An affidavit filed with the court in 2006 claimed that serial killer Michael McGray knew murder victim Brenda Way and lived just blocks away from Way’s apartment, where her body was discovered. In 1999, Glen Assoun was convicted of Way’s murder. Assoun has always maintained his innocence, and a justice department lawyer recently wrote that […]
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Community groups out, Jono Developments back in: Appeal court reverses St. Patrick’s Alexandra ruling
By a 2-1 vote, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of Jono Developments’ appeal of the St. Patrick’s Alexandra decision. There’s a long and tortured history to this issue, which can be summed up as follows: September, 2000: HRM council adopts surplus school procedure, requiring that such school sites first be offered to […]
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In Whose Backyard? A look at environmental racism in Nova Scotia
by Hilary Beaumont It’s a story that hits the heart, and that’s why he wants to tell it. Jonathan Beadle lost his cousin to cancer. They were like brothers. It was a rare kind of cancer. “They often say that to anyone who has fallen ill in my community,” Beadle says. His cousin had tumours […]
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Taking a stand: Morning File, Thursday, October 9, 2014
News 1. Glen Assoun Despite a justice department lawyer’s opinion that there “may be a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred” in the conviction of Glen Assoun for the murder of Brenda Way, Way’s sister Carol Beals says she’s convinced of Assoun’s guilt. “A couple of days before [Way] was killed and […]
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The mean streets of Halifax: Morning File, Wednesday, October 8, 2014
News 1. Brenda Way Yesterday I discussed the strange case of Glen Assoun, whose conviction for the murder of Brenda Way is subject of a judicial review. Today Way’s cousin Karen Way tells the CBC that two weeks after the murder, she overheard two men in a bar discussing it. “You should have seen the look on her face […]
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Fly-by journalism: Morning File, Tuesday, October 7, 2014
News 1. Sea King A Sea King helicopter with six people on board had to make an emergency landing at Hartland Point Golf Course yesterday, and had to be towed through city streets all the way to Shearwater. No one was injured. The military needs to have training missions, which I understand. But it’s long past time to […]
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Shakespeare by the Sea, Motherhouse lands, Lighthouses: Council preview, October 7, 2014 meeting
Shakespeare by the Sea building In June, a miscreant set fire to the Shakespeare by the Sea building in Point Pleasant Park, making it unusable. The building was constructed as a park canteen in 1969, sat empty for many years, and then was occupied by SBTS in 1994 for office, storage, and for theatre space […]
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Halifax’s deck collapse: See what other properties are owned by landlord Darin Sweet
A deck collapse last month in Halifax’s south end at 921 Brussels Street sent six people to the hospital. In the aftermath of the horrific incident, Paul Pettipas, the CEO of the Nova Scotia Home Builders’ Association, told the Chronicle Herald that “in my opinion there was no maintenance done on this deck and the landlord’s responsible.” That comment […]
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All aboard the woo-woo express: Morning File, Monday, October 6, 2014
News 1. Harrietsfield water There’s a long and complicated history to a water contamination issue in Harrietsfield, which reporter Brett Brundale relays here. This is a good example of why the ownership of companies should be public record. I can’t think of any reason why someone should be able to operate a business that is […]
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Welcome to the Castle Anthrax: Morning File, Saturday, October 4, 2014
News 1. Bill 1 To no one’s surprise, the Liberals’ bill merging health authorities and reducing the number of nurses’ union bargaining units to four has passed, on a vote of 42-5. The PCs supported it, and the NDP opposed it. I walked by Province House yesterday as the bill was being voted on, only to find […]