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Halifax refuses to reveal source of mysterious motion defining defunding police

September 17, 2020 By Zane Woodford 7 Comments

Halifax is refusing to reveal the source of a controversial motion around defunding the police that was added to a Board of Police Commissioners agenda at the 11th hour this summer. At the board’s July 9 meeting, municipal staff brought forward a motion aimed at defining the concept of defunding the police: That the Halifax […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Access and Privacy Office, Amy Siciliano, councillor Tony Mancini, defund the police, defunding police, DeRico Symonds, El Jones, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Harry Critchley, Marty Ward, Nancy Dempsey, Natalie Borden, Neera Ritcey, Nova Scotia Policing Policy Working Group, Police Chief Dan Kinsella

Not satire: Halifax police board to consider appointing committee to define defunding

July 9, 2020 By Zane Woodford 8 Comments

At a meeting where it was expected to debate defunding the police, Halifax’s police board voted to debate appointing a committee to define defunding the police — at its next meeting. The board of police commissioners had a lengthy agenda for its meeting on Thursday, but after starting more than half an hour later due […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Amy Siciliano, Carlos Beals, Carole McDougall, Ceasefire Halifax, Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Tony Mancini, defund the police, DeRico Symonds, gun violence, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Marty Ward, Natalie Borden, Youth Advocate Program

Solving hunger and homelessness in Lower Sackville

Morning File, Friday, December 27, 2019

December 27, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 2 Comments

News When writing today, I really noticed the loss of The Star Halifax. There’s not much news happening over the holidays, but certainly The Star would have been out and reporting on something. The city now has one less newsroom of reporters digging up stories. We will all notice this heading into 2020. 1. Puppy mill […]

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Euphemism watch: Jails are now “prisoner care facilities”

Morning File, Tuesday, December 3, 2019

December 3, 2019 By Erica Butler 5 Comments

News 1. Health care funding Canadian premiers met Monday and issued a call for a 5.2% annual bump in the Canada Health Transfer, among other demands. Andrea Gunn reported on the meeting for the Chronicle Herald: Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said he wasn’t sure whether a 5.2 per cent increase would be sufficient to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: AIDS, Andrea Gunn, Canada Health Transfer, Carolyn Ray, councillor Steve Adams, Dartmouth General Hospital, David Burke, David Fleming, DeRico Symonds, Dino Capital Ltd, Donna Hatt, Jim Vibert, John McPhee, Judy Saunders, lobbyist registry, Lyme disease, Mark Numer, MassBiologics, MLA Susan Leblanc, Northern Pulp, police misconduct, pre-exposure prophylaxis, Premier Stephen McNeil, Prisoner Care Facility (jail), Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Tsimkilis family

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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