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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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How safe is dentistry in the pandemic? Dalhousie researchers aim to find out

February 27, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Dental and dental hygiene students and staff continue to regularly attend Canadian college and university campuses during the pandemic, but little is known about the occupational risks they face working in university dental clinics, labs, and offices. […]

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Former city lawyer wins fight with Halifax Water over pipe under her property

February 26, 2021 By Zane Woodford

A lawyer who used to work for the municipality has won a personal legal battle with Halifax Water over a pipe running under her property in Dartmouth. In a decision released Friday, a three-judge panel of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Kirby Eileen Grant, ordering Halifax Water to pay her...

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10 new cases announced in Nova Scotia: new restrictions imposed in Halifax area

February 26, 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. Untraceable outbreaks in multiple communities in the Halifax area have prompted Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang to impose new restrictions on the Halifax area. The new restrictions are: restaurants and licensed establishments […]

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You should get a COVID test, even if you have no symptoms

Morning File, Friday, February 26, 2021

February 26, 2021 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Community spread The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Eight new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Nova Scotia yesterday (Thursday, Feb. 25) — the highest number of new cases in a day since Jan. 12, when there were also eight new […]

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What does a recovery of the tourism industry look like?

February 26, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont 2 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The “devastating” impacts of COVID-19 on Atlantic Canada’s tourism sector and the policies that could support a post-pandemic recovery were discussed during an online forum hosted by the MacEachen Institute on Thursday. “There’s a new player in […]

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Councillors approve staff plan to reduce — but not eliminate — use of pedestrian push buttons

February 25, 2021 By Zane Woodford

Pedestrians will have to push a button to cross at fewer intersections in the municipality later this year following a vote on Thursday by council’s Transportation Standing Committee. There are 278 signalized intersections (those with traffic lights) across Halifax Regional Municipality, Taso Koutroulakis, the city’s manager of traffic management and traffic authority, told the committee...

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8 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Thursday, Feb. 25

February 25, 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. Eight new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Thursday, Feb. 25). One case in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The other seven cases are in the […]

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A sidewalk runs through it

Morning File, Thursday, February 25, 2020

February 25, 2021 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

News 1. Small communities an ocean apart are polluted by the same corporate behemoth Joan Baxter brings us the story of the Flamants Roses de Trébon,  a group of activists in the south of France fighting pollution from a pulp mill. Stop me if any of this sounds familiar. The mill is owned by Paper […]

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The French Connection

People in southern France are battling pollution at a paper mill owned by a corporate behemoth: Paper Excellence Canada, the owner of the Northern Pulp Mill in Nova Scotia

February 24, 2021 By Joan Baxter

They call their association the “Les Flamants Roses du Trébon” or LFRT (Flamingos of Trébon), and it’s a collective of residents in southern France who are fighting to have the six-decades-old Fibre Excellence Tarascon pulp mill in the province of Alpes-Côte d’Azur clean up its environmental act.  French media report that the mill is owned...

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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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  • 10 new cases announced in Nova Scotia: new restrictions imposed in Halifax area February 26, 2021
  • You should get a COVID test, even if you have no symptoms February 26, 2021

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