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About Tim Bousquet

Tim Bousquet is the editor and publisher of the Halifax Examiner. email: [email protected]; Twitter

How a Halifax native is restoring looted art to Afghanistan

Morning File, Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021 By Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson 5 Comments

News 1. Glen Assoun “The Province of Nova Scotia has reached a financial settlement with Glen Assoun, the Dartmouth man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murdering Brenda Way,” reports Jennifer Henderson: Assoun was fully exonerated two years ago this week — on March 1, 2019. Although he received a […]

Filed Under: Featured

Nova Scotia will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine; 3 new cases of COVID-19 announced on Wednesday, March 3

March 3, 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. Three new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Wednesday, March 3). Two of the cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and are close contacts of previously announced cases. The third case is […]

Filed Under: Featured, News

The cops who shot up the Onslow Fire Hall committed no crime, rules SIRT

But the Serious Incident Response Team's report contains apparent geographic errors and doesn't give a full account of the scene of the shooting.

March 3, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

The two RCMP officers who shot up the Onslow Fire Hall on the Sunday morning of April 19, 2020 committed no crime, determined the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) in a ruling issued yesterday. The shooting came in the midst of a substantial police response to the man on a 13-hour killing spree that left […]

Filed Under: Featured, News

Here’s when you can expect to be vaccinated

March 2, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

Last Thursday, Nova Scotia saw eight new daily cases of COVID-19. On Friday, the number was 10. Fearing a coming explosion in case numbers, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang imposed new restrictions Friday — Halifax area bars have to close at 10pm, sporting competitions are cancelled, and non-essential travel into and out […]

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1 new case of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Monday, March 1

March 1, 2021 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

One new cases of COVID-19 is announced in Nova Scotia today (Monday, March 1). The case is Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously announced case. It is a man aged 60-79. There are now 35 known active cases in the province. Two people are in hospital with the […]

Filed Under: Featured, News

The casino is failing. Let’s blow it up

Morning File, Monday, March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. COVID-19 Nova Scotians are on edge about the latest outbreak of COVID-19, which is concentrated in several communities in HRM. After eight new daily cases were announced Thursday and 10 on Friday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang imposed new restrictions on HRM, including shorter bar hours, a prohibition of sporting […]

Filed Under: Featured

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: [full list coming]

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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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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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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  • Halifax staff channels Alice’s Restaurant to propose crackdown on illegal dumping March 5, 2021
  • How a Halifax native is restoring looted art to Afghanistan March 5, 2021
  • Sacrificing wild Atlantic salmon for gold March 4, 2021
  • Housing co-op plans affordable 57-unit North End Halifax development with federal, provincial cash March 4, 2021
  • Nova Scotia finally reaches a financial settlement with Glen Assoun, compensating him for the 17 years he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit March 4, 2021

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