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Assault on democracy: Stephen McNeil is ruling as an autocrat, answerable to no one and beyond question

Morning File, Thursday, September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Stephen McNeil’s assault on democracy Reports Jean Laroche for the CBC: The committee at Nova Scotia’s Province House that’s been most effective at holding governments to account and squeezing information out of high-ranking officials will no longer be as freewheeling or topical as it has traditionally been. The Liberal members on the powerful public accounts […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accountability, Auditor General Michael Pickup, dead tree newspaper, Jean Laroche, John Boynton, MLA Gordon Wilson, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Accounts, Rob Batherson, StarMetro Halifax, subscription model, Torstar

The obsolete local newspaper: Morning File, Wednesday, May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Court Watch This week, Christina Macdonald looks at the Jimmy Melvin Jr and William Sandeson trials, Gabor Lukacs’ big small claims court victory, and points us to a really cool chart. Click here to read Court Watch. This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall and so available only to paid subscribers. Click here to purchase a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ben Thompson, business model for newspapers, Christina Macdonald, crosswalk flags, dead tree newspaper, election budget comparison, Labi Kousoulis, local newspapers, Metro Centre, Richard Starr, shared services agreement, World Trade and Convention Centre

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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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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