Court Watch: Jimmy Melvin Jr, a 132-pound five-year-old, and Paul Tingley’s crap car

March 1, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

In Court This week I watched the first day of the jury trial of Meaghan MacDonald. There’s a publication ban in place but hopefully when the trial has ended I can share some thoughts on jury selection. Another jury trial in a sexual assault case begins Wednesday, and is expected to go for 10 days. Watching…

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Steve Murphy, a middle aged white man with grey hair and grey tortoiseshell glasses. he smiling in a studio photo, wearing a black suite, white shirt, and red patterned tie.

Episode 55 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

The legend Steve Murphy will retire from on-air life on November 30, but not before stopping by to chat about the state of journalism past and present, big stories from Nova Scotia’s history, and whether he and Tara will go to driver’s ed together. The CTV icon loves a longform interview and is a choice one himself, as you’ll hear here.

Plus brand-new holiday music from Catherine MacLellan.

Listen to the full episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

Recent episode transcripts here.

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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. 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.

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