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Emera president Scott Balfour just got a million dollar raise; how’s your day going?

Morning File, Monday, April 12, 2021

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News 1. Concrete capture “In 2017, Environment Minister (now Premier) Iain Rankin approved Lafarge Canada’s proposal for a one-year pilot project to burn scrap tires in its 55-year-old cement plant in Brookfield near Shortts Lake, about 13 kilometres south of Truro,” reports Linda Pannozzo: The plan to use tire derived fuel (TDF) at the Brookfield […]

Unsung Heroes

Study after study after study have found that staffing levels at long-term care facilities need to be increased, so the Province of Nova Scotia is taking the predictable course of action: it's going to study it again.

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They say “a rising tide raises all boats.” But the waves of the pandemic have raised public awareness of partially submerged boats which have been floating in and out of political view for decades: income inequality, the precarious economic status of women, and weak spots in our health care system, to name a few.  Add […]

Premier Rankin talks a good game. Where have we heard that before?

During a Chamber of Commerce state-of-the-province event last week, our new premier postured back at the chamber's posturing about his government's budget. But should we have faith he means what he says?

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Gavin MacDonald’s introduction was full of the expected whinging and woe-is-us, and — of course, as always — it arrived with its own neatly wrapped Santa’s wish list for the good girls and boys gathered last week in an appropriately socially distanced convention centre meeting room. MacDonald, a corporate lawyer who is also chair of...

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Concrete capture

Part 1: When Lafarge Canada proposed to burn Nova Scotia’s scrap tires as a solution to climate change, senior government scientists raised serious concerns, but the plan was approved anyway.

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[This is the first in a three-part series] In 2017, Environment Minister (now Premier) Iain Rankin approved Lafarge Canada’s proposal for a one-year pilot project to burn scrap tires in its 55-year-old cement plant in Brookfield near Shortts Lake, about 13 kilometres south of Truro. The company is part of Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim — a global...

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Halifax tenders for redesigned Oak-Oxford-Allan intersection, part of bikeway project

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The municipality is looking for a contractor to rebuild the intersection of Oak, Oxford and Allan streets with traffic signals and new cycling infrastructure. The work is part of the city’s Allan/Oak Local Street Bikeway project, creating a cycling route, albeit with no protected bike lanes. The bikeway, like the one on nearby Vernon Street,...

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The Halifax Examiner has qualified for the Digital News Subscription Tax Credit, under section 118.02 of the Income Tax Act. The tax credit allows individuals to claim up to $500 for subscriptions to qualified Canadian journalism organizations. See here for more details, and for the tax forms necessary to claim the credit. The Examiner’s QCJO# is […]

Sexism and schools: women fight back

Morning File, Friday, April 9, 2021

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News 1. More pot, more booze: How Canadian parents coped with work-from-home and virtual school The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Canadians consumed more port and cannabis as a way to cope with kids doing school from home, Yvette d’Entremont reports. In a new […]

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