After the Halifax Pride parade was cancelled in 2023, the organization says it's looking forward to getting back on track this year.

"We're full steam ahead,"&nbsp;operations manager Fiona Kerr said this week&nbsp;during an interview with CBC Radio's&nbsp;

The parade took place on Saturday and the festival runs until Sunday, July 28.

Halifax Pride overhauls board, promises parade will go ahead in 2024

After a turbulent year that raised questions about the future of Halifax Pride and saw the weather-related cancellation of its annual parade, the organization is making significant changes in hopes of a successful 2024 event.

Hundreds of people in the street at a Pride parade with colourful flags

Crowd at Halifax Pride parade

Halifax Pride says that after a year of uncertainty, it expects to hold a parade next year. 

Discourse around Pride and Palestinian rights part of history of activism in the 2SLGBTQ+ community

In different parts of Canada, some 2SLGBTQ+ people are calling on Pride organizations to support Palestinian people. Discourse around the issue is part of a long history of politics and activism in the community.

A crowd of people watch as a parade float decorated with a large rainbow on the side and with people on it goes by.

Revellers participate in and watch the 2019 Halifax Pride parade. (Anjuli Patil/CBC) 

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Revellers participate in and watch the 2019 Halifax Pride parade. 

This year's Pride ambassador is April Hubbard, a queer and disabled artist who has worked to increase accessibility in Atlantic Canada, including in queer art spaces.

What’s in store for Halifax Pride this weekend?

It’s that time of year again. Halifax Pride kicks off this Friday and operations manager Fiona Kerr joined Mainstreet to discuss what to expect from this year’s festival.

Millbrook chief urges Ottawa to acknowledge rights-based fisheries ahead of elver shutdown

 and worked for the organization in the '90s, has also been named an honorary ambassador for Pride this year, said Kerr.

"She really did a lot to move our organization and festival forward," she said. "She actually brought our after-parties out of closed spaces and into the public, and here we are today on the Garrison Grounds."

The full schedule of Pride events, including community planned festivities, is 

Digital forensic expert testifies at voyeurism trial of Halifax-area school teacher

A police digital forensic expert has testified that he was unable to find any voyeuristic images on the cellphone of Halifax-area school teacher Matthew Moriarty, who's accused of spying on women in a public washroom.

Matthew Douglas Moriarty is shown leaving a courtroom in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Matthew Douglas Moriarty

Does his job give MP Andy Fillmore a leg up in Halifax mayoral race?

Andy Fillmore has not yet resigned his Halifax MP seat as he campaigns for mayor this summer, and is eligible to gather donations. A political science professor says while it's not against any laws, the issue is fare for public debate.

A bald, white man in a navy suit and white shirt laughs with his arm around a smiling Black woman holding a blue sign

Andy Fillmore, Halifax MP, at his campaign launch for mayor on July 3, 2024 in Dartmouth.

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Andy Fillmore, Halifax MP, at his campaign launch for mayor on July 3, 2024, in Dartmouth.

'Where do we grow next?': East Hants sees population jump, building permits triple

The Municipality of East Hants could see its population surge by 70 per cent in the coming decades, part of a boom in development in communities on the outskirts of Halifax.

a new highway interchnage, watertower and forested landscape 

The Municipality of East Hants is looking at secondary planning for 905 acres of land west of the new Lantz highway exit. Even without that, the next 20 years could see enough housing built for the population to increase by 18,000 people. 

Lantz Interchange 

The Municipality of East Hants is looking at secondary planning for 366 hectares of land west of the new Lantz highway exit. Even without that, the next 20 years could see enough housing built for the population to increase by 18,000 people. 

Nova Scotia fruit farmers assessing damage after floods

Cassian Ferlatte of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association says the biggest concern following last week's floods is for nurseries and orchards that were just planted this year. Watch his interview with Vern Ramesar.

Cassian Ferlatte of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association

CNIB Guide Dogs president says U.S. border requirements go too far

As of Aug. 1, dog owners heading to the U.S. will need a completed CDC form with a photo ID among other requirements. Diane Bergeron says those requirements add more burden to people with disabilities. Watch her interview with Amy Smith.

Halifax Pride 'full steam ahead' for Saturday parade

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