Editing Nova Scotia (section)

==Culture{{anchor|Culture}}==
===Cuisine===
The [[cuisine]] of Nova Scotia is typically [[Canadian cuisine|Canadian]] with an emphasis on [[local food|local]] [[seafood]] typical of the northwestern [[Atlantic]]. Nova Scotia is renowned for its [[Placopecten magellanicus|scallops]], particularly from the [[Digby County|Digby]] area. As a major [[Homarus americanus|lobster]] producer (Nova Scotia supplied nearly 46% of total Canadian lobster landings in 2021),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Processed-Lobster.pdf |title=Nova Scotia Species Spotlight: Lobster (Homarus americanus) |publisher=Perennia |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> the [[shellfish]] is a common feature at Nova Scotian restaurants and in Nova Scotian variants of seafood dishes. One endemic dish (in the sense of "peculiar to" and "originating from") is the [[donair|Halifax donair]], a distant variant of the [[doner kebab]] prepared using thinly sliced beef shavings and a sweet [[condensed milk]] sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flavournetwork.ca/article/the-delicious-history-of-the-halifax-donair/|title = The Delicious History of the Halifax Donair|date = 2024-12-20}}</ref> An endemic variant of the Scottish [[Hodge-Podge (soup)|hodge-podge]], is a popular summer dish in Nova Scotia. Unlike the Scottish dish, the Nova Scotian variant typically does not feature meat but instead includes seasonal vegetables like [[carrot]]s, [[new potato]]es, and [[bean]]s in a rich, [[cream]]-based broth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tasteofnovascotia.com/recipes/hodge-podge/ |title=Hodge podge recipe |date=4 September 2015 |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619224047/https://tasteofnovascotia.com/recipes/hodge-podge/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The province is known for its [[wine]]s, and produces its own signature [[appellation]], Tidal Bay, which must be solely produced from 100% Nova Scotia [[grape]]s to legally receive the designation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://novascotia.com/blog/nova-scotia-in-a-glass-tidal-bay-wine/ |title=Nova Scotia in a Glass: Tidal Bay Wine |date=16 October 2023 |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref> Nova Scotia also hosts a vibrant [[craft brewery]] industry, with more than 50 craft breweries located throughout the province.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nscraftbeer.ca/ |title=Home |publisher=Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref> Many renowned [[distilleries]] are based in the province, including [[Glenora Distillery]]; which produces North America's first [[single malt whiskey]].

As a major [[Vaccinium angustifolium|blueberry]] producing province (the fruit is Nova Scotia's largest agricultural export annually, with harvest exceeding {{convert|50000000|lb|kg|order=flip|disp=comma|spell=on}} each year),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perennia.ca/portfolio-items/wild-blueberries/ |title=Wild Blueberries |website=Perennia |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref> the fruit features prominently in many traditional desserts from the province.  Notably, blueberry grunt (a [[dessert]] dish), originates from Nova Scotia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tasteofnovascotia.com/recipes/oven-baked-blueberry-grunt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225141406/http://tasteofnovascotia.com/recipes/oven-baked-blueberry-grunt/ |url-status=dead |title=Blueberry grunt recipe |archive-date=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vLI3TSfKIr0C&pg=PA19 |title=Fodor's Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada |page=19 |publisher=Random House |year=2008 |isbn=9781400019069 |access-date=18 November 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220112152/https://books.google.com/books?id=vLI3TSfKIr0C&pg=PA19 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[ice cream]] flavour known as [[moon mist]] is also endemic to Nova Scotia, and is a popular feature at ice cream shops in the province.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Matei |first=Adrienne |date=September 14, 2016 |title=An Illustrated Guide to Canadian Desserts |magazine=Nuvo Magazine}}</ref>

===Events and festivals===
{{Main category|Festivals in Nova Scotia}}

===Film and television===
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Nova Scotia has produced numerous film actors. [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Elliot Page]] (''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'', ''[[Inception]]'') was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia; five-time [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Arthur Kennedy]] (''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[High Sierra (film)|High Sierra]]'') called Nova Scotia his home; and two-time [[Golden Globe]] winner [[Donald Sutherland]] (''[[MASH (film)|MASH]]'', ''[[Ordinary People]]'') spent most of his youth in the province. Other actors include [[John Paul Tremblay]], [[Robb Wells]], [[Mike Smith (actor)|Mike Smith]] and [[John Dunsworth]] of ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' and actress [[Joanne Kelly]] of ''[[Warehouse 13]]''.

