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No internet access: Connecting with kids who aren’t online during COVID-19

Morning File, Thursday, March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 5 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Daily update There are 68 cases of COVID-19, after the province announced 17 new cases yesterday. The new cases are travel-related or related to earlier travel-related cases. Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer, says he expects to see larger numbers of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bide Awhile, Chrissy Matheson, CIBC, coronavirus, COVID-19, Family SOS, Frank Richardson, Graeme Benjamin, Halifolks, Henk van Leeuwen, Homeward Bound, internet access, Jack Scrine, Kelly Marshall, Linda Felix, Margo Riebe-Butt, Mary Acton-Bond, Mary Jane Copps, Nicole Munro, Nourish Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association (NSVMA), Paul Wozney, Preston Mulligan, Rick Cameron, rural internet, Spay Day HRM, Toni Losey, using the phone, Veterinarians

The Saudi exodus from Dalhousie Medical School could be a massive financial hit to the university

At issue is not just annual tuition payments, but additionally the unacknowledged subsidy the students are providing for health services.

August 20, 2018 By Betsy Chambers

The Saudi exodus from Dalhousie Medical School could trigger a chronic multi-million dollar-sized migraine for the institution, possibly starting this fall, as it scrambles to replace a lost revenue stream. Immediately in question is the collectability of an estimated $5.9 million in Saudi tuition for the current term. Neither the university nor the Nova Scotia...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Chrissy Matheson, Chrystia Freeland, Dalhousie Medical School, Elizabeth Betsy Chambers, Janet Bryson, Saudi students exodus

Fool’s gold

Nova Scotia's Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals (Part 2)

May 23, 2018 By Joan Baxter 3 Comments

A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. This is the second in a series of articles on the push for mines and quarries in Nova Scotia. You can find Part I here. Going for gold The CEO and chairman of Vancouver-based Atlantic Gold Corporation, Steven Dean, a man with a history of international coal and […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Alastair Tiver, Anaconda Mining, Andrew Bell, arsenic from mining, Atlantic Gold Corporation, Atlantic Mining NS, Barbara Markovits, Bruce Nunn, Chrissy Matheson, Cochrane Hill mine, coronet Metals, councillor Steve Streatch, Darrel Dexter, DDV Gold, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Dufferin gold mine, Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association, Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP), Fifteen Mile Stream mine, Fool’s Gold part 2, Forrest Higgins, Gary Burrill, Goldboro gold mine, James Millard, Jamie Kneen, Joan Baxter, Marla MacInnis, Mayor Bill Mills, miners’ rights, Mining Watch Canada, Minister Charlie Parker, Moose River, Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB), Oceanic Iron Ore Corp., proposed Beaver Dam mine, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Rachel Boomer, Resource Capital Gold Corp., Scraggy Lake, Steven Dean, tailings water, Tom Ellard, Touquoy mine, transporting cyanide, Wayne Oakley

Fool’s Gold

Nova Scotia's Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals

May 16, 2018 By Joan Baxter 8 Comments

A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. Part 1: Welcome to the Gold Rush There’s a 21st century gold rush starting in Nova Scotia, just as industrial gold mining is increasingly coming into disrepute around the world. It has been described as an “environmental disaster” which often leads to contamination of water sources on […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Alan Septoff, Anaconda Mining, arsenic, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Atlantic Gold, Bill 76, Brilliant Earth, Bruce Nunn, Canadian Mineral Investment Forum in Beijing, Cape Breton Spectator, Chamber of Mineral Resources of Nova, Chilean Metals, China Mining Conference in Tianjin, Chrissy Matheson, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Diane Webber, Earthworks, Ecology Action Centre, El Salvador, Finance Minister Karen Casey, First Nations Membertou Band, Fool's Gold Part 1, Greater Cape Breton Partnership, IAMGOLD, Joan Baxter, Joan Kuyek, Kluscap Wilderness Area, mercury, Mineral Incentive Program, Mineral Resources Act, Mineral Resources Development Fund, Mining Association of Nova Scotia, Mining One Window Process, Mining Watch Canada, Minister Lloyd Hines, Minister Margaret Miller, MLA Geoff MacLellan, Nova Scotia Business Inc, NS Environment, premier John Savage, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Rachel Boomer, Raymond Plourde, Resource Capital Gold Corp., Sean Kirby, sodium cyanide, Tejas Gold Inc., Touquoy mine, toxic tailings from historic gold mines, Ugo Lapointe, uranium, Water For Life

Raw sewage was dumped into the harbour Saturday morning, and Halifax Water tried to cover it up

An apparent act of sabotage on the MacKay Bridge resulted in a loss of communications between sewage pumping stations and the Dartmouth sewage plant; that in turn led to raw sewage being dumped into Halifax Harbour. When we asked a Halifax Water spokesperson about it, he denied there was a discharge of raw sewage and gave us a counter-narrative that was patently not true. Today, the Department of Environment confirms that in fact raw sewage was discharged into the harbour.

May 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

At around 3:30am on Saturday, a man was seen walking on the catwalk under the MacKay Bridge, confirms Sergeant Stephanie Carlisle of the Halifax Regional Police Department. Security around the bridge has increased in recent years, especially since Holly Bartlett was found mortally wounded under the bridge on the Halifax side of the harbour. Barbed wire […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Environment, Featured, News Tagged With: Alison MacDonald, Chrissy Matheson, Halifax Water, James Campbell, MacKay Bridge sabotage, raw sewage dumped into Halifax Harbour, Sergeant Stephanie Carlisle

Dirty Dealing

Part 3: Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Air Emissions Coming from Abercrombie Pulp Mill, Peer-Reviewed Study Reveals

March 8, 2018 By Linda Pannozzo 4 Comments

In a study published in 2017, Dalhousie University researchers reported that air levels of three volatile organic compounds (VOCs) near the Abercrombie pulp mill in Pictou County exceeded cancer risk thresholds and “are of primary health concern in terms of population risk.” Over an eight-year period (2006-2013), 1,3-butadiene, benzene, and carbon tetrachloride were found to […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Abercrombie Pulp Mill emissions, Boat Harbour Advisory Committee, Boat Harbour remediation project, Chrissy Matheson, Dan Fagin, Dave Gunning, David Boyd, Emma Hoffman, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment Canada, Environment Minister Randy Delorey, Erin Brockovich, Granton air monitor, Health Minister Leo Glavine, Joan Baxter, Jong Sung Kim, Judith  Guernsey, Kate Sherren, Ken Swain, Linda Pannozzo, Margaret Miller, National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS), Northern Pulp emissions, Pantelis Andreou, Paul Sobey, Pictou County, Tony Walker, volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Dirty Dealing

Part 2: Wading Through the Quagmire of Northern Pulp’s Fast-tracked Environmental Assessment

February 13, 2018 By Linda Pannozzo 6 Comments

Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveal that concern about the possibility that Northern Pulp’s proposed effluent treatment facility could result in eutrophication, or the creation of a dead zone in the Northumberland Strait, was raised early on by a senior official with Nova Scotia’s Environmental Assessment (EA) Branch. Emails between Northern Pulp’s […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Adrian Fuller, Boat Harbour, Chrissy Matheson, Dillon Consulting, Elizabeth Kennedy, Helen MacPhail, Hillaton Foods, Kevin Crombie, KSH Solutions Inc., Linda Pannozzo, Northern Pulp's mill waste, Northumberland Strait, Stefan Furey

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo 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

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