On December 26, Boxing Day, I received an email with the subject line “JOHN CARTER RISLEY given his outrageous behaviour and bringing others to book in a huge scandal.” I quickly scanned the text of the email, and saw that, like the subject line, it contained lots of all caps, run-on sentences, and nonlinear thoughts. I get a lot of such emails and assumed this was from just … [Read More...]
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No Black people pictured in the Black neighbourhood
News 1. Barho family Yesterday morning's fire is a terrible tragedy. Police issued this release at around 11:30am: Following this morning’s fire on Quartz … [Read More...]
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Six former members of the Shambhala inner circle write an open letter detailing physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at the hands of Mipham Mukpo
News 1. Clearcuts no more "Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes recently," … [Read More...]
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Alex Richman: R.I.P.
"Alex was laid to rest beside his son David in Shaarey Zedek Cemetery, Winnipeg on Sunday, February 3rd." —Obituary, Alex Richman Halifax Chronicle-Herald, February 8, 2019 While researching Flight 111, my book about the 1998 Swissair crash off … [Read More...]
By Any Other Name: Nova Scotia’s Department of Lands and Forestry just made “Clearcuts” disappear
Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes recently. As of a few days ago the maps no longer specify whether a proposed cut is a “clearcut” or not. The word was removed from … [Read More...]
Irving Shipbuilding accused of “heavy handed” treatment of subcontractor
News 1. Court Watch Irving Shipbuilding Maritime Associates International, Inc. (MAII), an American firm with offices in North Carolina, Florida, and British Columbia, is suing Irving Shipbuilding (ISI) for what it says is Irving's "high … [Read More...]
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Not feeling the love
News 1. Can we even discuss improving snow-clearing standards? In her latest column, Erica Butler looks at how … [Read More...]
“Paving the streets with gold”: Why Halifax council turned down a look into raising standards for sidewalk snow-clearing
One of the more telling moments of budget season in Halifax was not even a part of city council’s official budget discussion. … [Read More...]
Why did the McNeil government subsidize my trip to Maine?
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Update: HRM turns a $300,000 annual profit through police Background Checks for volunteers
On Wednesday, the Budget Committee of Halifax Regional Council will consider whether to make background checks for students … [Read More...]
Feds invest in Sable Island cleanup
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Quadriga’s Magic Ride
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The only thing that can save journalism: “Subscribe Somewhere”
News 1. Canadian Press layoffs On Friday, the Canadian Press notified its staff that at the end of March it will be laying … [Read More...]
John Hamm says he has no regrets about signing pulp mill lease
Former premier and long-time Northern Pulp Nova Scotia director John Hamm says he has no regrets about his 2002 decision to … [Read More...]
The Cat can’t come back… to Portland
The good news for need-to-always-be-even-more-shocked-and-yet-more-appalled columnists is that the Yarmouth ferry is the gift … [Read More...]
Tim Houston says that as premier he will be accountable
“We will form a thoughtful, accountable, humble government that gives Nova Scotians hope,” Progressive Conservative leader … [Read More...]
The cost of the Yarmouth ferry keeps increasing
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Province House is becoming an information black hole
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Like blood from a stone: trying to get information out of the Department of Energy and Mines
Late last year, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Derek Mombourquette, penned an op-ed that his department sent out … [Read More...]
Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself
News 1. Here's the stadium lie: it will pay for itself There's a big long Canadian Press article written by reporter … [Read More...]
Horse community rallies to find stolen animal in Nova Scotia
I'm Suzanne Rent, a freelance writer in Halifax. I'm filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter … [Read More...]
Report on Shambhala sexual misconduct released
News 1. QuadrigaCX The biggest tech story of the year so far happened right here in Nova Scotia, and it's … [Read More...]
The $260 million QuadrigaCX mystery
The first clue something was wrong to users of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was when its website was … [Read More...]
Now that the Fangless Five have become the Insensate Seven, it’s past time for…?
I have more than once described the Liberal members of the standing committee on public accounts — Vice Chair Gordon Wilson … [Read More...]
A White People’s Guide to Black History Month
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“Everything won’t stink so bad”
The children of Pictou Landing First Nation didn’t mince words when they addressed the standing-room-only audience that had … [Read More...]