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Grieving alone, together

Morning File, Tuesday, April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 12 Comments

News 1. The latest on COVID-19 and Northwood Yesterday saw the largest number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia since the pandemic began. Of the 46 new cases, 36 are at the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax. Northwood residents and staff now represent 151 of the province’s 721 confirmed cases. Jennifer […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Derfel, Andrew Rankin, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 in prison, Farrah Khan, fraud risk report, Jacinda Ardern, James N. Meindl, Joachim Stroink, Jonathan W. Ivy, mass killing spree Nova Scotia, mass shooting, mass tragedy, murder rampage, murder spree Nova Scotia, nursing homes, pandemic, Patrick White, peepers, QE2 Redevelopment Project, RCMP press conference, shooting rampage Nova Scotia, sunset photos

The “Did you survive” post-earthquake edition

Morning File, Monday, March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 8 Comments

News 1. Kimber: Hugh MacKay and our I-know-nothing, see-nothing, do-nothing premier Last week I wondered why Hugh MacKay, already convicted of drunk driving in 2019, was only now being charged for allegedly driving drunk back in 2018. All I can say about what we’ve learned since then is: holy shit. In his new column, Stephen […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Cameron’s defamation suit, Alexander Quon, Andrew Rankin, Clearview AI, crowdfunded journalism, David Forscey, David Fraser, earthquake, facial recognition technology, gold mining, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Jeremy Klaszus, Kashmir Hill, MLA Hugh MacKay, power outage, Premier Stephen McNeil, The Sprawl, Wayne MacKary

Whale sanctuary coming to Port Hilford

Morning File, Wednesday, February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020 By Erica Butler 1 Comment

News 1. Nova Scotia budget The Nova Scotia government has announced a budget for spending a projected $11.6 billion in revenue, with plans for a $55 million surplus in the 2020-21 fiscal year. The CBC’s Michael Gorman outlines the government’s announced highlights, including spending increases (the Nova Scotia Health Authority budget increases by $77.7 million) […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andre Veinotte, Andrew Rankin, Angela MacIvor, Anjuli Patil, Banc Investments, Blair Rhodes, Bry’n Ross, Charles Mills, Charles Vinick, El Jones, fraud, Gospel for Asia, Greg Zentner, Harold Dawson, highways, Justice James Chipman, Lori Marino, Michael Gorman, MLA Hugh MacKay, Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM), Penny Lawless, Port Hilford, provincial budget, racism and gentrification, Sherbrooke, St. Pat's High School land, Stephen Archibald and corner buildings, Ted Rutland, urbanism, Vince Calderhead, Whale Sanctuary Project, white ignorance, Zane Woodford

Fawning over robots

Morning File, Wednesday, January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 6 Comments

News 1. City keeps policing report secret The city is keeping a $200,000 consultants’ report into police services private. Councillor Lorelei Nicoll requested the report in 2018 as a way to identify service gaps and ways to save money. The report has been completed, but you can’t read it. Zane Woodford writes about the report’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: AI, Andrew Rankin, Astra Taylor, automation, booting cars, councillor Matt Whitman, drunk tanks, East Coast Prison Justice Society, Emma Smith, Enginuity, Erin MacInnis, fake news, fauxtomation, Finland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, fires South End, four-day work week, Harry Critchley, Joshua Bernas, Leah Genge, Mary-Dan Johnston, Matt Whitman and Uber, One-Shot Parking Solutions, Paul Palmeter, propaganda, Ramsey McGlazer, robots, Uber in Halifax, Victoria Walton

A pinch of SALT

Morning File, Thursday, December 19, 2019

December 19, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 8 Comments

News 1. In Nova Scotia, pulp rules Linda Pannozzo’s latest is a commentary on the ongoing Northern Pulp story. While we wait for the premier’s announcement tomorrow, Pannozzo gives us some background on how we got here, and thoughts on how the process has created an unnecessary “environmentalists vs forestry and mill workers” dichotomy: By […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abriel Fisheries, Andrew Rankin, Anjuli Patil, Assistant Fire Chief Corey Beals, Banc Developments, Besim Halef, Boat Harbour, Bounty Print Ltd, Brett Bundale, Brian Hebert, Develop Nova Scotia, Diane Rowe, Digby Pines, George Armoyan, Glenn Squires, Holloway Lodging, Hope for Wildlife, Jeff Gratto, Linda Pannozzo, Lorraine Otto, losses before the holidays, Mark Lever, Northern Pulp, Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc, Paul Palmeter, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), Robert J. Galbraith, SALT, SaltWire, stock photos, Taylor Printing Group Inc, Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS), turkey vulture, Yvonne Colbert

Zombie ideas that won’t die

Morning File, Thursday, December 12, 2019

December 12, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch Leave a Comment