Nova Scotia has also produced numerous film directors such as [[Thom Fitzgerald]] (''[[The Hanging Garden (film)|The Hanging Garden]]''), [[Daniel Petrie]] (''[[Resurrection (1980 film)|Resurrection]]''—Academy Award nominee) and Acadian film director [[Phil Comeau]]'s multiple award-winning local story (''[[Le Secret de Jérôme (film)|Le Secret de Jérôme]]'').

Nova Scotian stories are the subject of numerous feature films: ''[[Margaret's Museum]]'' (starring [[Helena Bonham Carter]]); ''[[The Bay Boy]]'' (directed by [[Daniel Petrie]] and starring [[Kiefer Sutherland]]); ''[[New Waterford Girl]]''; ''[[The Story of Adele H.]]'' (the story of unrequited love of [[Adèle Hugo]]); and two films of ''Evangeline'' (one starring [[Miriam Cooper]] and another starring [[Dolores del Río]]).

There is a significant film industry in Nova Scotia. Feature filmmaking began in Canada with ''Evangeline'' (1913), made by [[Canadian Bioscope Company]] in Halifax, which released six films before it closed. The film has since been lost. Some of the award-winning feature films made in the province are ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Kate Winslet]]); ''[[The Shipping News]]'' (starring [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Julianne Moore]]); ''[[K-19: The Widowmaker]]'' (starring [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Liam Neeson]]); ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (starring [[Hilary Swank]], [[Richard Gere]] and [[Ewan McGregor]]) and ''[[The Lighthouse (2019 film)|The Lighthouse]]'' (starring [[Robert Pattinson]] and [[Willem Dafoe]]).

Nova Scotia has also produced numerous television series: ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'', ''[[Don Messer's Jubilee]]'', ''[[Black Harbour]]'', ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'', ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'', ''[[Mr. D]]'', ''[[Call Me Fitz]], [[From (TV series)|FROM]]'' and ''[[Theodore Tugboat]]''. The ''[[Jesse Stone (character)|Jesse Stone]]'' film series on [[CBS]] starring [[Tom Selleck]] were also routinely produced in the province.

===Fine arts===
[[File:Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.JPG|thumb|The [[Art Gallery of Nova Scotia]] is the [[Provincial museums of Canada|provincial art gallery]] of Nova Scotia.]]
Halifax hosts institutions such as [[Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University]], [[Art Gallery of Nova Scotia]], [[Neptune Theatre (Halifax)|Neptune Theatre]], and the [[Dalhousie Arts Centre]]. The province is home to avant-garde visual art and traditional crafting, writing and publishing and a film industry.

Much of the historic public art sculptures in the province were made by New York sculptor [[J. Massey Rhind]] as well as Canadian sculptors [[Hamilton MacCarthy]], [[George William Hill (sculptor)|George Hill]], [[Emanuel Hahn]] and [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]]. Some of this public art was also created by Nova Scotian [[John Wilson (sculptor)|John Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-NS-GUYSBOROUGH/2004-07/1091230348 |title=RootsWeb: CAN-NS-Guysborough-L John Wilson, Sculptor, 1877–1954 |publisher=Archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com |access-date=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523231601/http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-NS-GUYSBOROUGH/2004-07/1091230348 |archive-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> Nova Scotian [[George Lang (builder)|George Lang]] was a [[stone sculpture|stone sculptor]] who also built many landmark buildings in the province, including the [[Welsford-Parker Monument]]. Two valuable sculptures/monuments in the province are in [[St. Paul's Church (Halifax)]]: one by [[John Gibson (sculptor)|John Gibson]] (for [[Richard John Uniacke, Jr.]]) and another monument by Sir [[Francis Leggatt Chantrey]] (for Amelia Ann Smyth). Both Gibson and Chantry were famous British sculptors during the Victorian era and have numerous sculptures in the [[Tate]], [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] and [[Westminster Abbey]].

