June 2019
World Series Trophy in Halifax
The Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series trophy is heading to Halifax. See Major League Baseball's top prize on June 17 from 10:45 a.m. to noon : Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. The trophy will receive an official government welcome, and make stops at the IWK and some local schools.
Find out more »Lonestar
Country Music Association award winners Lonestar are coming to Halifax to perform at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Monday, June 17 at 8 p.m. For more than 20 years, Lonestar logged countless miles touring throughout the world, performs more than 100 dates per year, released several Platinum-selling albums and ten No. 1 singles, earned ACM and CMA awards and inspired rave reviews as far away as London, where The Guardian proclaimed them exemplars of “country’s greatest strength: picture-painting, story-based, tear-your-heart-out…
Find out more »Martha Stewart in Saint John, New Brunswick
Martha Stewart will be a featured speaker at the second annual World Cannabis Congress being held in the Port City June 16-18. Stewart, the best-selling author and TV personality, will have a “fireside” chat with Civilized publisher Derek Riedle and Bruce Linton, chairman and co-CEO of Canopy Growth, June 18 to close the conference.
Find out more »Sackville-Cobequid byelection
The byelection to replace former MLA Dave Wilson will be held June 18th. Four parties have already nominated candidates for the races.
Find out more »NBA Draft 2019
June 20th ( 8:00 pm ) Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY See the next generation of NBA stars realize their dreams.
Find out more »Toy Story 4 opens in theaters
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy named Forky. The adventurous journey turns into an unexpected reunion as Woody's slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bo discuss the old days, they soon start to realize that they're worlds apart when it comes to what they want from life as a toy.
Find out more »Willie Nelson releases a new album
June 21 : Willie Nelson-Ride Me Back Home According to a press release, the album completes “a trilogy about mortality” with 2017’s God’s Problem Child and 2018’s Last Man Standing. It includes three new co-writes with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon and a new rendition of his 1972 track “Stay Away From Lonely Places.” There are also covers of Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” Guy Clark’s “My Favorite Picture of You,” and more.
Find out more »Halifax is founded
June 21, 1749 - Edward Cornwallis on the HMS Sphinx arrives in Chebucto basin on his way to Annapolis; reports to London that "The coasts are as rich as ever they have been represented; we caught fish every day since we came ... The harbour itself is full of fish of all kinds. All the officers agree the harbour is the finest they have seen. The country is one continued wood; no clear spot is to be seen or heard of." Governor Cornwallis…
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