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As the U.S. changes the guard, let’s keep our borders closed to deeply divisive politics

Morning File, Wednesday, January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 8 Comments

Today, about a thousand miles southwest of us, an old man officially leaves his job so another old man can pick up the pieces… Here’s what else is happening. News 1. Vaccines delayed in getting to N.S. Tim Bousquet’s regular COVID-19 update includes news that the next shipment of Pfizer vaccine will be delayed getting […]

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(Anti-)social media fuelled the failed coup; what should we do about that?

Morning File, Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 13 Comments

News 1. The pandemic has revealed problems with how we provide long-term care, but it hasn’t revealed long-term solutions As terrible as this pandemic has been, it’s at least made us rethink the way we do things, from the way we work to the way we regulate housing. One area that clearly needs work is […]

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The plan to roll out the vaccines is in; now we need to stop the spread of fake news

Morning File, Wednesday, January 6, 2020

January 6, 2021 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 6 Comments

News 1. Province reveals more details on rolling out vaccine over coming months We have more information on how and when the province will distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. You can read Tim Bousquet’s full report to get all the details, but here are the quick hits: It will be a four-phase process, […]

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How to make Halifax a better place in the winter

Morning File, Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 5 Comments

News 1. COVID-19 Update: 7 new cases in N.S. Tuesday Here in Nova Scotia, there were seven new cases of COVID-19 announced yesterday, as Tim Bousquet reports: Three of the new cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other four cases are in the […]

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Nova Scotia’s first COVID-19 vaccinations begin today

Morning File, Wednesday, December 16, 2020

December 16, 2020 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 8 Comments

News 1. COVID-19 Update: The vaccine is here; this is what we found out yesterday The Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 arrived in Nova Scotia yesterday, and the first 350 vaccinations are set to begin today. If you want all the details of Tuesday’s briefing on the vaccine’s arrival, you can find a full transcript of […]

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The other human crisis of 2020: climate change

Morning File, Wednesday, December 9, 2020

December 9, 2020 By Ethan Lycan-Lang 11 Comments

Good morning! Savvy subscribers will notice a new name in the byline today. I’ll make my introduction brief as we’ve got some news to get to. Nine months ago — that’s a decade in pandemic years — I was a student at King’s College, getting ready to wrap up the school year and start a […]

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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  • As the U.S. changes the guard, let’s keep our borders closed to deeply divisive politics January 20, 2021
  • More federal money might help seniors in Nova Scotia, but the province is slow on the uptake as Liberal leadership candidates stake out their positions January 20, 2021
  • Atlantic Gold is going to court January 20, 2021

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