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Archives for February 2021

Body of work: pandemic coverage

February 28, 2021 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

The following articles comprise Yvette d’Entremont‘s 2020 coverage of the coronavirus pandemic: March 17: From panic to positive action: building a better response to the pandemic March 17: How stigma around COVID-19 might hurt vulnerable populations March 18: Bus drivers are “absolutely terrified” about COVID-19 March 19: Farmers Markets adjust to COVID-19 with online stores March 23: Doctor: Keeping the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Examiner pandemic coverage

The Halifax Examiner’s mass murder coverage

February 28, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner’s mass murder coverage includes: “RCMP investigator: There are ‘in excess of 19 victims’ in Nova Scotia’s mass murder rampage” (April 20, by Tim Bousquet) “These are the 22 people murdered in Nova Scotia on April 18-19, 2020.” (April 22, 2020 by Erica Butler, Joan Baxter, Jennifer Henderson, Tim Bousquet, Philip Moscovitch, Yvette d’Entremont, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Examiner mass murder coverage, GW, mass killing spree Nova Scotia, Mass murder, Portapique

3 cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Sunday, Feb. 28

February 28, 2021 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Three new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Sunday, Feb. 28). One case is in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously announced case. The other two cases are in the Northern and Eastern Zone and are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The active cases […]

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‘The rest is for the seagulls’

We may never know all the complex factors that led Lionel Desmond to murder his wife and family, and then kill himself. But we're learning. It's complicated.

February 28, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

On the evening of Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond, a 32-year-old former Canadian soldier, murdered his 31-year-old wife, Shanna, their 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, and his 52-year-old mother, Brenda, in their home in tiny Upper Big Tracadie, N.S. Then, he turned the rifle on himself. In the immediate aftermath of that horrific quadruple murder-suicide, we as...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: domestic violence, Lionel Desmond, PTSD

4 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, Feb. 27

February 27, 2021 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Four new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Saturday, Feb. 27). Three of those cases in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and are close contacts of previously announced cases. The fourth case is in the Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The active cases are distributed as follows: […]

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How safe is dentistry in the pandemic? Dalhousie researchers aim to find out

February 27, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Dental and dental hygiene students and staff continue to regularly attend Canadian college and university campuses during the pandemic, but little is known about the occupational risks they face working in university dental clinics, labs, and offices. […]

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Former city lawyer wins fight with Halifax Water over pipe under her property

February 26, 2021 By Zane Woodford

A lawyer who used to work for the municipality has won a personal legal battle with Halifax Water over a pipe running under her property in Dartmouth. In a decision released Friday, a three-judge panel of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Kirby Eileen Grant, ordering Halifax Water to pay her...

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10 new cases announced in Nova Scotia: new restrictions imposed in Halifax area

February 26, 2021 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Untraceable outbreaks in multiple communities in the Halifax area have prompted Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang to impose new restrictions on the Halifax area. The new restrictions are: restaurants and licensed establishments […]

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You should get a COVID test, even if you have no symptoms

Morning File, Friday, February 26, 2021

February 26, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Community spread The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Eight new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia yesterday (Thursday, Feb. 25) — the highest number of new cases in a day since Jan. 12, when there were also eight new […]

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What does a recovery of the tourism industry look like?

February 26, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont 2 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The “devastating” impacts of COVID-19 on Atlantic Canada’s tourism sector and the policies that could support a post-pandemic recovery were discussed during an online forum hosted by the MacEachen Institute on Thursday. “There’s a new player in […]

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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.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month.

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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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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