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People are secretly plotting to lie to you about the stadium

Morning File, Wednesday, January 9, 2018

January 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

News 1. Weather There’s weather today. 2. Stadium Reportedly, last week the Maritime Football people delivered a “business case” for a stadium to City Hall. I’m presuming that councillors have seen that business case. I don’t know why the rest of us can’t see it, but that’s how this town rolls. It’s like that report […]

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Sydney port backers use bogus arguments and bullshit numbers: Morning File, Thursday, January 11, 2018

January 11, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. The megaport delusion An article published yesterday in the Cape Breton Spectator is a must-read for anyone who thinks Sydney or Melford or Halifax for that matter can become a significant transshipment port operation. Because international shipping is such a gigantic industry, there is much research, reporting, and academic work looking at and […]

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The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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