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Halifax cops raided the Church of Cannabis yesterday

Morning File, Wednesday, August 8, 2018

August 8, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

1. FOIPOP “An assessment of the software that was used to operate the province’s troubled freedom of information [FOIPOP] website notes high risks,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: The report looks at AMANDA 7, which was used to operate the website where people could file freedom of information requests online, receive their documents and […]

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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.

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