ADT]: As part of Homecoming 2025, the Patrick Power Library and SMU Alumni are proud to present a special public talk in the Library’s Faculty Author Series, celebrat...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies invites all to its first fall event. “Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World: A Conversation with Gregory Kennedy and Clint Bruce" is on Friday, Sept. 19, 4:30 pm in SMU's Atrium 101 & via Zoom. loom.ly/su9U5PM @historysmu.bsky.social
An event poster featuring a photo of Dr. Gregory Kennedy, Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Brandon University; and Dr. Clint Bruce, Canada Research Chair in Acadian and Transnational Studies (CRÉAcT) at Université Sainte-Anne. Images of their recent book covers appear beside them: "Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada's First World War" (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024), by Dr. Kennedy; and "Repenser l’Acadie dans le monde: Études comparées, études transnationales" (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025), a collection of essays co-edited by Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Bruce. In the background is an image of the Acadian flag. Text: Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World: A Conversation with Gregory Kennedy and Clint Bruce Friday, September 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m. In person at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Atrium 101 (Stephanie MacDonald Lecture Theatre) and also online via Zoom. Visit the SMU Events Calendar for complete details: https://loom.ly/su9U5PM
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Dr. @tjheffernan.bsky.social of @smuenglish.bsky.social spoke recently with #CBC #Mainstreethfx. "The modern road less travelled might be reading a book without help from AI: We learn from Dr. Heffernan about the consequences of using #AI to do your reading for you." www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
A photo of SMU professor Dr. Teresa Heffernan, taken in the outdoor courtyard at Good Robot on Robie Street in Halifax. She is seated at a table, with a futuristic blue and yellow mural on the brick wall behind her. She spoke with Jeff Douglas at CBC Mainstreet on August 21.
September 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Monarch Butterflies are ENDANGERED. Nova Scotia classifies endangered as “a species facing imminent extirpation or extinction”. novascotia.ca/natr/wildlif...
#NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk #MonarchButterfly
Title page: Nova Scotia Wildlife Spotlight. Species at risk. Five coloured circles from left to right: Yellow is for endangered, orange is for threatened, pink is for vulnerable, violet is for extirpated, navy blue is for extinct. Image of the sky looking through trees from below. A weekly post spotlighting a different species currently at risk in Nova Scotia. #NSWildlifeSpotlight. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
September 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Open to the public, this course starts on Thursday! #ArtsForEveryone
historysmu.bsky.social Department of History, Saint Mary’s University @historysmu.bsky.social · Sep 1
Learn about the history of Shakespeare's London in a fall course with Dr. Tim Stretton at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend this course for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:15. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ
September 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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📚 #ArtsForEveryone: Explore the connections between reading, mental health and wellness in this course with Dr. Tatjana Takševa of @smuenglish.bsky.social. Reading and Wellness is free for members of the public, Wednesdays, 1–3:30 pm in Burke 218, starting Sept. 3! More info: loom.ly/u5wuEpI. #A4E
A course poster with a photo of an open book on a table, with birds, flowers and butterflies coming up off the pages.
August 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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It’s a party!! Happy Birthday Shaw Wilderness Park!

Date: September 15, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Purcells Cove Social Club at 16 Shipside Lane, Purcells Cove

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Shaw Park 5th Birthday Party - Williams Lake Conservation Company
Let’s celebrate Shaw Wilderness Park’s 5th Birthday on Monday, September 15th.  We are celebrating 5 years of protected urban wilderness habitat in the Halifax Backlands and enjoyable recreation in th...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Learn about the history of Pop Culture in Latin America in a fall course with Dr. Rosana Barbosa at Saint Mary's University Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 2251 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ.
August 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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On Wednesday, I went searching for common nighthawks at the Purcell's Cove Backlands. I joined Dal student Rebecca Florean, and Fulton Lavender and Joshua Barss Donham, who are all surveying this species at risk. #birds

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
An early bird becomes a night owl searching for common nighthawks on the forest's edge - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotians may be banned from the woods, but the wildlife within it still puts on a booming show.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The drought in Nova Scotia and its link to climate change
By @cathyconrad.bsky.social
The drought in Nova Scotia and its link to climate change - Halifax Examiner
While we brace ourselves to expect the unexpected, we can anticipate and prepare. To do anything less would be irresponsible.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Experience the Urban Farm of Spryfield in a wonderful new way on August 6 at 7 pm, as anthropologist/educator Trudy Sable leads a sensory walk! Limited attendance; adults only—register by emailing urbanfarmspryfield@gmail.com. More info: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #UrbanFarm #Spryfield #nature
A Sensory Walk with Nature at the Urban Farm in Spryfield During this walk led by Trudy Sable PhD., we will pay attention to how we relate to the world through our senses, even mirroring its movements. We will explore just “being” present to our experience, tuning into the elemental qualities that make up our world —earth, water, fire, wind and space. Wednesday, August 6 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Limited attendance — please register early by emailing urbanfarmspryfield@gmail.com. Event graphic includes a photo of Dr. Trudy Sable, walking in a wilderness area.
August 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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smuarts.bsky.social
Call for papers: #MonsterFest2025! Held in partnership with
@ucscmonsters.bsky.social, this Oct. 28-31 event at Saint Mary's University in #Halifax will include an academic conference, films, art, a Monster Ball, a Bizarre Bazaar and much more. Details: loom.ly/QOy7PZk. #monsters #artswithimpact
Call for Papers - Monster Fest 2025
Sun 31 Aug [ADT]: Call for Papers!! The Department of the Study of Religion and the Women and Gender Studies Programs at Saint Mary’s University are holding their first Monster Fest! We invite proposa...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
marla.bsky.social
If you're in downtown #Dartmouth this evening, stop by District 5 Bar & Grill for the kickoff to The Nortons' Recovery Tour! Friday, July 25 - happening now! 65 King Street (the old Maranova) #livemusic
A promo image for The Nortons' Recovery Tour - head to District 5 Bar & Grill in downtown Dartmouth, Friday, July 25 ... 8 pm until the cops come!
July 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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July 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This fall, Dr. Xiaoping Sun also teaches HIST 3416: Love and Family in China—free for the public via our #ArtsForEveryone program! Trace the transformations of intimate life and gender roles in #China through revolution, reform and rapid modernization. loom.ly/9fHFmTQ @historysmu.bsky.social #A4E
A poster to promote the Arts for Everyone initiative in the Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University. In the illustration, four silhouettes of students are standing in front of a row of large, colourful books. Text: The Faculty of Arts invites community members to attend a selection of courses on a drop-in basis. Arts courses for everyone—come join us! We have 7 fall courses and 4 winter courses coming up. See the full list and find out more at www.smu.ca/arts/outreach/arts-for-everyone.
July 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM