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Whose deaths matter?

The Nova Scotia government has brought in legislation to create expert review panels to look into the deaths of those who die as a result of domestic violence as well as children who die in provincial care. The goal is to "turn tragedy into lessons learned and lives saved into the future." But Justice Minister Mark Furey refuses to extend the new law to include another vulnerable group: adults who die in provincial custody. Why not?

November 3, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

Why do the Liberals continue to get it so wrong even when they seem to be trying to get it right? Early last month, for example, Justice Minister Mark Furey introduced legislation to have expert review committees examine deaths resulting from domestic violence as well as unexpected deaths involving children in the care of the...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Catherine Tully, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, East Coast Forensic Hospital, East Coast Prison Justice Society, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Prisoners' deaths, Sheila Wildeman

Man dies in custody at the East Coast Forensic Hospital

Two months ago Gregory Hiles challenged the East Coast Forensic Hospital in a habeas corpus application. He was found hanged in his cell last week. Now, the same people Greg challenged are responsible for explaining how he died.

August 27, 2019 By El Jones 2 Comments

On Tuesday, August 20th, Sheila Hiles spoke with her son Gregory for over an hour until around 10pm, when the East Coast Forensic Hospital locks up for the night. Nothing, she says, was out of the ordinary. Greg talked about plans he was making for the future, and discussed a recent meeting with his treatment […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Dr. Aileen Brunet, East Coast Forensic Hospital, Gregory Hiles, habeas corpus applications, Justice Ann Smith, Mentally Ill Offender Unit (MIOU), Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Sheila Hiles, Solitary confinement

I’ve been breached!

Morning File, Friday, April 27, 2018

April 27, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

1. Privacy “breach” I got the letter. I hadn’t checked my PO box for a few days, but yesterday I finally got the registered letter telling me my personal information was “breached” via the province’s Freedom of Information webpage screw-up. It was pouring down rain, like cats and dogs and goats and other small animals, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrea Gunn, David Fraser, David Patriquin, East Coast Forensic Hospital, FOIPOP security failure, Freedom of Information webpage screw-up, Liv Colley, Maritime Beer Accord, Michael Tutton, Northern Pulp Mill's "sponsored content" in the Chronicle Herald, NSGEU president Jason MacLean, pregnant nurse attacked, privacy "breach", Stephen Archibald went to Washington

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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