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Why people still believe the myth of tampered Halloween candy

Morning File, Thursday, October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 7 Comments

News 1. Nearly 84% of Nova Scotia public schools had elevated levels of lead in water Zane Woodford reports on the results of the testing done on drinking water in schools across Nova Scotia. The results were finally released by the provincial government on Wednesday. And according to the numbers, 84% of public schools in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: candidates' answers, Dalhousie University, Deep Saini, Derek Bellemore, enrolment, Eric Jury, Fenwick Tower, Gillian Batten, halloween candy, Halloween treat tampering, Iain Taylor, Iona Stoddard, Joel Best, John Bignell, Labi Kousoulis, Liberal Party, Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), Pamela Lovelace, pandemic, Robert Holden, Ronald O'Bryan, The Vuze (Fenwick), Tim Elms

Halifax council candidate plagiarized another candidate in response to Examiner questionnaire

September 29, 2020 By Zane Woodford 3 Comments

A candidate for Halifax regional council plagiarized a candidate from another district in responding to the Halifax Examiner’s questionnaire. As first reported on Twitter by Frank Magazine, District 7 candidate Craig Roy lifted his response to our question about affordable housing from District 10 candidate Kyle Morton’s website. Here’s a comparison of the two candidates’ […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: candidates' answers, Craig Roy, Kyle Morton, plagiarism, questionnaire

Kipple and bots

Morning File, Wednesday, September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 18 Comments

News 1. The Nova Scotia mass murderer may have done a dry run Tim Bousquet reports on revelations from court documents that the man behind the April 18-19 murders, who the Examiner calls GW, may have visited several key locations before the killings. In partially redacted court documents, GW’s common-law spouse says the pair “drove […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: candidates' answers, chatbot, chatterbot, Colin Sproul, ELIZA, Emma Smith, heritage site, Indigenous fishermen, James Dinneen, Joseph Weizenbaum, Kelly Regan, Liberal Party, lobster fishery, Megan Bailey, Michael Gorman, Misti Yang, moderate livelihood fishermen, Open Mic House, Peter Slattery, Replika, ride-hailing companies, Spotify, therapy bots, Tina Comeau, Viacom Listen bot, Winslow

Halifax councillors need to make a living wage ordinance a priority: Morning File, Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

November Subscription Drive Click here to purchase a subscription to the Halifax Examiner. News 1. Just how low, and how bad, can the Chronicle Herald get? In a bid to restart negotiations between the Chronicle Herald management and its striking newsroom employees, the union sent the company a request for a meeting. But the company […]

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Moe Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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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