I’ve said this before, but when I first started writing for the Examiner, a friend asked how much Tim paid. After I’d replied, the person I was speaking with said, “Oh, so it takes [x] monthly subscriptions just to pay for you to do one Morning File.” I’d never thought of it in such bald […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron MacCallum, Amanda Dodsworth, ambulance services, Andre Denny, Andrew Rankin, Anthony Romeo, Aon, Auditor General Michael Pickup, Blair Rhodes, Bobby Seal, CFL stadium, civil asset forfeiture, Constable Emmanuel Aucoin, Councillor Mitchell Tweel, Dave Stewart, Emma Smith, Gareth E. Rees, Government secrecy, income assistance, Jackie Torrens, Jean Laroche, Kate Letterick, Kendall Worth, mental illness, Michael Gorman, Minister Randy Delorey, MLA Susan Leblanc, not criminally responsible, Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program, PC MLA Pat Dunn, Peter Lederman, Phil Tibbo, Premier Doug Ford, QE2 redevelopment, Raymond Taavel, red tape reduction, Robert Devet, Sandy Simpson, Sarah Stillman, Simon Lewsen, Stephen Archibald and parking garages, TrentonWorks

A non-existent service is Nova Scotia’s top attraction

Morning File, Wednesday, December 4, 2019

December 4, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

News 1. Cassidy Bernard’s ex-boyfriend arrested for her murder Yesterday, RCMP announced second-degree murder charges against 20-year-old Austin Isadore. He is accused of killing Bernard last year. Isadore was her ex-boyfriend and is the father of Bernard’s twin daughters. An unbylined CBC story says: Janey Michael, who is president of the We’koqma’q Native Women’s Association, said she’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Austin Isadore, bicycle tourism, Cassidy Bernard, Cat ferry service, Chris Surette, Christopher Garnier appeal, cycling tourism, development, Elizabeth McSheffrey, Erynn Ahern, fishermen's strike, helen Craig, Homer Stevens, Janey Michael, Jim Haggerty, Judy Saunders, land-use regulations, Mark Scott, Mayann Francis, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Patsy MacKay, Robert Devet, Roger Burrill, Sea King Drive development, Sharon Davis-Murdoch, Silver Donald Cameron, The Education of Everett Richardson: The story of the Nova Scotia fishermen's strike 1970-71, unionism, William Craig, Yarmouth ferry, zoning laws

“We need guts”

Morning File, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019 By Erica Butler 1 Comment

News 1. Power back on after being cut for incident in South End NS Power cut power to thousands of residents in the South End Monday evening due to an incident on Harbourview Drive, which runs parallel to the rail cut and NS Power transmission lines. The information from police, via CBC News, is that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, assault Gottingen Street, Bill 213, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, Cst. Darren Michael Simpson, Geoff LeBoutilier, GHG emissions, Haley Ryan, Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP), Julia Sampson, menstrual products in HRM facilities, Michael Gorman, Money Mart, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Operation Warm, RCMP domestic assault, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), transportation priorities, Vision Zero

Point, Click, Evict

Morning File, Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 6 Comments

News 1. Crowns strike The province’s crown attorneys have gone on strike. The government says the action is illegal and is seeking an injunction to get them back to work. Writing in The Star Halifax, Taryn Grant explains: About 80 per cent of members of the Nova Scotia Crown Attorneys’ Association (NSCAA) voted in favour […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Anjuli Patil, Aron Spidle, bad tenants, bicycle licensing, bike licenses, biking in Winnipeg, Bill 203, Brooke Gladstone, Chris Parsons, climate change, crown attorneys, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Emma Norton, eviction, greenhouse gas emissions, Jack Julian, Jason Selby, Jeff Karabanow, John Collyer, Karissa Donkin, Kevin Russell, MLA Patricia Arab, Nadav Even-Har, On the Media podcast, Out of the Cold emergency shelter, Paul Schneidereit, pedestrian struck Robie and Coburg, Residential Tenancies Act, Stephen Thomas, Taryn Grant, Trevor Adams, violence in school

Want $65,000? Just write a letter!

Morning File, Thursday, October 17, 2019

October 17, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 7 Comments

News 1. You can have the right to strike; just don’t try to use it. Yesterday, the provincial government showed its continued labour relations finesse — this time in its negotiations with crown attorneys. The crowns want a 17% pay increase over four years. The province is offering 7%. Yesterday, while most of the prosecutors […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Aly Thomson, Andrew Rankin, biomass, Blair Rhodes, Brett Bundale, Canadian Labour Congress, Constable Jennifer McPhee, Cory Taylor, councillor Matt Whitman, councillor Steve Adams, Craig Kielburger, crown attorneys, drug use on fishing boats, fish fraud, funding for WE Day, Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Josh Laughren, Larry Haiven, Mary Booth, mislabelled fish, Neil Giroux, Oceana Canada, PC leader Tim Houston, union

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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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