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Halifax council’s shameful rejection of a living wage policy

Morning File, Monday, July 6, 2020

July 6, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Rents “A Dartmouth woman recently got a rent increase of 45% for what she believes is retaliation for making complaints about safety and maintenance issues in the building where she lives,” reports Suzanne Rent: Kimberly Rankin has lived at 6 Nivens Avenue in north end Dartmouth since January 2019. But this year, she […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Kronstein, Atlantic bubble, coronavirus, councillor Tony Mancini, COVID-19, Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program (EIBI), Highfield Park, Highfield Park Residential Inc., Kimberly Rankin, living wage policy, long term care (LTC), North Dartmouth rental market, Northwood, pandemic, Robert Frank, royal Society of Canada, Uncover: Dead Wrong podcast, Yvette d'Entremont

DisabilityX: “people telling stories to illuminate their lives so we can see the commonality in all of us”

January 28, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

Part performance and part town hall meeting, “DisabilityX” attracted more than a hundred paying customers at The Bus Stop Theatre last week. If the laughter and applause that greeted the half-dozen performers is any indication, this first sold out event will not be the last. And it will need to find a larger, wheelchair accessible […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abbie Lane Hospital, Adam Pelley, Alex Kronstein, April Hubbard, DisabilityX, DisX Halifax, Doug Rafuse, Eric Payne, Kelly Leblanc, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Paul Vienneau, Robert Hessian, The Bus Stop Theatre, Will MacPherson Brewer

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

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