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Halifax cops raided the Church of Cannabis yesterday

Morning File, Wednesday, August 8, 2018

August 8, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

1. FOIPOP “An assessment of the software that was used to operate the province’s troubled freedom of information [FOIPOP] website notes high risks,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: The report looks at AMANDA 7, which was used to operate the website where people could file freedom of information requests online, receive their documents and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: AMANDA 7, cannabis legalization, Chris Enns, Erin McCulloch, FOIPOP website, Heidi Chartrand, Heidi Dierickse, Higher Living Church of Cannabis, Higher Living dispensary, Ian Campbell, Jonathan Jacquard, Michael Gorman, Nova Centre lighting, NSLC and cannabis, Ralph Philips

Dave’s not here: Morning File, Friday, December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Cannabis in liquor stores The McNeil government yesterday released its cannabis policy: These decisions follow the federal government’s decision to legalize recreational cannabis by July 2018. The key policy decisions on cannabis are: — a legal age of 19 for use, purchase and possession — distribution and sales will be online and in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill 148, Black in Halifax, Cannabis in liquor stores, Chris Enns, Civil servant salaries, Convention Centre lease, Douglas Addison Neil, energy minister Michel Samson, Environmentalist threatens a bunch of people, Film plastics, Infrastructure Minister Lloyd Hines, Jayde Tynes, Josh Creighton, Kardeisha Provo, Michael Gorman, Michael Tutton, Moira Donovan, Nina Corfu, North-End Community Action Committee, NSGEU, NSGEU president Jason MacLean, NSLC, Paul Withers, plastic bag recycling, Steve Bruce, Yvette d'Entremont

Dawn Sloane says her parking spot is worth $25,000: Morning File, Friday, November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 26 Comments

News 1. Constructive dismissal The trial of Calvin Clarke’s suit against the Halifax Herald Ltd. continued in Supreme Court yesterday, with testimony from Nancy Cook, who holds the ridiculous title of “chief people officer” at Saltwire, the Herald’s parent company, followed by Alex Liot, the VP of Sales. Clarke is claiming “constructive dismissal,” which basically means […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Liot, Amazon bid, Calvin Clarke vs Halifax Herald, Chris Enns, Colin Bryson, Cory Funk, Creighton Gerrish Development Association (CGDA), Darrell Cooke, Dawn Sloane parking spot, Grant Wanzel, Greater Halifax Partnership, Julia-Simone Rutgers, Justice Suzanne Hood, Nancy Cook, Ross Cantwell, SaltWire

Pot protesters light up for access to legal weed

September 20, 2014 By Tim Bousquet

by Hilary Beaumont With a “justice 4 patients” sign hanging from his neck and his Jesus-like hair waving in the breeze, Chris Enns addressed police through a megaphone outside their Gottingen Street station: “You’re going into patients houses where they’re storing their medicine safely, away from children…and yet you come pounding through our front doors,...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Chris Enns, Farm Assists, Medical Marijuna, Ralph Carl Philips, Terry Cousineau

Exclusive: woman arrested in Farm Assists raid talks to the Examiner

September 8, 2014 By Tim Bousquet

“The police said that an undercover cop bought marijuana at Farm Assists several times—with and without a licence. We say, ‘bullshit.’” That’s Sherri Reeve, explaining that Friday’s bust of the Farm Assists shop on Gottingen Street, and of her home and grow-op in East Chezzetcook, were a miscarriage of justice. Reeve and her fiance, Chris Enns,...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Chris Enns, Farm Assists, Halifax Compassion Club, marijuana, Medical marijuana, Sherri Reeve

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.

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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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