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Let’s tax the beach: Morning File, Friday, September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017 By Rick Conrad 13 Comments

Hi, I’m Rick Conrad, I used to be the digital editor for The Chronicle Herald. I live in West Berlin, Queens Co., on Nova Scotia’s beautiful South Shore. Let’s see how this goes … (BTW, the first item was written by Tim B.)  News 1. Murphy’s boats have some issues “An incident that nearly led to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brittany Wentzell, Carla Powell, Carter's beach trash, Dennis Campbell, Harbour Queen incidents, Murphy's On The Water boats, Peter Greathead, Premier Stephen McNeil, Rick Conrad, Silva incidents, tax changes to incorporated business, towns changing names

Full Moon, Clean Seas, Can’t Lose: Morning File, Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017 By Deirdre Lee 8 Comments

I’m Deirdre Lee, a writer and performer who digs puns, pies, and can frequently be found sharing poetry, beadwork, and (maybe) too many selfies @ArmyOfYum News Labour Day weekend has done it’s thing and clocked out. Maybe it passed in a bit of a blur, if you were working, partying, or prepping for what many […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anika Riopel, Deirdre Lee, Dennis Campbell, Halifax waterfront, Harbour Queen 1, Heather Strickey, Jump In

Totally not talking about the city’s sucky website redesign: Morning File, Wednesday, July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Andre Denny “The man responsible for killing popular Halifax activist Raymond Taavel has been granted the ability to go into the community with direct supervision in a decision from the Criminal Code Review Board, despite recent homophobic comments and ‘breakthrough’ symptoms of his mental illness,” reports Haley Ryan for Metro: On Tuesday, four […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andre Denny supervised community access, Anne Derrick, Christa Brothers, Cindy Murray, Dennis Campbell, Haley Ryan, judges appointed, Lance Paul, offshore research, parades, Raymond Taavel, road train, St. Pat's High School land, Trish MacIntyre, Zane Woodford

There’s a train a comin’; Can’t you hear her blowin’? Morning File, Tuesday, July 18, 2017

July 18, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. White supremacist “On Saturday, Paul Fromm, an avowed white supremacist, attended and spoke at a public rally in Toronto in support of the so-called Halifax Five,” reports Russell Gragg for the Halifax Examiner: The Halifax Five are the Canadian soldiers who disrupted an Indigenous ceremony in Halifax’s Cornwallis Park on Canada Day. […] Fromm […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Dennis Campbell, drone hunting, Ian Avery, Jamie Ellison, Kevin Bissett, LeMarchant St Thomas Elementary School drop off loop, lockdown at Springhill, Lyle Howe found guilty, Maureen Googoo, Mi’sel Joe, Nonosbawsut and Demasduit, penis iceberg, road train grant request, Tristan Cleveland

There goes the neighbourhood: Queen’s Marque construction is hitting nearby businesses hard

Recognizing the problem, Waterfront Development is spending big money to help out the Murphy's businesses, and the city is being asked to pitch in with even more financial help. Meanwhile, however, the crown corporation is ignoring the plight of a business right across the street from the construction zone.

May 4, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

The proliferation of bulldozers, cranes, and work crews punching new towers into the Halifax skyline has also raised a controversial question at ground level: should businesses whose sales are hurt by the construction receive compensation from the developer and/or the public purse? The question gets even stickier when government is an investor — as it is...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Calum Johnston, Dennis Campbell, Financial compensation for Murphy's, Lil MacPherson, Mary Dempster, Mike Turner, Nova Centre and Construction Mitigation, Peter Bigelow, Queen's Marque construction, Scott McCrea, Sean Buckland, Strange Adventures Comix and Curiosities, Waterfront Development Corp (WDC), Wooden Monkey

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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