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Literal and metaphorical storms on the way

Morning File, Thursday, September 5, 2019

September 5, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 7 Comments

News 1. No known cause for fire at Barho family home Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency say they don’t know what caused the fire that burned down the Barho family home, killing all seven of the family’s children. In the Chronicle Herald, Stuart Peddle reports that three different teams of investigators, plus outside consultants, were […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amanda Dodsworth, Barho fire, Bassam Al-Rawi, cruise ship Veendam history, Exxon Mobil, Giuseppe Valiante, Graeme Benjamin, Hurricane Dorian, Jagmeet Singh, Jessika Hepburn, Jo-Ann Roberts, Jonathan Richardson, Judge Ann Marie Simmons, Lynn Evans, Maine Lobstermen's Association, NDP defection to Greens, Noble Regina Allen, offshore drilling hurricane prep, passing school buses, Paul Withers, Preston Mulligan, right whale death, Stacy O'Rourke, Steven Foster, strategic voting, Thebaud production platform

Losses from the failed tidal generation project continue to mount

Morning File, Wednesday, September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Tidal generation failure costs mount Losses continue to mount related to the failed tidal generation project in the Minas Basin. The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy Inc. (FORCE), the company established to provide test sites for other companies to try out instream turbines in the Minas Basin, is suing five companies for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barho fire, Bridgewater interchange, byelections, Cape Sharp Tidal, Chris Lambie, Fundy Ocean Research Centre (FORCE), HRP discharge firearm, Irving Beaver barge, Olivia Blackmore, right whales, tidal turbine lawsuit

Electric doohickeys

Morning File, Tuesday, August 27, 2019

August 27, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 14 Comments

News 1. What caused the fire at the Barho family’s home? On February 19, 2019, a fire killed the seven children of the Barho family, who had come to Canada as refugees from Syria. The fire department has yet to release any information on what caused the fire or what could have been done to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Against the Rules, Alexa MacLean, Andrew Rankin, Barho fire, Barrington Street, billboard, Christmas tree donations, Crosswalks, Dave Meldrum, e-scooters, elite projection, Frank Smeenk, Jarrett Walker, Joanna Smith, Kaitlyn Swan, Max Rastelli, Maxime Bernier, Mi'kmaw language lessons, Michael Lewis, Mike Holinsky, Oliver Moore, People's Party of Canada, Sarah Brown, scooters, Unama'ki Institute

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

Pedestrian safety: Drivers need to do better

Morning File, Tuesday, February 26, 2019

February 26, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 11 Comments

Hi, I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Cogswell plan needs more input, group says Council will vote today on design plans for the Cogswell Interchange, reports Francis Campbell at The Chronicle Herald. The plan includes commercial and residential space, green and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, April MacIntyre, Barho fire, Carolyn Ray, Cogswell Interchange, Councillor Jennifer Watts, councillor Matt Whitman, councillor Richard Zurawski, councillor Steve Adams, Councillor Steve Craig, councillors running for other offices, crosswalk safety, Dr. Daria Manos, Francis Campbell, Heads Up Halifax, Jean Laroche, Kate Watson, living wage, lung cancer, Matthew Gerald Kennedy, online hatred, panel on intercultural learning, Patty Cuttell, Province House mysterious vault, Sarah Ritchie, Scott Brison, wave of death

It never ends: the cycle of childhood sexual abuse and social dysfunction

Morning File, Monday, February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Sexual abuse of children at Waterville I reported yesterday: A known sexual predator was allowed to prey on boys held at the Youth Training Centre in Waterville. That is the allegation raised by lawyer Mike Dull on behalf on seven men who have filed lawsuits against the province for abuse they say they suffered […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barho fire, Charlie Phillips, Child sexual abuse, Jeremy Akerman, Matthew Gerald Kennedy, Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre, Parker Donham, pedestrian killed Pleasant Street, Taryn Grant

Palace coup at Shambhala

Morning File, Thursday, February 21, 2019

February 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. John Risley’s South African adventure Sometimes I get whiff of a story and just have to dive into it. This was one of those times: On December 26, Boxing Day, I received an email with the subject line “JOHN CARTER RISLEY given his outrageous behaviour and bringing others to book in a huge […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bar Harbor, Barho fire, Bruce Frisko, Dartmouth High lockdown, handgun at school, John Risley, Liberal cowards, Shambhala Acharyas letter, Shambhala community, subscriber supported journalism, Zane Woodford

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 young man wearing a purple jean jacket and sporting a moustache lies on the green grass surrounded by pink plastic flamingos

Episode 80 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Singer-songwriter Willie Stratton has wandered a number of genre paths, starting with raw acoustic folk as a teen phenom, moving through surf rock as Beach Bait, and landing in a Roy Orbison-style classic country on his new album Drugstore Dreamin’. Ahead of his release show at the Marquee on Friday, he stops in to explain why mixing influences makes the best art, how he approaches the guitar, and what he likes about his day job as a barber.

Listen to the episode here.

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