Some of the province's greatest painters were [[Maud Lewis]], [[William Valentine (painter)|William Valentine]], [[Maria Frances Ann Morris|Maria Morris]], [[Jack L. Gray]], [[Ernest Lawson]], [[Frances Bannerman]], [[Alex Colville]], and ship portrait artist [[John O'Brien (marine artist)|John O'Brien]]. Some of most notable artists whose works have been acquired by Nova Scotia are British artist [[Joshua Reynolds]] (collection of Art Gallery of Nova Scotia); [[William Gush]] and [[William J. Weaver]] (both have works in [[Province House (Nova Scotia)|Province House]]); [[Robert Field (painter)|Robert Field]] ([[Government House (Nova Scotia)|Government House]]), as well as leading American artists [[Benjamin West]] (self portrait in [[The Halifax Club]], portrait of chief justice in [[Nova Scotia Supreme Court]]), [[John Singleton Copley]], [[Robert Feke]], and [[Robert Field (painter)|Robert Field]] (the latter three have works in the [[Richard John Uniacke|Uniacke Estate]]). Two famous Nova Scotian photographers are [[Wallace R. MacAskill]] and [[Sherman Hines]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030826071155/http://www.shermanhinesphotographymuseum.com/collect_mac_.html Sherman Hines Museum of Photography: Macaskill Collection]}}. Shermanhinesphotographymuseum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> Three of the most accomplished illustrators were [[George Wylie Hutchinson]], [[Bob Chambers (cartoonist)]] and [[Donald A. Mackay]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Literature===
There are numerous [[List of people from Nova Scotia|Nova Scotian]] authors who have achieved international fame: [[Thomas Chandler Haliburton]] (''[[Sam Slick|The Clockmaker]]''), [[Alistair MacLeod]] (''[[No Great Mischief]]''), [[Evelyn M. Richardson|Evelyn Richardson]] ''(We Keep A Light)'', [[Margaret Marshall Saunders]] ''([[Beautiful Joe]]),'' [[Laurence Bradford Dakin|Laurence B. Dakin]] ''(Marco Polo),'' and [[Joshua Slocum]] ''([[Sailing Alone Around the World]]).'' Other authors include [[Johanna Skibsrud]] ''(The Sentimentalists),'' [[Alden Nowlan]] ''(Bread, Wine and Salt),'' [[George Elliott Clarke]] ''(Execution Poems),'' [[Lesley Choyce]] ''(Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea),'' [[Thomas Raddall]] ''(Halifax: Warden of the North),'' [[Donna Morrissey]] ''(Kit's Law),'' and [[Frank Parker Day]] ''([[Rockbound]]).''{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Nova Scotia has also been the subject of numerous literary books. Some of the international best-sellers are: ''Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mining Disaster'' (by [[Melissa Fay Greene]]); ''Curse of the Narrows: The [[Halifax Explosion]] 1917'' (by Laura MacDonald); "In the Village" (short story by [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning author [[Elizabeth Bishop]]); and [[National Book Critics Circle Award]] winner ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' (by [[Simon Schama]]). Other authors who have written novels about Nova Scotian stories include: [[Linden MacIntyre]] (''[[The Bishop's Man]]''); [[Hugh MacLennan]] (''[[Barometer Rising]]''); [[Ernest Buckler]] (''The Valley and the Mountain''); [[Archibald MacMechan]] (''Red Snow on Grand Pré''), [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] (long poem ''[[Evangeline]]''); [[Lawrence Hill]] (''[[The Book of Negroes (novel)|The Book of Negroes]]'') and [[John Mack Faragher]] (''Great and Nobel Scheme'').{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Media===

====News====
The first newspaper to be printed in Nova Scotia was the [[Halifax Gazette]] on 23 March 1752. It was also the first newspaper printed anywhere in Canada. A single copy of the first issue of the Gazette exists today, which was acquired by [[Library and Archives Canada]] on 20 June 2002 from the [[Massachusetts Historical Society]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia Archives - Halifax Gazette - Canada's First Newspaper |url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/gazette/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=Nova Scotia Archives |date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127185604/https://archives.novascotia.ca/gazette/}}</ref> [[Newsprint]] made from [[Pulp (paper)|wood pulp]] was invented in 1844 by [[List of people from Nova Scotia|Nova Scotian]] [[Charles Fenerty]] and was presented to the [[Acadian Recorder]] as an alternative printing medium to the paper made from other plant fibers at the time, such as cotton, which was typically made from [[Cotton paper|discarded articles of clothing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punch |first=Terrence M. |date=4 March 2015 |orig-year=23 January 2008 |title=Charles Fenerty |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-fenerty |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041217/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-fenerty}}</ref> Founded in 1874, the province's current primary daily [[broadsheet]] newspaper is [[The Chronicle Herald]], which is circulated to 91,152 weekday customers, with the number increasing to 93,178 on Saturdays (2015). It is the most widely circulated newspaper in Atlantic Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicle Herald |url=http://newsroomhistory.com/newspaper/the-chronicle-herald/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Newsroom History |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041343/http://newsroomhistory.com/newspaper/the-chronicle-herald/}}</ref> The paper does not publish on Sundays. It is owned by the [[SaltWire Network]], the largest media company in Atlantic Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quon |first=Alexander |date=13 April 2017 |title=How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3377318/saltwire-media-group-atlantic-canada/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Global News |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041217/https://globalnews.ca/news/3377318/saltwire-media-group-atlantic-canada/}}</ref> The Nova Scotia Government also provides a digital [[archive]] of past newspapers via the Nova Scotia Archives website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia Archives |url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=Nova Scotia Archives |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216224105/https://archives.novascotia.ca/}}</ref>

