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Category: Environment

four men and one woman lined up at a podium, all smiling. Premier TIm Houston (right), Trent Vichie (centre), Membertou First Nation Chief Terrance Paul (2nd from left), and other dignitaries at the signing of the MOU with Uniper and E.On. Photo contributed by EverWind
Posted inMorning File

Is ‘green hydrogen’ the next Crypto?

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
Trees are seen on a slope at the edge of a gravel parking lot on a grey winter day. In the background, there's a stripmall.
Posted inCity Hall

Council agrees to sell sliver of Dartmouth parkland to Penhorn Mall property developer

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
An overhead satellite image shows an existing school on the left, a sports field in the centre, and a proposed school drawn in yellow on the right, with parking and a bus loop.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax council approves parkland sale for new Park West School

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 7, 2023February 14, 2023
A row of Nova Scotia alcohol bottles on a shelf at the NSLC.
Posted inMorning File

Selling sobriety: drinking, fun, and the culture of alcohol

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch January 26, 2023February 1, 2023
Posted inMorning File

Before we launch a gazillion more satellites, let’s consider the legal rights of near-space

by Tim Bousquet January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
A white woman with blonde hair, glasses, and wearing a black top and pants stands behind a podium in a classroom raising her hand in the air.
Posted inClimate

Elizabeth May: Action to save planet, transform economy will take political will

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
Five men, four in suits and ties (one of whom is Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra) and one wearing a blue Canadian astronaut uniform, pose together with three women for a photo in front of the white Canadarm emblazoned with the word Canada and flag.
Posted inCommentary

Canada doesn’t have regulations for launching rockets, but the government says it will ‘enable’ Canso spaceport anyway

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter January 23, 2023February 22, 2023
The Brooklyn Biomass plant belching smoke
Posted inForestry

‘A farce, a sick joke’: Nova Scotia amps up burning of biomass for electricity

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson December 20, 2022December 29, 2022
This aerial view of the Point Tupper site shows a rendering of EverWind's project facilities in phase one and phase two (imagine contributed by 3D Wave)
Posted inCommentary

Where will all the ‘green energy’ come from for EverWind Fuels’ ‘green hydrogen’ project?

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter December 15, 2022January 13, 2023
A young woman with long hair and dressed in a mint green sweater and black pants stands next to a young man with grey hair and wearing a faded denim shirt and black jeans. The pair are standing next to a counter and cupboards that are filled with horse skulls. A diagram showing various angle of horse skulls is pinned to the cabinet.
Posted inEnvironment

Saint Mary’s students gain insight into lives of Sable Island horses by studying skulls

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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