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The Transportation Safety Board doesn’t want you to hear the Cockpit Voice Recording of Flight 624

Morning File, Wednesday, January 8, 2020

January 8, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Weather There’s weather today. A lot of schools, businesses, and governments are closed. Everyone will complain about stuff. 2. Taxes “It’s early in the budget season, but Halifax regional councillors are hoping to keep next year’s tax increase well below inflation,” reports Zane Woodford: Council’s budget committee met Tuesday to work toward creating […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, Air Canada, Air Canada Flight 624, Air Canada Pilots Association, Airbus S.A.S., Alexander Quon, Asher Hodara, atmospheric carbon dioxide, Attorney General of Canada, Boat Harbour, cannabis, Chief Andrea Paul, climate change, Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), designated smoking areas, Elmsdale Lumber, Georges Liboy, Georgie Fagan, Halifax International Airport Authority, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, hot idle, Jesse Thomas, Justice Patrick Duncan, Kathleen Carroll-Byrne, Lindsay Jones, Nav Canada, Northern Pulp closure, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), Richard Starr, Robin Wilber, Smoking ban, Transportation Safety Board (TSB), Zane Woodford

There’s other stuff happening besides cannabis legalization, but also cannabis legalization is happening

Morning File, Tuesday, October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Kasian Report on VG Redevelopment “Finally, the province has released a massive amount of information from a consulting firm hired to draw up a Master Plan to replace the Victoria General Hospital,” reports Jennifer Henderson: You can read what Kasian Architecture has recommended the proposed new facilities should look like and what services they […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cannabis pricing, Councillor David Hendsbee, councillor Richard Zurawski, councillor Shawn Cleary, Councillor Stephen Adams, councillor Waye Mason, Dennis building, designated smoking areas, Halifax city council, Irving Oil refinery explosion, Kasian Architecture, Meghan Groff, Paul Armstrong, St. Paul's Church, VG replacement report

We found the 10 square metres where you can legally smoke on city property in Dartmouth

Morning File, Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Clayton Cromwell “An emergency intercom in the jail unit of a young Halifax man who died of a methadone overdose had been improperly disabled by guards who regarded it as a nuisance, according to a corrections investigation,” reports Michael Tutton for the Canadian Press: The report says a cellmate found 23-year-old Clayton Cromwell […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accessibility, Alex Cooke, Barbara Darby, cannabis bylaw, Clayton Cromwell, Cory Taylor, designated smoking areas, Frances Willick, gold mine closures, Halifax Regional Police, Kavanaugh hearing, Mayor Mike Savage and Attaturk, Michael Tutton, officer Donna Paris, Paul Vienneau, Police Complaints Commission, Smoking ban

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.

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