Dr. Catherine Hankins

New study to give clearer picture of numbers of Canadian COVID-19 infections

More than 3,600 Nova Scotians will participate in national study designed to provide "better feel" for how many Canadians have actually been infected.

November 9, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. A new study aiming to provide a “reliable and timely picture” of how many Canadians have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 will see more than 3,600 blood test kits and surveys mailed to Nova […]

The poster for Fat Juliet, which has black bold lettering on a white background, and a cartoon of a fat young woman with dark hair in a red onepiece bathing suit holding a diary and smiling.

Episode 50 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Two Tideline favourites, Kat McCormack and Stevey Hunter, are the show’s first repeat guests as they swan in to talk Fat Juliet, the Eastern Front Theatre/Shakespeare By The Sea production taking over Alderney Landing until the end of October. Writer/star Stevey and director Kat relay this show’s five-year journey, how they threaded in a Billie Eilish moment, the ins and outs of Shakespeare, and the production’s emerging team. Plus Kat reflects on a year at the helm of Eastern Front! Plus a new song from No, It’s Fine!

Listen to the full episode here.

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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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