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The summer of play

Morning File, Friday, July 3, 2020

July 3, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 8 Comments

News 1. Cabinet roundup Jennifer Henderson offers a concise and informative roundup of the day’s news from virtual Province House, following yesterday’s cabinet meeting. The short version: the province and feds are still trying to work out the details of an inquiry into the April 18-19 mass murders, school may or may not be on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, camping, children playing, Churchill statue, Emmet Petersmann, Harbour Watercraft & Adventure Rentals, Ira Glass, JD Irving, Jon Tattrie, Lee Pollock, Ossama Nasrallah, Peter Ziobrowski, Roger Hart, Sara Kirk, Sasha Martin-Maher, Sea-doo, sea-doo crash, Tom Beckley, Walk Against Winston, Winston Churchill

Hateful slurs disrupt online gatherings

As racialized and marginalized communities move online in response to COVID-19, they are increasingly the targets of organized racist and sexist attacks.

April 1, 2020 By El Jones Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The social isolation measures around COVID-19 have caused communities to adapt quickly to new forms of interacting. As in-person gatherings have shut down, online platforms have become popular places not only for business meetings and university lectures, but also for music performances, information forums, protests, […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, Alexander McClelland, alt-right, Black Canadian Studies Association, Charlie Kirk, coronavirus, COVID-19, Desmond Cole, online classes, online harassment, online racist attacks, Racism, Robyn Maynard, social distancing, Stacey Gomez, Val Marie Johnson, white supremacy, Zoom

Diminishing Dissent

Morning File, Tuesday, July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 5 Comments

Today’s Morning File is by Philip Moscovitch, while Tim is in court for the Assoun hearing (see Item #2). News 1. Shelburne School for Boys Writes Stephen Kimber: Was the government’s compensation program [in response to sexual abuse at the Shelburne School for Boys] crafted out of a well-intentioned desire to allow victims to tell […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Alex Khasnabish, Brunswick News, Central Nova Correctional Facility book club, Chelsea Murray, Emma Davie, entangled right whale, Gaby d'Entremont, Glen Assoun documents, Halifax Public Library, Hilary Skov-Nielsen, Joe Howlett, John Howard Society, Michael Cosgrove, Michael de Adder, Moira Brown, Nicole Munro, Page Turners Book Club, Phil Moscovitch on Libraries, Radical Imagination Film and Discussion Series, right whales, Shawn Gregory, Trump cartoon

Policing the Radical Imagination

July 1, 2019 By Alex Khasnabish 1 Comment

Since January 2015 I’ve had the great privilege of organizing the Radical Imagination Film and Discussion Series at the Central Branch Library in downtown Halifax. This series emerged out of the Radical Imagination Project, a social movement research project that began in 2010 with the goal of working with social movements to stimulate and circulate […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, alternatives to policing, censorship, deplatforming, free speech issues, Halifax Library, Hilary Skov-Nielsen, racial profiling, Radical Imagination Film and Discussion Series, Trouble 18: ACAB

Pedestrian safety: Drivers need to do better

Morning File, Tuesday, February 26, 2019

February 26, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 11 Comments

Hi, I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Cogswell plan needs more input, group says Council will vote today on design plans for the Cogswell Interchange, reports Francis Campbell at The Chronicle Herald. The plan includes commercial and residential space, green and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, April MacIntyre, Barho fire, Carolyn Ray, Cogswell Interchange, Councillor Jennifer Watts, councillor Matt Whitman, councillor Richard Zurawski, councillor Steve Adams, Councillor Steve Craig, councillors running for other offices, crosswalk safety, Dr. Daria Manos, Francis Campbell, Heads Up Halifax, Jean Laroche, Kate Watson, living wage, lung cancer, Matthew Gerald Kennedy, online hatred, panel on intercultural learning, Patty Cuttell, Province House mysterious vault, Sarah Ritchie, Scott Brison, wave of death

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.

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. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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