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Is the RCMP listening to your phone calls? Examineradio, episode #66

June 17, 2016 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

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Vice Canada’s Justin Ling

 

This week we speak with Justin Ling, Vice Canada’s Parliamentary Reporter. In the past month he’s written a series of articles highlighting the RCMP’s ability to intercept cellphone calls and messages, and how they’re using the courts to try to continue taking advantage of this technology.

Plus, the Halifax Examiner turns two this week, which means it’s starting to stand on its own two feet, though it still occasionally craps its pants and cries out for its bottle.

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Finally, in answering Jennifer Watts’s call for greater diversity on City Council, hockey superstar Sidney Crosby announced his candidacy for District 4 at a press conference on the deck of the Tall Ship Silva.

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Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Examineradio, Jennifer Watts, Justin Ling, Orlando, podcast, RCMP, Sidney Crosby, Silva, Stingray, Vice

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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.

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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.

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