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Archives for August 2016

In search of the real #1: Mid-morning File, Wednesday, August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 By Erica Butler 5 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Halifax Examiner transportation columnist, Erica Butler, who will probably never win a race against a bus. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Lisa Roberts elected in Halifax-Needham To no-one’s surprise, NDP candidate Lisa Roberts handily won a seat in the provincial legislature last night, representing […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: election, Graham Steele, Greystone, Halifax Typographical Union, Halifolks, highway 101, Lisa Roberts, Minh Tan, Mitigation Partners

Is congestion pricing part of our transportation solution?

Things like cordon tolls could address "fundamental issue of misaligned incentives" says report

August 30, 2016 By Erica Butler

There’s an oft-cited though oft-ignored truth in transportation planning. I like to express it in Field of Dreams terms: if you build it, they will come. When faced with clogged roads, we often respond by building more road capacity, if we can afford it. But after incurring the debt required to build more vehicle lanes,...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured Tagged With: Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, congestion charge, Halifax Transit, Integrated Mobility Plan, Steve Snider, Tiffany Chase

Making Halifax Home: Morning File, Tuesday, August 30, 2016

August 30, 2016 By Lewis Rendell 2 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Lewis Rendell. I’m one of a handful of guest writers filling in for Tim as he’s on vacation. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Dalhousie’s sexual assault helpline scaled back after funding dispute As Heidi Pearson reports for Global, Dalhousie University’s volunteer-driven helpline for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrella David, Anjuli Patil, Creep Catchers, Frank Lewis, Heidi Pearson, James Murtagh, John Collyer, Katie Hagen, Monty Mosher, Sobeys, Stephen Kimber

Dead murderers don’t murder again: Morning File, Monday, August 29, 2016

August 29, 2016 By Russell Gragg 5 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Russell Gragg. I’m the producer of Examineradio, the Halifax Examiner’s weekly podcast. I also handle the syndication for Canadaland, Canada’s only media criticism program. I’m the Station Director at CKDU Radio, and co-host of The Commute, the station’s Friday afternoon drive-time show. I don’t really sleep anymore. News Views Noticed […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andy Arsenault, assault, boycott, ferry, Graham Steele, Halifax-Needham, Lisa Roberts, racial profiling, Sobeys, taxi, Yarmouth

The Yarmouth ferry: a review

August 27, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

I took the ferry from Yarmouth to Portland Wednesday. The boat departs at 8:30am, but you’re required to be there by 7:30am, so realistically that means overnighting in Yarmouth. I had hoped to explore Yarmouth a bit Tuesday, but didn’t arrive until 7:30pm, so after checking in at the Lakelawn Hotel, I only had time […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Alakai, Tourism, Yarmouth ferry

Gorilla Warfare: Morning File, Saturday, August 27, 2016

August 27, 2016 By El Jones 3 Comments

1. Tylor McInnes and Doing Justice After the death of Tyler Richards, Tim wrote about some of the difficulties in reporting on death. I have been sitting beside people this week as their phones blew up with texts from reporters asking them if they wanted to comment on the death of Tylor McInnis, if they knew […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACLC, African Canadian Legal Clinic, Blair Rhodes, Duane Rhyno, Gail Dines, George Elliott Clarke, Gorilla Pimps, InvestNB, Jasper Wyman, Jean Maurice Landry, Jennifer James, John Bragg, Justice Michael Wood, Kyah Sparks, Lisa Prevost, Morning File, North Preston’s Finest, Northeast Wild Blueberry Growers Association, Oxford Frozen Foods, Phonse Jessome, systemic racism, Tyler Richards, Tylor McInnis

Screw you, taxpayer! Examineradio, episode #76

August 26, 2016 By Russell Gragg 2 Comments

  This week we speak with inclusivity activist Paul Vienneau about his short film, Alive Day, his attempts to make the businesses in his neighbourhood more accessible, and why he’s known as the Asshole With A Shovel. Also, the city releases its sunshine list. No surprise that former CAO Richard Butts is tops when it comes […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: accessibility, Examineradio, Paul Vienneau, podcast

Sunshine and turbines: Morning File, Friday, August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016 By Erica Butler 2 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Erica Butler, your friendly neighbourhood transportation columnist here at the Examiner. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Northern Pulp still waiting on approval for glyphosate spraying The planned start date for Northern Pulp’s spraying of over 3000 acres of woodland has passed, and the Nova […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cape Breton Post, Citizen's Climate Lobby, David Henry, Ecology Action Centre, F. Ben Rodgers, fish farms, Glyphosate, Margaret Miller, Northern Pulp, Richard Butts, Shahin Sayadi, sunshine list, wind turbine

Love you berry much: Morning File, Thursday, August 25, 2016

August 25, 2016 By Katie Toth 8 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Katie Toth. I’m kind of into the idea of just leaving the phrase [fascinating biographical info here] from the template Tim Bousquet made for us, and letting you imagine how great I am. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Wind turbine panic Terence Bay, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Matthew Hines, Meghan Trainor, North Preston, Point Tupper, Port Hawkesbury, Ralph Goodale, Stellarton, Terence Bay, wind power

Justin Trudeau and Sidney Crosby’s stolen dignity: Morning File, Wednesday, August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 By Selena Ross 5 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Selena Ross. I used to be a reporter at the Chronicle Herald, and sometimes (often) get Nova Scotia news nostalgia, so here I am helping Tim take time off. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Northwood serves prison food, but worse — supposedly. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A Tribe Called Red, Adam Cooke, Adam MacInnis, Assam Hadhad, Chris Lambie, Chris Parsons, Elizabeth Chiu, ISANS, Janet Simm, John Tattrie, Laura Jean Grant, Leo Glavine, Nathan MacKinnon, Northwood, rats, Rebecca Thomas, Sidney Crosby, Syrian Refugees

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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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. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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