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thecoast.ca

Category: News

Scanned: May 8, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC · First seen: May 8, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of thecoast.ca Captured May 8, 2026
https://thecoast.ca
Screenshot of thecoast.ca
22 years
Moderately Popular - #270,874 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Automattic, Inc
San Francisco, United States
nginx
WordPress
192.0.78.148
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Go Daddy Domains Canada, Inc
Registered March 17, 2004
Expires March 17, 2027
Name Servers peter.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Automattic, Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
102 files scanned
No threats
102
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www.thecoast.ca.http-redirect 82 B No threats
rdc.m32.media/m32hb.min.js 425 B No threats
www.thecoast.ca/# 213.7 KB No threats
stats.wp.com/e-202619.js 3.7 KB No threats
secure.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?ver=202619 21.4 KB No threats
www.thecoast.ca/halifax-privacypolicy-page/# 144.8 KB No threats
www.thecoast.ca/halifax-commentspolicy-page/# 143.9 KB No threats
www.thecoast.ca/halifax-workwithus-page/# 155.4 KB No threats
www.thecoast.ca/halifax-team-page/# 142.7 KB No threats
www.thecoast.ca/feed/# 163.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1459
External Links
All Clean
1
Iframes
Clean
66
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://thecoast.ca/${newspack_ras_config.account_url}Not flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/arts-culture/designers-from-halifax-toronto-head-to-pei-fashion-weekend/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/arts-culture/from-science-to-storytelling-raven-stephens-uses-art-culture-and-community-to-empower-indigenous-youth/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/arts-culture/halifax-designer-ben-kynock-speaks-out-as-arts-funding-cuts-hit-nova-scotias-youth/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/arts-culture/providing-support-through-unique-fashion-the-story-behind-outsider-insight/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/experience-the-politics-of-art-at-the-halifax-mayworks-festival/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/its-going-to-be-a-coleslaw-summer-says-mat-hughes-in-new-single/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/june-body-gets-heavy-on-cryptically-titled-7678-ep/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/arts-music/mat-elliott-talks-burnout-on-debut-lp-video-games-out-april-29/#respondNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-ofNot flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-of/2019Not flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-of/2021Not flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-of/2022Not flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-of/2023Not flagged
http://thecoast.ca/best-of/2024Not flagged
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aan.orgNot flagged
alecrobertson.bandcamp.comNot flagged
burgerbash.caNot flagged
c0.wp.comNot flagged
cdn.parsely.comNot flagged
community.thecoast.caNot flagged
coveringclimatenow.orgNot flagged
cse.google.comNot flagged
feednovascotia.caNot flagged
fl6myeqzzm6.typeform.comNot flagged
fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
gmpg.orgNot flagged
googletagmanager.comNot flagged
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thecoast.ca Overview

Description of thecoast.ca

thecoast.ca appears to be the website for The Coast, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-focused news and media publication. The page title and visible navigation suggest it covers local news, opinion, food and drink, events, arts and music, and recurring community features such as "Best of Halifax" and Burger Week.

Based on the domain name, page metadata, and on-page branding, the site appears to serve readers interested in regional journalism, entertainment listings, and local culture. The content and structure indicate an established digital publication rather than a placeholder or parked domain, and the site appears to be operated as a media outlet with editorial and promotional content for the Halifax area.

Safety Assessment for thecoast.ca

The available scan results are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 92 security engines, the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 102 scanned items, and external link/domain checks did not identify flagged references. In addition, multiple blacklist and threat-database checks were reported as clean.

Contextual indicators also reduce concern. The domain has been registered for more than 22 years, carries a high trust score in the provided data, and is categorized by multiple web-classification providers as a news or news-and-media website. The screenshot and metadata are consistent with a legitimate local publication and do not show obvious phishing, impersonation, or scam-style patterns.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is using a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with a listed expiry in 2026, and it resolves to infrastructure associated with Automattic, Inc. The web server is reported as nginx, and the domain uses Cloudflare nameservers, which may indicate CDN or DNS-layer performance and protection services in front of the origin infrastructure.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security issues were evident from the provided scan data, and the hosting and certificate setup appear consistent with a professionally maintained content website at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://thecoast.ca/
200 https://www.thecoast.ca/
Website Insights
#270,874
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 30 May 7
22 cookies detected
Essential19
Analytics3
Advertising0
Social0
18 1st party cookies
4 3rd party (trackers)
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