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Nova Scotia cabinet round-up: Mandatory masks, open borders and more

July 31, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

Premier Stephen McNeil’s cabinet met Thursday and took questions from reporters afterward. Here’s what they talked about: Masks mandatory as of today Health Minister Randy Delorey was asked how his department intends to enforce a new policy requiring most adults and children over age 2 to wear a non-medical mask when they are inside public […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Brian Flinn, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 and public schools, COVID-19 waiver, Dr. Robert Strang, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Justice Minister Mark Furey, masks, mass shooting inquiry, Minister Bill Blair, Minister Labi Kousoulis, Minister Leo Glavine, pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil, school reopening, St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), Tourism, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Yarmouth ferry cancellation, Yarmouth ferry costs

Cabinet roundup: Northwood review, mass shooting inquiry, schools, Liscombe Lodge, and Northern Pulp

July 3, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

Jennifer Henderson attended the virtual post-cabinet meeting scrum Thursday, when government ministers take questions from reporters. Northwood Review: The premier and Health minister faced questions around the government’s choice to release only the recommendations and not the findings from a two-person review panel appointed to look into practices at Northwood’s Halifax facility, where 53 people […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Chris Lata, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Hearthstone Hospitality, inquiry, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Liscombe Lodge, Lynn Stevenson, mass shooting murder Portapique, Northern pulp creditor protection, Northwood class action lawsuit, Northwood review, pandemic, Paper Excellence Canada, Premier Stephen McNeil, school reopening

Economists totally did not expect the global pandemic

Morning File, Friday, May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. RCMP and rural policing “The RCMP’s rural policing strategy has been for many years an ongoing disaster and a danger to the public in Colchester County, say two municipal councillors with law enforcement backgrounds,” reports Paul Palango: Most of the victims killed in the Nova Scotia massacre of April 18-19 lived in Colchester […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS), coronavirus, COVID-19, Keynesian policies, Mary Campbell, Nova Scotia economy, pandemic, provincial economic forecast, slow streets, Stephen Archibald and spring

Feeling blue? Go to the purple house

Morning File, Friday, November 29, 2019

November 29, 2019 By Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson 3 Comments

One of the stories I think the Examiner has covered best recently is the Northern Pulp saga. As Joan Baxter pointed out last week, deadlines are looming — both the December 17 deadline for the Department of Environment’s decision on the environmental assessment for the proposed pipe, and the January 31 deadline for Northern Pulp […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: age of consent, Airbnb, Brian Flinn, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, coal, crane incident, Dirty Dealing parts 1-4 list, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Efficiency Nova Scotia, Infrastructure Minister Lloyd Hines, Mary Campbell, Meng Wanzhou, Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, Minister Gordon Wilson, Northern Pulp saga, Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children, police cars, Premier Stephen McNeil, Premier Stephen McNeil and China, provincial government business update, Schooner Sports and Entertainment (SSE), short term rentals, Stephen Archibald and Mabel Murple's, Street Check Apology Bingo

Cameron Diaz will have to wait until September to get legally stoned: Morning File, Friday, February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Abdoul Abdi hearing Yesterday, El Jones attended the emergency hearing held to determine whether the court should intervene and put a temporary stop to the government’s efforts to deport Abdoul Abdi. Jones gives an overview of the proceedings, and then notes: I was invited to go to the Black History Month celebration last […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi's hearing, Asa Kachan, Barbara Darby and racism, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, Confidential Service for Victims of Abuse (CSVA), Dartmouth North Library, Delay in legal cannabis, DSME Trenton windtower plant, El Jones, Global News layoffs, Huffington Post, Justice Lawrence O'Neil, Keith Doucette, legacy media bailouts, Marina von Stackelberg, Zi-Ann Lum

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.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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