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How many pink shirts will it take to fix this?

Morning File, Thursday, April 4, 2019

April 4, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 6 Comments

News 1. How many pink shirts will it take to fix this? A few days ago, the news broke that two former NDP cabinet members had complained about Zach Churchill’s behaviour while they were in office. One was Ramona Jennex, but the other wasn’t named. Now we know who it is: Denise Peterson-Rafuse (formerly my […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: art vs sport, Atlantic Journalism Awards, Burger Week, Culture GDP, Denise Peterson-Rafuse, El Jones, Elizabeth McMillan, Jenn Stuart, Joan Baxter, massage therapy, opt-out organ donation, Premier Stephen McNeil, Ramona Jennex, Sport GDP, Stadium support, Steohen Kimber, Stephen Archibald and schlocky fountains, Taryn Grant, Zach Churchill, Zane Woodford

Nova Scotia’s coming Fentanyl crisis: Examineradio, episode #115

June 9, 2017 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

Already a borderline epidemic on the west coast, Fentanyl, perhaps more than other opioids, is posed to become a public-health crisis in Nova Scotia, believes Vice News’s Hilary Beaumont. Plus, there are three recounts underway in the wake of the Nova Scotia provincial election: Chester-St. Margaret’s, Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank, and Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie. Finally, North Dartmouth comes to grips with another […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Chelsie Probert, Denise Peterson-Rafuse, Examineradio, fentanyl, health, Michel Samson, North Dartmouth, podcast

People are fallible, and that’s why internet voting is a horrible idea: Morning File, Tuesday, June 6, 2017

June 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Recounts Denise Peterson-Rafuse, the NDP candidate in the Chester–St. Margaret’s riding, has filed for a recount, I reported yesterday: Peterson-Rafuse, the incumbent, lost to Liberal challenger Hugh MacKay by just 90 votes, 3,112 to 3,022 total votes. PC candidate Julie Chiasson received 2,229 votes, and Green candidate Harry Ward received 413 votes. Thirty-four ballots were […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: American election, American privateers, American Revolution, Annie Leibovitz photographs, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, Denise Peterson-Rafuse, internet voting, Johan Gregor van der Schardt, John Hanc, Jordan MacEwan, Michel Samson, Michelangelo sculptures, Mintz family donation, Museum of Vancouver, Nancy Noble, NS election 2017, Pam Berman, Paul Withers, Randy Boswell, recount, Rob Wolf, Russian government hackers, The Icarus Report June 6, Why Nova Scotia wasn't the 14th state, William Sandeson trial

Denise Peterson-Rafuse files for recount

June 5, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

Denise Peterson-Rafuse, the NDP candidate in the Chester–St. Margaret’s riding, has filed for a recount. Peterson-Rafuse, the incumbent, lost to Liberal challenger Hugh MacKay by just 90 votes, 3112 to 3022 total votes. PC candidate Julie Chiasson received 2,229 votes, and Green candidate Harry Ward received 413 votes. Thirty-four ballots were rejected. Chester–St. Margaret’s was one of […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Denise Peterson-Rafuse, Justice James Chipman, NS election 2017, recount

Looting Cape Breton: Morning File, Friday, March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Testing the Limits: Critical Boreal Felt Lichen Habitat in Halifax County Slated to be Wiped Out “Last week, several new forest blocks totalling 171 hectares (422 acres) appeared on the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources’ Harvest Plans Map Viewer,” reports Linda Pannozzo: The blocks, posted by the Abercrombie pulp giant Northern Pulp, are located […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cape Breton Partnership, Denise Peterson-Rafuse, Economic Development, Eileen Lannon Oldford, grifters, John Phalen, Keith MacDonald, Parker Rudderham

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.

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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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