News 1. Mass murders This morning, we published another article related to the proceedings of the Mass Casualty Commission, headlined “Tech issues bedevilled the RCMP response to the mass murders of 2020.” In this article: • Did the killer listen in on the RCMP’s unencrypted radio calls? • Emergency Response Team had no GPS capability • […]
CCA pay increase ‘a good start… but we’re not done’
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The day after a conference call where he heard directly from continuing care assistants (CCAs) across Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston announced a 23% wage increase for the sector. The announcement was made during Wednesday’s provincial COVID-19 […]
Growing Spring Garden
Morning File, Wednesday, October 20, 2021
News 1. Northern Pulp is demanding “more than $100 million” from the province Joan Baxter has the latest chapter in the Northern Pulp saga: “Northern Pulp — a Paper Excellence company that belongs ultimately to the billionaire corporate empire of the Widjaja family of Indonesia — is giving the Nova Scotia government two months notice […]