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We’ll all be rich if we give Ben Cowan-Dewar an $18 million airport

Morning File, Friday, June 14, 2019

June 14, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. SIRT is not equipped to investigate rape by cops The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is tasked with investigating police, but it has no written policies for preserving rape kit evidence and its investigators have no specialized training in dealing with victims of sexual assault. Reporter Maggie Rahr brings us the case of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Andrew Allenbrack, Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cabot Links airport, Carol Moreira, Chebucto School, Councillor John Dowling, Elizabeth McSheffrey, Entrevestor, Grant McDaniel, Lesiany Hweld, Lillian Piercey Concert Hall, London taxis, Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton, Megha Paul, Ocean Sonics, Port Hawkesbury Airport, Quinpool Road bridge closure, Robert Isbister, taxi driver, Tourism Nova Scotia, Wendy Martin, WestJet, Westwood Developments Ltd, Zane Woodford

The Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia: the “biomass” company you’ve probably never heard of

June 3, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

The Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia (branded as the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub) is a non-profit corporation which includes a mix of the largest private companies in the province as well as participation by provincial and federal governments. You have probably never heard of it. Its mission is find and financially assist companies interested in...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: ACOA, Allan Eddy, Atlantic Biorefinery Conference, Bioapplied Innovation Pathways, biomass, bioresources, Bruce Anderson, Dalhousie University, David Patriquin, Divert NS, Emera, feedstocks, Forestry Innovation Hub, Innovacorp, Innovation Hub of Nova Scotia, John Risley, Kevin Vessey, Lehigh Technologies, Mara Renewables, Michelin, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Nova Scotia Innovation Hub, Port Hawkesbury Paper, recycling tires, Rod Badcock, Sustane Technologies, TRACC (Tire Recycling Atlantic Canada Corp)

The economic development grift, Cape Breton edition

Morning File, Thursday, May 23, 2019

May 23, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Health Authority “For the first time since the McNeil government dismantled nine regional health authorities and created one provincial agency to run hospitals four and a half years ago, the Nova Scotia Health Authority opened a portion of one of its Board meetings to the public,” reports Jennifer Henderson: Yesterday’s meeting took place […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 38 Studios, ACOA, Albert Barbusci, Atlanta Consulting Group, Byung Il Bang, Cumberland Regional Development Authority, Curt Schilling, Dan Relton, Develop NS, Donkin mine fire, economic development grift, Frank Anderson, Grey Healthcare Group, Harold Carroll, Joseph Gerardi, Kristy Kirkup, living wage, Mary Campbell, Michael MacDonald, Michelle Malette, Mike Dull, Peter Bang, Phase V Communications, prison assault allegations, Raleigh Business and Technology Centre, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), Rhonda Charmaine Kelly, Steve Stenger, Terri Sponseller, Tom Ayers, Wells Fargo Bank

Telling the story of Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction: we need your help

Morning File, Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

1. Armoured vehicle This is a short Morning File today because I was busy at court most of the day yesterday (see below) and because I’m kind of riled up about the city’s purchase of an armoured vehicle for the police. I wrote a little Twitter rant about the latter while I was eating dinner […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Andy Filmore, armoured vehicle, Blair Rhodes, Chris Brooks, Glen Assoun, heritage destruction, HRM By Design, Lake Banook weeds, legal fund, Michael Tutton, NSBI, Phil Campbell, SolarTron, unregistered heritage buildings

We have no idea how many innocent people are sitting in Canadian prisons

Morning File, Thursday, July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. ExxonMobil continues plans to shutter the offshore Yesterday, ExxonMobil asked the Utilities and Review Board (UARB) for permission to shut down and abandon its Point Tupper Fractionation Plant. This follows a March application to the National Energy Board to close and abandon the Goldboro Gas Plant. ExxonMobil says the Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) is “in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: #NOPIPE Land & Sea Rally, ACOA, affordable housing, Allan MacCarthy, Bobby Jenkins, Chief Andrea Paul, ExxonMobil, Jason Flom, Krista Fulton, Matt Dort, Mayor Jim Ryan, Michael Tutton, Northern Pulp Mill, Novaporte, Point Tupper Fractionation Plant, Police Chief Jean-Michel Blais, Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP), second container port fantasy, Stephen Archibald and Fort Beausejour, UARB, Wes Surrett, wrongful convictions, Zane Woodford

