News 1. Frank Frank Magazine has died. The magazine announced its own death on its website, and then deleted its social media accounts. No explanation was provided for the closure. Frank was started in 1987 by David Bentley, Lyndon Watkins, and Dulcie Conrad. Bentley was the primary operator of Frank, having used the proceeds of […]
‘We really don’t need any more police officers; we really don’t need any more money’
Morning File, Friday, June 10, 2022
News 1. When the hammer drops If all you have is a hammer, every problem is a nail. I’ve been thinking a lot about that aphorism — attributed both to psychologist Abraham Maslow and philosopher Abraham Kaplan, but it’s probably as old as hammers and nails — as I watch the Mass Casualty Commission. It’s just […]
Nova Scotia Crowns push ahead with 2023 jury trial for Randy Riley
The Crown is refusing Randy Riley’s request for a trial by judge alone, pushing ahead with a jury trial in September 2023 — well after the time limit prescribed by the court system. In 2018, Riley was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of Chad Smith. In 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada […]
Halifax police board moving slowly on defunding report recommendations
Four months after El Jones’ Subcommittee to Define Defunding the Police tabled its report with the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, the board has yet to move on the recommendations. Jones presented the report, Defunding the Police: Defining the Way Forward for HRM, to the board in January, as the Halifax Examiner reported: “We have disinvested […]
Well-behaved women are rarely quoted properly
Morning File, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
News 1. Forced mediation with Northern Pulp Joan Baxter continues to follow the story of Northern Pulp and its parent company, Paper Excellence Canada, as they try to seek restitution for being forced to shut their Pictou County pulp mill. To recap: The mill did not provide a satisfactory plan to deal with effluent from […]
The stickiness of harmful habits
Morning File, Tuesday, March 1, 2022
News 1. Portapique: 13 dead in 40 minutes, children left alone for hours This article includes graphic descriptions of intimate partner violence, multiple murders, and trauma to children. Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson report on documents released by the Mass Casualty Commission, laying out just what happened in Portapique on the night of April 18, […]
Don’t teach crows to pick up cigarette butts
Morning File, Tuesday, February 8, 2022
News 1. Nova Scotia Power: New ways of making customers pay We’ve probably all heard by now of the proposed Nova Scotia Power rate hikes, but today Jennifer Henderson digs into a more insidious scheme to have ratepayers finance new infrastructure. She writes: What seems unforgiveable is a proposed change in how the company would […]
Quitting the hospitality business: You mean it wasn’t the CERB after all?
Morning File, Tuesday, January 25, 2022
News 1. Five more Nova Scotians have died of COVID-19; mostly meaningless new case numbers released The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The province reported five more deaths from COVID-19 yesterday, Tim Bousquet writes in his daily pandemic roundup: The deceased are: • a […]
Harry Bruce on Alexa McDonough: “Alone among 51 political enemies, all men.”
Morning File, Tuesday, January 18, 2022
News 1. How long will in-person schooling last? The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Kids across the province went back to school in person yesterday. But for how long? Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) president Paul Wozney tells Yvette d’Entremont he is not optimistic. […]
Halifax police board accepts defunding report, plans public hearing for budget
The city’s police board will hold a public hearing before voting on the Halifax Regional Police budget for next year. At its virtual meeting on Monday, the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners heard presentations from Chief Dan Kinsella on the 2022-2023 operating budget including a requested 2.3% increase, and from El Jones on the report […]
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