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Anthony Leblanc rolls into to town and all the public consultation about Shannon Park is thrown out the window

Morning File, Monday, April 1, 2019

April 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Street checks Saturday, young people in Halifax’s Black community led a conversation at the North Library about Scot Wortley’s report on street checks and the effects of street checks on them. After the conversation, there was a march from the library to the police station (and then on to Province House) demanding an […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alison Auld, Anthony Leblanc, APTN, Canada Lands, Canadian Press (CP) layoffs, Christie Blatchford, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Justice Derek Green, Justin Brake, Mary Campbell, Michael Tutton, Minister Margaret Miller, MP Darren Fisher, Northern Pulp, Philip Croucher, public consultation, public engagement, Saltwire Network, Shannon Park, Sport Nova Scotia, stadium, street checks, The Blatchford Bad Writing Hall of Fame

The politics of resentment at Province House

Morning File, Thursday, April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News 1. Audits “The municipality has failed to completely implement more than half of the recommendations made by its auditor general between 2014 and 2016, and it’s unclear what percentage of the recommendations made before that were implemented,” reports Zane Woodford for StarMetro Halifax: Auditor general Evangeline Colman-Sadd presented a report to regional council’s Audit […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Agave in Public Gardens, Alison Auld, Auditor general Evangeline Colman-Sadd, cannabis and racism, Deconstructing Cecil Clarke and Business Cape Breton, El Jones, FOI scandal legal defence, Jack Julian, Joseph Noel Landry, Mary Campbell, Michael Gorman, MLA Barbara Adams and African air, MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin and Jamaicans, North Atlantic right whale Kleenex, Zane Woodford

Matt Whitman’s idiocy and free speech: Morning File, Tuesday, February 27, 2018

February 27, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Windsor & Hantsport Railway “A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail,” writes Rick Grant: Robert T. Schmidt’s claim to all of the rail line is contested, and the province has gone to court to force him to maintain […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: advice for free speech advocates, Alison Auld, Brett Bundale, citizen complaints against city councillors, Clay George, free speech, Graham Steele, Haley Ryan, Hassan Ali Kheireddine, Heather Hemming, Jessica Leeder, Lebanese man dies, Liette Doucet, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation, Premier Stephen McNeil and teachers, Richard Woodbury, Rick Mehta, right whales, Whitman is a blowhard

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish: Morning File, Friday, December 30, 2016

December 30, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Fish kills “A dead whale has washed up in the same area of western Nova Scotia that has seen scores of dead herring, starfish, clams and lobster litter the shoreline — but fisheries officials say it’s too early to say whether the deaths are related,” report Aly Thomson and Alison Auld for the Canadian Press: […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alison Auld, Aly Thomson, Chris Lambie, Elizabeth McMillan, Evan Densmore, fish ladder, Halifax Transit's Lost and Found, Michael Lightstone, Nicholas Densmore, Pedestrian struck Chebucto Road, Polar Bear Dip, Shaina Luck, Whale Cove, whales

The stuff that dreams are made of: Morning File, Monday, November 7, 2016

November 7, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 20 Comments

November Subscription Drive Paul McLeod reported for the old Daily News, allnovascotia, and the Chronicle Herald. He now reports on US politics for Buzzfeed. He writes: I’m writing this for two reasons. One, I’m a passionate believer in robust, independent media that champions the interests of the people against the ever-powerful political class. Two, I owe Tim […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alison Auld, Andrew Killawee, CAMET tender, Chronicle Herald, El Jones, Fliss Cramman, free reporting, Gary A.O. MacKay, Liberal Party ad, Linda Pannozzo, Paul McLeod, paywall, Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club, tax subsidy, Waegwoltic Club, Wanda Thomas Bernard

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A blonde woman and a white man with a dark beard, both wearing pajama bottoms and either a red or a pink bra, have a pillow fight on a bed.

Episode 84 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

After a year’s worth of singles and videos, the Halifax duo is finally releasing its first recorded project in the form of FLUTTER, a six-song genre-agnostic EP that’s deeply personal and incredibly catchy. Art Ross and Aaron Green return to the show a year later to dish on their music-industry immersion, why Ross’ sapphic lyrics strike all kinds of chords, and where you can see them this summer.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

Subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your device — there’s a great instructional article here. Email Suzanne for help.

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