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Northern Pulp says it “cares” — but for whom and for what?

February 21, 2019 By Joan Baxter

“We care,” says Northern Pulp on the website it has created to spread the word that it “cares about forestry families of Nova Scotia.” The site is a vehicle for the company’s letter-writing campaign to get people in the forestry sector to contact Premier Stephen McNeil, their MLA, MP, or even Canadian Senators to ask for an extension to the legislated deadline of January 31, … [Read More...]

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Palace coup at Shambhala

February 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. John Risley's South African adventure Sometimes I get whiff of a story and just have to dive into it. This was one of those times: On December 26, … [Read More...]

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John Risley’s South African adventure

February 20, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

On December 26, Boxing Day, I received an email with the subject line “JOHN CARTER RISLEY given his outrageous behaviour and bringing others to book in a huge … [Read More...]

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No Black people pictured in the Black neighbourhood

February 20, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Barho family Yesterday morning's fire is a terrible tragedy. Police issued this release at around 11:30am: Following this morning’s fire on Quartz Drive in Spryfield, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency … [Read More...]

Six former members of the Shambhala inner circle write an open letter detailing physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at the hands of Mipham Mukpo

February 19, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Clearcuts no more "Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes recently," reports Linda Pannozzo: As of a few days ago the maps no longer specify whether a proposed … [Read More...]

Alex Richman: R.I.P.

February 17, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

"Alex was laid to rest beside his son David in Shaarey Zedek Cemetery, Winnipeg on Sunday, February 3rd." —Obituary, Alex Richman Halifax Chronicle-Herald, February 8, 2019 While researching Flight 111, my book about the 1998 Swissair crash off … [Read More...]

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By Any Other Name: Nova Scotia’s Department of Lands and Forestry just made “Clearcuts” disappear

February 16, 2019 By Linda Pannozzo

Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes … [Read More...]

Irving Shipbuilding accused of “heavy handed” treatment of subcontractor

February 15, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Court Watch Irving Shipbuilding Maritime Associates International, Inc. (MAII), an American firm with … [Read More...]

Not feeling the love

February 14, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch

News 1. Can we even discuss improving snow-clearing standards? In her latest column, Erica Butler looks at how … [Read More...]

“Paving the streets with gold”: Why Halifax council turned down a look into raising standards for sidewalk snow-clearing

February 14, 2019 By Erica Butler

One of the more telling moments of budget season in Halifax was not even a part of city council’s official budget discussion. … [Read More...]

A photo of the Alakai, the ship used for the Yarmouth ferry.

Why did the McNeil government subsidize my trip to Maine?

February 13, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Weather There's weather today. 2. Divest Dal https://twitter.com/daldobetter/status/1095425958130212867 Here's … [Read More...]

Update: HRM turns a $300,000 annual profit through police Background Checks for volunteers

February 12, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

On Wednesday, the Budget Committee of Halifax Regional Council will consider whether to make background checks for students … [Read More...]

Feds invest in Sable Island cleanup

February 12, 2019 By Suzanne Rent

News 1. Quadriga Halifax Examiner contributor Andrew D. Wright took a deep dive into the corporate history of the … [Read More...]

Quadriga’s Magic Ride

February 12, 2019 By Andrew D. Wright

Cover photo: Quadriga cofounder Lovie Horner The QuadrigaCX story has fast dissolved from a tale of a locked laptop … [Read More...]

The only thing that can save journalism: “Subscribe Somewhere”

February 11, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Canadian Press layoffs On Friday, the Canadian Press notified its staff that at the end of March it will be laying … [Read More...]

John Hamm says he has no regrets about signing pulp mill lease

February 10, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Former premier and long-time Northern Pulp Nova Scotia director John Hamm says he has no regrets about his 2002 decision to … [Read More...]

The Cat can’t come back… to Portland

February 10, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

The good news for need-to-always-be-even-more-shocked-and-yet-more-appalled columnists is that the Yarmouth ferry is the gift … [Read More...]

Tim Houston says that as premier he will be accountable

February 9, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

“We will form a thoughtful, accountable, humble government that gives Nova Scotians hope,” Progressive Conservative leader … [Read More...]

A photo of the Alakai, the ship used for the Yarmouth ferry.

The cost of the Yarmouth ferry keeps increasing

February 8, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Jackson trial This item refers to sexual assault. Yesterday was the fourth day of the sexual assault trial … [Read More...]

Province House is becoming an information black hole

February 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. The province's secrecy regime When mining companies set up operations in Nova Scotia, there is a requirement … [Read More...]

Like blood from a stone: trying to get information out of the Department of Energy and Mines

February 7, 2019 By Joan Baxter

Late last year, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Derek Mombourquette, penned an op-ed that his department sent out … [Read More...]

Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself

February 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. Here's the stadium lie: it will pay for itself There's a big long Canadian Press article written by reporter … [Read More...]

Horse community rallies to find stolen animal in Nova Scotia

February 5, 2019 By Suzanne Rent

I'm Suzanne Rent, a freelance writer in Halifax. I'm filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter … [Read More...]

Report on Shambhala sexual misconduct released

February 4, 2019 By Tim Bousquet

News 1. QuadrigaCX The biggest tech story of the year so far happened right here in Nova Scotia, and it's … [Read More...]

The $260 million QuadrigaCX mystery

February 3, 2019 By Andrew D. Wright

The first clue something was wrong to users of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was when its website was … [Read More...]

Now that the Fangless Five have become the Insensate Seven, it’s past time for…?

February 3, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

I have more than once described the Liberal members of the standing committee on public accounts — Vice Chair Gordon Wilson … [Read More...]

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  • Northern Pulp says it “cares” — but for whom and for what? February 21, 2019
  • Palace coup at Shambhala February 21, 2019
  • John Risley’s South African adventure February 20, 2019
  • No Black people pictured in the Black neighbourhood February 20, 2019
  • Six former members of the Shambhala inner circle write an open letter detailing physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at the hands of Mipham Mukpo February 19, 2019

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