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Dave’s not here: Morning File, Friday, December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Cannabis in liquor stores The McNeil government yesterday released its cannabis policy: These decisions follow the federal government’s decision to legalize recreational cannabis by July 2018. The key policy decisions on cannabis are: — a legal age of 19 for use, purchase and possession — distribution and sales will be online and in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill 148, Black in Halifax, Cannabis in liquor stores, Chris Enns, Civil servant salaries, Convention Centre lease, Douglas Addison Neil, energy minister Michel Samson, Environmentalist threatens a bunch of people, Film plastics, Infrastructure Minister Lloyd Hines, Jayde Tynes, Josh Creighton, Kardeisha Provo, Michael Gorman, Michael Tutton, Moira Donovan, Nina Corfu, North-End Community Action Committee, NSGEU, NSGEU president Jason MacLean, NSLC, Paul Withers, plastic bag recycling, Steve Bruce, Yvette d'Entremont

Hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield: Morning File, Friday, September 8, 2017

September 8, 2017 By Heather Dennis 23 Comments

Today’s guest writer is Heather Dennis. News 1. The Dragon’s Shadow “For a couple of hours in the winter of 2014, I was transported from my seat at a round table in Halifax’s Keshen Goodman Library back to the lush sub-tropical hills of southern Bhutan,” writes Linda Pannozzo for the Halifax Examiner: Narayan Dhungana had […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abby Child, Bill 148, bug reduction, Ed Pilkington, Heather Dennis, Hilton the white shark, Marco Navarro-Genie, shark tracking, Trish Bongard Godfrey

Examineradio 126: MacLean vs McNeil

August 25, 2017 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

This week, we speak with NSGEU president Jason MacLean about the McNeil government’s proclamation on Bill 148, which forces a contract on public servants. Halifax poet laureate Rebecca Thomas co-hosts this week’s show. (<a href=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/halifaxexaminer/Examiner_Radio_-_126_-_Herald_Strike_Ends.mp3″>direct download</a>) (<a href=”http://halifaxexaminer.libsyn.com/rss”>RSS feed</a>) (<a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/examineradio-halifax-examiner/id5676299″>Subscribe via iTunes)</a>

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Bill 148, Examineradio, NSGEU president Jason MacLean, podcast, Rebecca Thomas

Happy Hermits in Caves Day: Morning File, Thursday, December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Weather There’s going to be weather today. This is a terrible time for people living on the streets. 2. NSGEU members reject offer Civil servants represented by the NSGEU voted 94 per cent to reject the provincial government’s contract offer. 3. Teachers back at table At 2:21pm yesterday, the province sent out a press release […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Allison Garber, Bill 148, climate change, Graham Steele, Halifax city council, inclusion, Joseph Kenneth Malone, labour negotiations, pedestrian struck, Richard Starr, Silver Don Cameron, Stephen McNeil, taxes

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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