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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 Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

Click here to go to the DEAD WRONG home page.

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