Business Roundup: spooky hypnotist guy, Yoda, and more beer

March 10, 2017 By Tim Bousquet

I’ve decided to rename this weekly feature “Business Roundup” because I’m doing more than just listing new company and society registrations. This week, for example, I’m following up on a couple of previous registrations and am listing more ACOA awards. I have other ideas as well, but they’ll have to wait. New company & society registrations...

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Filed Under: Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: ACOA, aioTV Inc, Akoma Holdings Incorporated, Ashley Condon, Canning Boxing Club, Cape Breton Family Hypnosis, Copper Bottom Brewing, Curtis Korolyk, Emily Mosher, Groomed With Love Pet Spa, Halifax Hybrid Geothermal Services Limited, Harbour Rock, Home for Coloured Children, Innovacorp, James Bardsley, John Paul Tremblay, Ken Spears, Kirk Starratt, Kye Dorey, Michael Smith, Michelle Renée Pottier, Natasha Weisner, Robert Wells, Scott Arthur Helle, Shawn Newman, Special K Sphynx Cattery, Spinco Halifax, St. Anthony Port Authority Inc., Sunnyvale Productions 12 Incorporated, Taylor Landry, The Trove Boutique, Trailer Park Boys, Tusket River Rum Company Limited, Valerie Knol

Selfie-level politics: Examineradio, episode #97

January 20, 2017 By Russell Gragg 1 Comment

On this week’s episode we speak with editor and former provincial NDP candidate Abad Khan about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Halifax this week. Why was the municipal government involved – and how much did it cost City Hall? Would there have been this level of involvement if Mayor Mike Savage wasn’t a former Liberal MP? […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Annapolis Group, Examineradio, podcast

Bad attitude: Morning File, Friday, September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines “Correctional Service Canada has fired one staff member and disciplined three others after an inmate was beaten and repeatedly pepper-sprayed at a New Brunswick prison before his death,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks for the CBC: The top correctional official in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Alan Ruffman, Alicja Krzychowiec, CBRM, Chris Lambie, Clay Moyle, Const. Hans Ouellette, Dorchester Penitentiary, Eric Mourant, George Baker, Graham Steele, Jack Dempsey, Joan Weeks, Joe Metlege, John Demont, Jono Developments Ltd, Justice J.E. Scanlan, Karissa Donkin, Marlene Usher, Mary Campbell, Matthew Hines, Michelle Strum, Port of Sydney, Robert Devet, Saint Patrick’s Alexandra, Sam Langford, Wayne Bishop

Chronicle Herald fails to declare columnist’s conflict of interest

August 13, 2014 By Tim Bousquet

By publishing a business column without revealing the financial interests the columnist has with the companies he writes about, the Chronicle Herald is in clear violation of widely accepted ethical rules in journalism. Peter Moreira writes the “Entrevestor” column for the Chronicle Herald. The column appears three times a week, and profiles start up companies. Moreira also...

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Filed Under: Featured, Journalism, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: ACOA, Chronicle Herald, Innovacorp, NSBI, Peter Moreira

Two decades of world-class delusion

May 16, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

How Halifax’s big dreams have become a nightmare, and what needs to happen to make the city a great place to live. by Tim Bousquet This article was awarded the gold medal for Commentary at the 2013 Atlantic Journalism Awards. It was first published in The Coast, on July 11, 2013. After “drop the bomb,” […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Commonwealth Games, concert scandal, Convention centre, Fred MacGillivray, Joe Ramia, Paul McCartney, Peter Kelly, Scott Ferguson, Trade Centre Limited, World-class city

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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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