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Another day in Halifax: resignations, engtanglements, and delays

Morning File, Tuesday, July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018 By Erica Butler 3 Comments

Hi folks, Erica Butler here filling in for Tim today. News 1. Halifax to lose another director: Bruce Zvaniga resigns Director of transportation and public works Bruce Zvaniga has resigned, reports Zane Woodford of The Star/Metro. Zvaniga has only been at the helm of the massive public works department since 2015. Zvaniga is the third […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ambulance availability, Bruce Zvaniga, Carolyn Ray, Cheryl Thompson, Community Services, Councillor David Hendsbee, entangled right whale, Erica Butler, Fiona Traynor, Kolten MacDonnell, medical transitioning, Michael Nickerson, Nuisance Bylaw, paramedics union, Robert Devet, Sam Austin, Tim Outhit, Tom Ayers, Zane Woodford

When being poor equals poor parenting…

“The parents,” wrote the judge, “cannot be faulted for their inability to afford homes in better neighbourhoods."

January 7, 2018 By Stephen Kimber 5 Comments

“There is a difference between parents who are poor, and poor parents. Ms. C and Mr. S are parents who are poor. The minister argues that they are poor parents and that their 20-month-old daughter, D, should be in the minister’s permanent care and custody. The minister says there is substantial risk of D’s physical […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: Child welfare, Community Services, Family Court

If we do not amuse them we are going to lose them: Morning File, Thursday September 29, 2016

September 29, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Pipe “When heaving waters in the North Atlantic wrenched a string of massive steel pipes from a drilling ship off Nova Scotia’s coast, one of the 20-tonne sections of the plummeting coil struck the seabed just 12 metres from the top of an undersea oil exploration well,” reports Michael Tutton for the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ashley MacDonald, bomb threats, Christina Macdonald, Community Services, Denise MacDonald-Billard, drilling ship, Gary LeDrew, halloween candy, housing allowance, Ian Gulliver, Jennifer Hoegg, Lynn Hartwell, math joke, Michael Tutton, Mike Campbell, Nova Centre, Richard K. Guy, Shell Canada, Stephanie vanKampen, The Carleton

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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