====Radio====
{{Main|List of radio stations in Nova Scotia}}The province's first radio station was [[CHNS-FM]] which first aired on 12 May 1926 from the [[The Carleton|Carleton Hotel]] in Halifax by [[World War I]] [[Royal Canadian Corps of Signals|Signal Corps]] soldier [[William C. Borrett]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHNS-FM {{!}} History of Canadian Broadcasting |url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/chns-fm |url-status=dead |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=History of Canadian Broadcasting |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127191804/https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/chns-fm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=William C. Borrett fonds - MemoryNS |url=https://memoryns.ca/william-c-borrett-fonds |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=MemoryNS |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127190304/https://memoryns.ca/william-c-borrett-fonds}}</ref> Today the station is owned by [[Maritime Broadcasting System]] and goes by the on-air [[Brand|brand name]] ''89.9 The Wave'' and attracts a weekly average of 64,236 listeners between the ages of 25 and 54 as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maritime Broadcasting System - 89.9 The Wave |url=https://www.mbsradio.com/stations/89-9-the-wave/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=Maritime Broadcasting System |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102121626/https://www.mbsradio.com/stations/89-9-the-wave/}}</ref>

===Music===
{{Main|Music of Nova Scotia}}
[[File:Symphony Nova Scotia performs at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.jpg|thumb|[[Symphony Nova Scotia]] performing at the [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]] in Halifax]]
Nova Scotia hosts a lively and rich music scene, influenced by the traditions of the various cultures that live there. Many of the songs that are today considered traditional to Nova Scotia were born as [[work song|working songs]], specifically [[sea shanties]] were a prominent form of music in the province's coastal communities throughout the 19th century. While no longer practical as working songs, sea shanties are still closely associated with the province's musical culture.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2006/08/18/sea-shanty-performances-maritime-museum |title=Sea Shanty Performances at Maritime Museum |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |date=18 August 2006 |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref> Traditional music in Nova Scotia bears a heavy [[Celtic music|Celtic]] influence owing to the large numbers of settlers from [[Ireland]] and the [[Scottish Highlands]] coming to the province in the 19th century. Every year, [[Cape Breton Island]] hosts the [[Celtic Colours]] International Festival, which celebrates and showcases the region's Celtic music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://celtic-colours.com/about/ |title=About Celtic Colours |publisher=Celtic Colours International Festival |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref>

Nova Scotia is home to [[Symphony Nova Scotia]], a [[symphony orchestra]] based in Halifax. The province has produced more than its fair share of famous musicians, including [[Grammy Award]] winners [[Denny Doherty]] (from [[The Mamas & the Papas]]), [[Anne Murray]], and [[Sarah McLachlan]], country singers [[Hank Snow]], [[George Canyon]], and [[Drake Jensen]], jazz vocalist [[Holly Cole]], classical performers [[Portia White]] and [[Barbara Hannigan]], multi [[Juno Award]] nominated rapper [[Classified (rapper)|Classified]], and such diverse artists as [[Rita MacNeil]], [[Matt Mays]], [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]], [[Feist (singer)|Feist]], [[Todd Fancey]], [[The Rankin Family]], [[Natalie MacMaster]], [[Susan Crowe]], [[Buck 65]], [[Joel Plaskett]], and the bands [[April Wine]] and [[Grand Dérangement (band)|Grand Dérangement]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

