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Who’s hiring during COVID-19?

April 8, 2020 By Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. I (Suzanne Rent) haven’t done a list of terrible-paying jobs in some time. But on the weekend when Tim Bousquet shared a tweet from Stanfield’s saying they were hiring more staff to help them make medical gowns, I thought I’d look into what companies are […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Arctic patrol boats, Atlantic Splash Adventure, Canada Post, Carla Adams, COVID-19, employment in NS, Gillian Costello, Irving Shipyard, Jane's Next Door, JD Irving, job ad, job hunting, Loblaw, Mark Boudreau, Michael Lowe, Nate Martin, Northwood, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Nursing Homes of Nova Scotia Association (NHNSA), Paladin Security, Shadow Security, Shannex, social distancing, Sproule Lumber, Tom Ormsby, Valérie Chartrand

Postal workers are worried about their safety

March 25, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Postal workers in the province are fearful and expressing concerns that Canada Post isn’t doing enough to protect their safety as they continue working through this pandemic. “There are people calling here crying. They have to go to work to get paid, but they’re worried […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Canada Post, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), coronavirus, COVID-19, Jim Gallant

Six protestors arrested at Halifax Canada Post demonstration

It was all-too-Canadian. The cold, the Tim's coffee, the parkas, the police being polite while they arrested people for exercising their rights, the public that supports stripping workers' rights because there might be letters for Santa in those vans. And the general indifference while the police are authorized to use force to break the strike and keep breaking it, all while we celebrate being a kinder, gentler country than what we see happening under Trump.

December 2, 2018 By El Jones 5 Comments

I was sitting at home when I got the community call-out for a solidarity action at the Canada Post on Almon Street on Sunday night. Since I live in the area, I decided to go down and see what was happening and join in to support the postal workers. Across Canada, people have been protesting […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Almon Street PO protest, Canada Post, El Jones, Suzanne MacNeil, Tony Tracy

You too can own a cool Halifax Examiner travel mug

Morning File, Friday, November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

November subscription drive We’ve got travel mugs! They’re too costly to mail, tho, so you can only get them if you come to our subscriber party, Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum Pieces will play, and former CBC host and spice merchant Costas Halavrezos will introduce investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre as our […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anjuli Patil, Bill Turpin, Canada Post, codeine, Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia, Jacob Boon, recent history of suspicious packages, snow plow collision, social media extortion scam, Soldiers of Odin, Stephen Archibald and Paris, Suspicious Package West Street, Tylenol 1

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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