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“There was no care”

Fatouma Abdi is suing the province. Today, she is ready to tell her story.

September 2, 2020 By El Jones 2 Comments

This article contains descriptions of the abuse and sexual assault of minors.  It is a cold January night in 2018, in a gym at Sackville High School. Justin Trudeau is holding a town hall meeting, one of a series he will hold across Canada. Outside, protestors have gathered to resist the deportation of Abdoul Abdi, […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi, Adsum, anti-Black racism, Black motherhood, Black women, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), child welfare system, Children’s Aid, Dayspring Children’s Centre, deportation policy, Desmond Cole, Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia, Emma Halpern, Fatouma Abdi, Gal foster home, group homes, Holly House, Idil Abdallihi, Immigration, Minister Jason Kenney, Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, OmiSoore Dryden, sexual abuse, sexual violence, social workers, Somalia, Wood Street Secure Centre

In response to a man from the US who failed to self-isolate when arriving in Nova Scotia, the province is tightening restrictions on such travellers

July 6, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. After a traveller from the United States failed to self-isolate in Nova Scotia and started a COVID-19 cluster on PEI, the province of Nova Scotia is tightening rules around people travelling into the province from outside the “Atlantic bubble.” Starting today, any such traveller “must […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Atlantic bubble, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Robert Strang, pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil, Prince Edward Island (PEI), self-isolation

Fox Hill Market & Deli is accused of “extortion” of immigrant workers

April 29, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

Fox Hill Market & Deli on Robie Street in Halifax is accused of being in violation of immigration laws. The allegations are made by Eric Topping, an officer with the Criminal Investigations Section of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and are contained in court documents obtained by the Halifax Examiner. The Fox Hill Market […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Andy Filmore, Angel Ricardo de Campo Tome, Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Daniela Aguilera, El Gallo Authentic Mexican Cuisine, Eric Topping, extortion, Fox Hill Cheese House Limited, Fox Hill Farm store, Fox Hill Market and Deli, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, Ivonne Rand, Ivonne Rios-Quintana, Jason Cannon, Jesus Rodriguez, Maria Fernanda Medina Leon, Mexican nationals, Richard Rand

Public agencies lost at least $2.2 million on aioTV

Morning File, Tuesday, March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019 By Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson 11 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has received 3,200 submissions from people with an interest in whether the federal regulator should carry out a review of Northern Pulp’s plan to pipe treated effluent 4.1 kilometers out into prime lobster fishing area in the Northumberland Strait. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aidan McNally, aioTV, Alex Cooke, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Income Survey (CIS), child poverty, Environment Minister Margaret Miller, Friends of the Northumberland Strait (FONS), Hani Abdelrahman, Icarus Report March 5 2019, ice on sidewalks, immigration fraud, Innovacorp, James Gunvaldsen Klaassen, Jason Cannon, Michael Earle, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Department of Finance, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan, Premier Stephen McNeil, Richard Starr, university tuition fees

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.

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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