There are numerous songs written about Nova Scotia: The Ballad of Springhill (written by [[Peggy Seeger]] and performed by Irish folk singer [[Luke Kelly]], a member of [[The Dubliners]]); several songs by [[Stan Rogers]] including Bluenose, Watching The Apples Grow, The Jeannie C (mentions Little Dover, NS), [[Barrett's Privateers]], Giant, Fogarty's Cove, The Rawdon Hills, and Farewell to Nova Scotia (traditional). Blue Nose ([[Stompin' Tom Connors]]); She's Called Nova Scotia (by [[Rita MacNeil]]); Cape Breton (by [[David Myles (singer-songwriter)|David Myles]]); [[Acadian Driftwood]] (by [[Robbie Robertson]]); Acadie (by [[Daniel Lanois]]); [[Song for the Mira|Song For The Mira]] (by [[Allister MacGillivray]]) and My Nova Scotia Home (by [[Hank Snow]]).{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Nova Scotia has produced many significant songwriters, such as [[Grammy Award]] winning [[Gordie Sampson]], who has written songs for [[Carrie Underwood]] ("Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Just a Dream", "Get Out of This Town"), [[Martina McBride]] ("If I Had Your Name", "You're Not Leavin Me"), [[LeAnn Rimes]] ("Long Night", "Save Myself"), and [[George Canyon]] ("My Name"). Many of [[Hank Snow|Hank Snow's]] songs went on to be recorded by the likes of [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Elvis Presley]], and [[Johnny Cash]]. Cape Bretoners [[Allister MacGillivray]] and [[Leon Dubinsky]] have both written songs which, by being covered by so many popular artists, and by entering the repertoire of so many choirs around the world, have become iconic representations of Nova Scotian style, values and ethos. Dubinsky's pop ballad "[[Rise Again (The Rankin Family song)|We Rise Again]]" might be called the unofficial anthem of Cape Breton.<ref name="Leon Dubinsky">{{cite news |url=http://thechronicleherald.mobi/novascotia/142062-talented-artist-loved-family-music |title=Talented artist loved family, music |last=Cooke |first=Stephan |date=1 October 2012 |newspaper=The Chronicle Herald |access-date=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301052313/http://thechronicleherald.mobi/novascotia/142062-talented-artist-loved-family-music |archive-date=1 March 2013 |location=Halifax, Nova Scotia}}</ref>

Music producer [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]] is a Nova Scotian. He got his start by being music director for CBC television's [[Singalong Jubilee]]. He later produced 12 albums for [[Anne Murray]] ("Snowbird", "Danny's Song" and "You Won't See Me"); 11 albums for [[Emmylou Harris]] (whom he married at his home in Halifax on 9 January 1977).<ref name="Brian Ahern">{{cite web |url=http://www.insurgentcountry.net/emmylou_harris_story.htm |title=The Emmylou Harris Story |publisher=Insurgentcountry.net |date=19 September 1973 |access-date=13 December 2011 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612052459/http://www.insurgentcountry.net/emmylou_harris_story.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> He also produced discs for [[Johnny Cash]], [[George Jones]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Glen Campbell]], [[Don Williams]], [[Jesse Winchester]] and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref name="Ahern Allmusic">{{cite web |last=Ahern |first=Brian |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-ahern-p50702/credits |title=Brian Ahern – Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=6 July 2012 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505192945/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-ahern-mn0000521888 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Grammy winning songwriter and music producer [[Cirkut]], known for writing and producing songs for [[The Weeknd]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Miley Cyrus]], and [[Katy Perry]], was born and raised in Halifax before moving to Toronto in 2004.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Sports===
[[File:Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Halifax Mooseheads (February 6 2010) (4336519788).jpg|thumb|An [[ice hockey]] game between the [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]], and the [[Halifax Mooseheads]], two [[Major Junior]] hockey teams in Nova Scotia]]
Sport is an important part of Nova Scotia culture. There are numerous semi pro, university and amateur sports teams, for example, The [[Halifax Mooseheads]], 2013 [[Canadian Hockey League|Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup Champions]], and the [[Cape Breton Eagles]], both of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The [[Halifax Hurricanes]] of the National Basketball League of Canada were another team that called Nova Scotia home, and were 2016 league champions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Halifax Rainmen file for bankruptcy in 'disappointing' end |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-rainmen-file-for-bankruptcy-in-disappointing-end-1.3140023 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=15 July 2015 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224141634/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-rainmen-file-for-bankruptcy-in-disappointing-end-1.3140023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Professional soccer came to the province in 2019 in the form of [[Canadian Premier League]] club [[HFX Wanderers FC]].

The [[Nova Scotia Open]] was a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[Web.com Tour]] in 2014 and 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The province has also produced numerous athletes such as [[Sidney Crosby]] (ice hockey), [[Nathan Mackinnon]] (ice hockey), [[Lincoln Steen]] (Wrestling), [[Brad Marchand]] (ice hockey), [[Colleen Jones]] (curling), [[Al MacInnis]] (ice hockey), [[T. J. Grant]] (mixed martial arts), [[Rocky Johnson]] (wrestling, and father of [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]), [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]] (boxing) and [[Kirk Johnson]] (boxing). The achievements of Nova Scotian athletes are presented at the [[Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}