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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

Sometimes a tax hike isn’t really a tax hike

Morning File, Friday, March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019 By Erica Butler 5 Comments

News 1. Halifax budget: what we mean when we say, “taxes are going up” On Thursday, city council voted to approve $5.2 million worth of “extra” items for the city’s operating budget in 2019/20. The list includes things like funding another year of implementation of the Moving Forward Together plan, keeping library staffing levels, and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Angela MacDonald, Assistant Fire Chief Corey Beals, coyote on Windmill Road, Evelyn White, Frankie MacDonald, FUNSCAD strike, Georgette Young, GST/HST fraud, Halifax city operating budget 2019/20, Herring Cove Road changes, John Collins, Lydia Saker, Nadia Saker, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Advocate, NSCAD strike, Richard Cuthbertson, tax increases

Corey Beals becomes the first African Nova Scotian Assistant Fire Chief

March 1, 2019 By Evelyn C. White 2 Comments

I chatted with Corey Beals, in late January, just before his promotion to Assistant Chief for the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services (HRFE) — the first African Nova Scotian to hold the position.   Then came the catastrophic February 19 Spryfield fire in which the seven children of Ebraheim and Kawthar Barho perished. Refugees from […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: Assistant Fire Chief Corey Beals, Barho fire, Betty Shabazz, David J. Meldrum Deputy Chief, Dr. Sherry Pictou, Ebraheim and Kawthar Barho, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services (HRFE), Hogar Seguro fire, Mayra Jimenez, North Preston

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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