News 1. “Depraved Predation”: Michael McNutt sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusing 34 boys Tim Bousquet reports on the sentencing of Michael McNutt, the former teacher, in the sexual abuse of 34 boys in Halifax and Dartmouth over a 19-year period starting in the early 1970s. McNutt was sentenced to 15 years for […]
When will Nova Scotia finally have a woman premier?
Morning File, Monday, August 10, 2020
News 1. Today is Prisoners’ Justice Day; here’s what it means to me A former provincial prisoner writes about what Prisoners’ Justice Day, which is today, August 10, means to them. Prisoners’ Justice Day was started by a group of prisoners who got together on Aug. 10, to remember Ed Nalon, who died in a […]
Killam still profiting during pandemic
Morning File, Friday, August 7, 2020
News 1. McNeil stepping down Stephen McNeil is stepping down as premier. Zane Woodford reports on the surprise announcement, which McNeil made Thursday during a post-cabinet news conference. Says McNeil: Seventeen years is a long time, and it’s long enough. Today I’m announcing I will be stepping down and leaving public office. I have informed […]
The big and silent life of Nova Scotia giantess Anna Swan
Morning File, Wednesday, August 5, 2020
News 1. Documents show horrors at Northwood during COVID outbreak Yvette d’Entremont takes a look at the Neglecting Northwood report that was published by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU) on Tuesday. There were 53 COVID-19 deaths at the long-term-care facility. The 23-page report include details gathered from NSGEU staff who worked at Northwood […]
Parents, teachers say Nova Scotia needs a plan for outdoor learning
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Getting kids outside and into nature to learn has plenty of benefits, but some parents and teachers say they’re not sure how outdoor classrooms and outdoor learning, which the province is encouraging in its back-to-school plan, could work this upcoming school year. Stacey Rudderham is […]
How a ditch and a draft bylaw are threatening a growing meadow in Hammonds Plains
A meadow garden project on a municipally-owned right-of-way in Hammonds Plains, planted by residents in Kingswood subdivision, has run into some problems because of municipal rules. The meadow garden — started by Donna and Duff Evers, who live in Kingswood — is located on a quarter-acre plot of land the Evers actually mowed for about […]
Wanna play on Canada’s ocean playground? You’ll need a car
Morning File, Thursday, July 30, 2020
News 1. Halifax Examiner is not major enough Yesterday, the Halifax Examiner learned it’s not one of the eight major news organizations whose reporters will be permitted at the in-person cabinet scrums, which start today. The eight news organizations whose reporters will be allowed in are Global, CTV, CBC, Radio Canada, allNovaScotia, Herald, Canadian Press, […]
Why people ignore warning signs
Morning File, Tuesday, July 28, 2020
News 1. Witness told police that mass murderer “builds fires and burns bodies, is a sexual predator, and supplies drugs in Portapique and Economy” Tim Bousquet is on vacation, but still reported on documents related to the RCMP’s investigation in the mass murders of April 18/19, which a Nova Scotia judge ordered redacted. And there’s […]
The Big Family Search from South Carolina to Nova Scotia
Morning File, Thursday, July 23, 2020
News 1. Union leaders ask for pay equity for LPNs The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Tim Bousquet was at a press conference on Wednesday where five unions representing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) called for pay equity for those nurses across Nova Scotia. About a month ago, an adjudicator awarded LPNs […]
Calling out the Karens
Morning File, Tuesday, July 21, 2020
News 1. Halifax’s board of police commissioners is confused Zane Woodford reports on the confusion at Monday’s meeting of the city’s police board. The confusion yesterday was over the rejection of a controversial staff-written motion from the board’s meeting on July 9 and its deferral of debate on a new, similar motion. That motion was […]
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