News 1. Report in Assoun case to be released today Tim is over at the courthouse this morning where a report from the Department of Justice will be released today, giving the public a first look at information that led to Glen Assoun’s release. I’m sure Tim will have more on this later today. 2. […]
Journalmalism 101: This week, Halifax lost four very good Canadian Press reporters; in return we got… Christie Blatchford
Morning File, Friday, March 29, 2019
News 1. Street checks Yesterday, I wrote: This is how it goes. Every now and then something happens — a Black man with the resources and gumption to do something about it stands up to the harassment, the results of a CBC Freedom of Information request are published — that make it temporarily impossible for […]
The North End Pub fire still burns: insurance company asks the court to declare Grafton-Connor bankrupt
Morning File, Friday, January 4, 2019
News 1. North End Pub A fire destroyed the North End Pub on March 7, 2007, but the insurance fight continues. Local lore has it that the day of the fire there was a guy on a winning streak on the VLT machines who refused to leave on his own accord when the fire engines […]
Get over that “secret tunnel” delusion: Morning File, Thursday, June 15, 2017
News 1. NSBI There are two CBC stories from yesterday involving Nova Scotia Business Inc. The first is from Paul Withers: The Nova Scotia Crown corporation responsible for economic development in the province says it needs to be more ‘inclusive’ when it refers potential clients to commercial real-estate brokers. Nova Scotia Business Inc. called in […]
An earthquake did not destroy Halifax yesterday: Morning File, Friday, January 13, 2017
News 1. Biomass, Freedom of Information and the Silence of the DNR Company Men Yesterday, we published Part 4 of reporter Linda Pannozzo’s “Biomass, Freedom of Information and the Silence of the DNR Company Men” series. Click here to read “The Case of the Disappearing Forest Age Class Data.” This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall […]