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How money laundering is making rents go up in Halifax

Morning File, Friday, June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Cornwallis “There was little support for Halifax’s controversial founder at the first public meeting to help determine the future of the statue, park and street bearing his name,” reports Zane Woodford for Star Halifax: Multiple speakers connected Edward Cornwallis to this week’s finding that Canada has enabled a genocide against Indigenous women and girls. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: act quaint, Chris Shannon, construction boom, cruise ship tourism, dead minke whale, Denise Pictou-Maloney, disaster tourism, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Edward Cornwallis, Marine Animal Response Society, Melanie Colpitts, money laundering, road rage, school bus contract, Stephen Archibald and three churches, Stock Transportation, Task Force on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis, Zane Woodford

The Sydney container terminal and crazed right-wingers: the Polish nationalist connection

Morning File, Thursday, May 9, 2019

May 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Clarification: On May 9, 2019, the Halifax Examiner published a column entitled “The Sydney container terminal and crazed right-wingers: the Polish nationalist connection” that referred to Mr. Barry Sheehy’s role as a consultant to the Sydney Harbour Investment Partners.  The column was critical of the proposed container terminal planned for Sydney Harbour as the author […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Albert Barbusci, Barry Sheehy, Bev Wigney, Blake Jackson trial, cannabis edibles, Cape Breton Spectator, Cecil Clarke, Chris Shannon, Corbett-Dalhousie Lake forest, David Patriquin, dispensary raid, far right, Haley Ryan, Justice Christa Brothers, Mary Campbell, Matt Sheehy, old growth trees, Paul Sheehy, Polish nationalism, RCMP Cpl. Lisa Croteau, RCMP press release Timberleaf, Rebel Media, Sydney container terminal, Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP), Timberleaf

CN wants to buy HalTerm, and what that means for other prospective megaports in Nova Scotia

Morning File, Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. ServiCom ServiCom has closed its call centre in Sydney, and laid off all 600 workers. “ServiCom site director Todd Riley blasted the company’s executive team for misleading him and all employees at the centre,” reports Chris Shannon for the Cape Breton Post: “Any time would be hard, but Christmastime? To me, it’s a very […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alicia Draus, Canadian National Railway Co. (CN), Chris Shannon, Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini, Evelyn White, Halterm, Jean Jacques Ruest, Justin Boutilier, Maurice Ruddick, megaport, plastic bag ban, Rick Grant, ServiCom, Stephen Archibald and Acadian Bus Lines terminal, Susan Bradley, Tiffany Chase, Todd Riley, Tufts Cove oil spill, Zane Woodford

Bill Spurr has a terrible boss, so a puppy had to die

Morning File, Friday, June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Discrimination A firefighter who says her 18-year career was plagued by sexual harassment is demanding that Halifax Regional Municipality step up to resolve discrimination cases like hers that drag on for years,” reports the CBC: Kathy Symington has collected 1,400 pages documenting her sexual harassment case against Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. She said […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Bill Spurr rages, Chris Lambie, Chris Shannon, copper thefts, Democracy Watch, Duff Conacher, Hayley Clarke, Jean Chrétien lobbying Stephen McNeil, Jeremy Fraser, John McCracken, Kathy Symington, Lori Marino, Michael Tutton, Minister Geoff MacLellan, sexual harassment Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, sexual harassment in HRM, Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP), Theodore Thugboat, Whale Sanctuary Project

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.

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