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Six public policy failures in one morning news recap

Morning File, Wednesday, November 14, 2018

November 14, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

November subscription drive Sorry to pester you again, but just a short note to say we’re in the middle of our annual subscription drive. The Halifax Examiner needs your money to make this work possible. Please subscribe. Subscription party details: Reserve Sunday, November 25 on your calendars. We have Bearly’s Tavern, 1269 Barrington Street, 4-7pm. The […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Angela MacIvor, Brian Mersereau, Burnside jail, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Clayton Cromwell, Costas Halavrezos, Councillor Tim Outhit, David Pugliese, Elmvale Strategies, Hill + Knowlton, Jean-Francois Guillot, Linden MacIntyre, lobbying, Mary Campbell, Naresh Raghubeer, Northern Pulp, old library, OpenHydro, Paul Withers, Scotian Basin Exploration Drilling Project, shipbuilding contract, subscription party 2018, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Zane Woodford

Corrections officials came to Province House for questioning; here’s how they answered

October 25, 2018 By El Jones 2 Comments

On Wednesday morning, I attended the Public Accounts committee meeting at Province House. Deputy Minister of Justice Karen Hudson, Chris Collett Executive Director of Correctional Services, and provincial Director of Correctional Services Sean Kelly were answering questions about the Auditor General report from May, 2018. Among other concerns, the report revealed jails were not following the rules […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Burnside jail, Burnside jail quick facts, Burnside jail strike, Chris Collett, Clayton Cromwell, Deputy Minister of Justice Karen Hudson, Director of Correctional Services Sean Kelly, Dr. Robert Strang, El Jones, FOIPOP, Human Rights Commission, NDP Justice Critic Claudia Chender, NSCC Limitless, PC MLA Barbara Adams, PC MLA Chris D'Entremont, Solitary confinement

We found the 10 square metres where you can legally smoke on city property in Dartmouth

Morning File, Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Clayton Cromwell “An emergency intercom in the jail unit of a young Halifax man who died of a methadone overdose had been improperly disabled by guards who regarded it as a nuisance, according to a corrections investigation,” reports Michael Tutton for the Canadian Press: The report says a cellmate found 23-year-old Clayton Cromwell […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accessibility, Alex Cooke, Barbara Darby, cannabis bylaw, Clayton Cromwell, Cory Taylor, designated smoking areas, Frances Willick, gold mine closures, Halifax Regional Police, Kavanaugh hearing, Mayor Mike Savage and Attaturk, Michael Tutton, officer Donna Paris, Paul Vienneau, Police Complaints Commission, Smoking ban

News from the “under-explored global petroleum province”

Morning File, Tuesday, August 21

August 21, 2018 By Erica Butler Leave a Comment

Hi there. It’s Erica Butler at the Morningfile wheel again today. News 1. Justice department asked to please release documents, three years later The Nova Scotia justice department has been asked to release documents related to the death of Clayton Cromwell, who died of a methadone overdose in 2014 in custody at the Central Nova […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: basic income pilot Ontario, Catherine L. Mah, Catherine Tully, Clayton Cromwell, Councillor Sam Austin, Devin Maxwell, Dexel Developments towers Spring Garden Road, Erica Butler, Harold and Michelle MacKay, John Gallant, Matt Higgs, Michelle Littlefield Bielaski, Morocco, motorcycle vehicle collision Main Street Dartmouth, Northern Pulp cleanup, Offshore Energy Research Association, Open Hydro, Premier Doug Ford, Saudi medical students exodus, shark video, Sherri Borden Colley, Steve Tonner, WingFest, Zane Woodford

Eternity Expires as Eyes Close: Morning File, Saturday, November 12, 2016

November 12, 2016 By El Jones 2 Comments

News 1. Deaths in Custody, Again. This week brought another death in custody in Nova Scotia. …Paul Dauphinee Jr. was found in unresponsive in his cell at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth on Nov. 2. Dauphinee Sr. and family members made the heartbreaking decision to remove life support on Nov. 5, and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Clayton Cromwell, Construction Battalion, Dannie Hanson, death in custody, Devin Maxwell, Erika Kulnys, Erin Wunker, Geordie Miller, George Elliott Clarke, Howard Sapers, Julia Wright, Kenny MacKay, Lenore Zann, Leonard Cohen, Matthew Hines, Michael McGuire, Paul Dauphinee Jr., Rhonda Britton, Rich Aucoin, Shannon Webb-Campbell, Sherene Razack, Vanessa Lent

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

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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