Because of supply chain issues, nobody wanting to work anymore, some of the Examiner crew being on holiday, I am in the Morning File seat for the second day in a row. I will try not to use the word “tedious” today. News 1. Tracy Kitch sentenced to five months Tracy Kitch, the former CEO […]
Fired up about fire
Morning File, Wednesday, August 10, 2022
News 1. Houston ditched by one of his friends In late July, Premier Tim Houston announced that his government was abolishing five crown corporations and consolidating them into two. Above is Jennifer Henderson’s photo from the media conference announcing the news. The two new entities, Invest Nova Scotia and Build Nova Scotia, were to be […]
The dedicated interpreters living Nova Scotia’s history
Morning File, Tuesday, August 9, 2022
News 1. Reaction to delays at Muskrat Falls On Monday, Jennifer Henderson reported on more delays at Muskrat Falls and how that will almost certainly mean a hike in Nova Scotians’ power bills. Today, Henderson got reaction from political leaders after she sent out this question to all three parties: What action would your party […]
Going to the chapel again, and again, and again
Morning File, Monday, August 8, 2022
News 1. Muskrat Falls delays, power bills to rise Breaking news: hydroelectricity from Muskrat Falls for Nova Scotians is delayed. I suppose that’s not breaking, now that I think of it. But as Jennifer Henderson reports, there’s some new information on just how much those delays could cost Nova Scotians. In June, the province received […]
For the first time this year, Nova Scotia has gone a week without any reported COVID deaths
Morning File, Friday, August 5, 2022
News 1. COVID For the first time in 2022, the province is reporting zero new deaths from COVID for the most recent reporting period, July 25-August 1. During the same reporting period, 54 people were hospitalized because of COVID. Nova Scotia Health provided the status of COVID hospitalizations as of yesterday: • in hospital for […]
The real meaning of aging well
Morning File, Thursday, August 4, 2022
News 1. ‘Your Doctors Online’ app giving Nova Scotians quick primary care access I’ve never heard of the Your Doctors Online app, but as Yvette d’Entremont reports, apparently some Nova Scotians have and they’re using it. d’Entremont spoke with Debbie Smith ,who used it to get an appointment for her daughter after they were treated […]
Throwaway thoughts on throwaway cameras
Morning File, Wednesday, August 3, 2022
News 1. Halifax preparing police as People’s Park residents stay put We’ve known for nearly two months that, despite what Halifax councillors have previously promised, and fears of a repeat of last summer’s chaos, police would eventually be involved again in evicting people camping on public land. It was just a matter of time. That […]
A history of arbourcide
Morning File, Tuesday, August 2, 2022
A history of arbourcide One night last week, someone broke into the Halifax Public Gardens and “cut rings of bark off of at least a dozen trees — some 100 years old or more,” reported Zane Woodford: “The Public Gardens are closed today due to an ongoing police investigation,” the institution tweeted. “It appears an […]
Remember when Premier Stephen McNeil gave $5 million of our money to Sandpiper Ventures to help women-led businesses in Atlantic Canada? A lot of that money went to Vancouver and Winnipeg
Morning File, Friday, July 29, 2022
News 1. Brian Johnston “The municipality denies that a former Halifax Regional Police officer sexually assaulted a teenaged girl in the early 1990s, but admits the same person later complained to police about the officer fathering her child,” reports Zane Woodford: As the Halifax Examiner reported in January, a plaintiff using the pseudonym X.Y. is […]
The perks of not waiting around for anyone
Morning File, Thursday, July 28, 2022
News 1. Chender, Churchill concerned shelving art gallery could mean cuts, delays for other projects On Wednesday, Premier Tim Houston announced that the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia project for the Halifax waterfront was being put on indefinite hold. The announcement was made in a news release. “We value the arts and want to make […]
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