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Compensation of $100K for three disabled people who fought for human rights

Adjudicator Walter Thompson says the disable people have a "lack of capacity to benefit from the fruits" of a larger award.

December 6, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Beth MacLean is an intellectually disabled middle-aged woman who spent 35 years in institutions, including more than four years in a locked-down psychiatric unit of the Nova Scotia Hospital known as Emerald Hall. She is currently living at Quest in Lower Sackville waiting for placement in a group home. A decision filed with the Nova...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Beth MacLean, Disability Rights Coalition, Emerald Hall, Joey Delaney, Nova Scotia Hospital, Sheila Livingstone, Vince Calderhead, Walter Thompson

“8 is NOT Enough”: Disabled adults and their supporters demand more action on community housing from McNeil government

April 4, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

A letter signed by dozens of groups on behalf of more than 1,300 disabled adults waiting for housing called on the McNeil government Thursday to back up its earlier promise to find homes in the community for people who are needlessly institutionalized. Premier Stephen McNeil told journalists the “work is ongoing; we continue to work...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: assisted living, Barb Horner, Brian Hennen, Community Homes Action Group, Disability Rights Coalition, Donnie MacLean, Emerald Hall, Jeanne Whidden, Jen Powley, Minister Joanne Bernard, No More Warehousing, Nova Scotia Hospital, People First Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil, Roadmap for Choice, small option homes, Susan Leblanc, Walter Thompson

Needlessly institutionalized

People have been locked into a psychiatric ward at the Nova Scotia Hospital for "no medical or legal reason," says lawyer Vince Calderhead.

February 6, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

A board of inquiry got underway yesterday into a complaint under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act which has the potential to change the way the provincial government treats people with disabilities. “The outcome of this case,” says Jean Coleman, “could make a good life in the community possible for all people with disabilities.” Coleman...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Beth MacLean, Claire McNeil, Disability Rights Coalition, Emerald Hall, Human Rights Act, Jean Coleman, Jennifer Henderson, Joey Delaney, Kevin Kindred, Kymberly Franklin, Nova Scotia Association of Community Living, NS Human Rights Commission, people with disabilities, Sheila Livingstone, supportive housing, Vince Calderhead, Walter Thompson

Court Watch: the Rehtaeh Parsons case reverberates in the Bridgewater intimate image decision

March 22, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

In Court Jury can’t decide on Kobylanski A Halifax Supreme Court jury could not reach a decision on most of Michael Kobylanski’s charges on Thursday. The jury found him guilty of assault and not guilty of choking, but could not decide on his charges of sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Blair Rhodes, disability rights, Disability Rights Coalition, distribution of intimate images without consent, Justice Cacchione, Kris Martin, Lyle Howe, Michael Kobylanski, Rehtaeh Parsons, six Bridgewater boys, Voluntary Surrender event

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.

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About the Halifax Examiner

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