The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The city’s board of police commissioners is recommending in favour of a $5.5 million cut to the Halifax Regional Police budget. Chief Dan Kinsella told the board this week that there will be no impact on public safety from the reduced spending, about $4 million […]
Bad news for local journalism
Morning File, Wednesday, November 20, 2019
News 1. Torstar shuts down StarMetro newspapers The Toronto Star is closing down all of the StarMetro newspapers across the country, including the The Star Halifax. Other papers affected include those in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. Seventy-three people, including journalists and those working in advertising and distribution, will lose their jobs. In Halifax, Star […]