News Views News Since it’s Halloween, today’s Examiner is guest written by the ghost of Fuzz. 1. Christmas tree hunting season nearly open… What’s up fellow hunters? It’s deer hunting season. I don’t remember anyone making a big deal when bird hunting season opened. Just kidding, it’s bird hunting season 24/7. heh heh heh. My […]
Great Market Expectations: Morning File, Saturday, October 24, 2015
News Views News Note: I’m writing this in Saskatoon in a hotel, and since Acadia repossessed my faculty laptop (ah, what the hell, might as well throw shade on every possible university in this edition) I have to write on the computer in the lobby and it has Windows 8: Hellscape and also shuts off […]
“News.” Discuss: Morning File, Saturday, October 17, 2015
News Views News 1. “Guess you’re staying in Ontario.” Discuss. That’s an inside King’s joke in the headline there. You’ll have to have like $8,630 a year to get it though if you didn’t already. “The board of governors at the University of King’s College’s in Halifax has approved a proposal that opens the door to […]
It Looks Like You’re Trying to Write the News: Morning File, Saturday, October 10, 2015
News Views News 1. What’s Sauce for the Goose… The union representing Wade Lavin, the police officer arrested for fraud, is upset that the police “terrorized” his family when making the arrest. The union says Wade Lavin, a 15-year member of the Sydney-based regional force, was arrested early Wednesday morning at home with his family. […]
Sweet Hali High: Morning File, Saturday, October 3, 2015
News Views Footnotes News 1. God, isn’t it enough that MacKay keeps coming here? “During a campaign event in Dartmouth, N.S., Friday, [Jason] Kenney, a Conservative candidate in the Oct. 19 election in the Calgary Midnapore riding, ruled out any move to revoke the citizenship of serious criminals such as mass murderers or child predators, insisting the practice would be […]
Orcanized Religion: Morning File, Saturday, September 26, 2015
News Views Footnotes News 1. If Fox News were covering this story… I like whale news. This is like my fourth whale in the harbour news story since I started doing the Saturday Examiner. But since coming to the US, now I see I’ve been covering these seemingly innocent stories ALL WRONG. SHOCKING NEWS THAT […]
Questionable Hate: Morning File, Saturday, September 19, 2015
News Views News 1. Autumn for Hitler “Police are looking for a suspect in a Dartmouth property damage incident they believe may have been motivated by hate.” “May have?” That sounds like the evidence is questionable. Some obscure reference, perhaps? Perhaps just a harmless tribute to the Dukes of Hazzard? Hmmm. Let’s take a look: […]
Were We Drinking? Morning File, Saturday, September 12, 2015
News Views Footnotes News Today I’m trying out a new thing called “Ask an International Writer,” where I read headlines and stories about Halifax to writers from around the world and ask the question, “Is this normal? Does this happen in your country?” (Okay, technically that’s two questions.) 1. Someone call 911, because HRM is […]
Difficult Conversations: Morning File, Saturday, September 5, 2015
News News 1. Thoughts on Tynes Last week I wrote about what I felt were double-standards in the treatment of Stephen Tynes by Dalhousie. On Tuesday, Tim emailed me with the article about Tynes plotting a shooting at Dalhousie and asked me if I wanted space to comment. Unfortunately, I’m in Iowa and without much […]
Safety First: Morning File, Saturday, August 29, 2015
News Views News 1. Dal Lousy It seems so straightforward. A medical student utters threats and is charged and banned from campus. Good job keeping us safe, Dalhousie! Oh no, wait. Would this be the African Nova Scotian student who was charged with animal cruelty and immediately suspended from medical school even though the charges […]