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Houston government tables $14.4 billion budget, heavy on health care spending, not much for poor people
The province is bringing in a $14.4 billion budget for next year, with a forecast deficit of $278.9 million. Total spending by all government departments is up by 11.5%. Reflecting the Houston government’s pledge to “fix health care,” budget documents are labeled “More Healthcare, Faster.” And indeed, the largest department budget is for Health &…
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2020 MASS MURDERS
All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.
UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG
In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.
Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.
