News 1. Progressive Conservatives win surprise majority There was talk yesterday that the election might be so tight we wouldn’t have a clear winner until today. Instead, the magnitude of the Progressive Conservative triumph was such that it was clearly the party would form the next government within a couple of hours of the polls […]
Put homeless people in unused hotel rooms
Morning File, Friday, March 27, 2020
News 1. Community spread and vindictive behaviour Yesterday, at the daily briefing on COVID-19, we learned that there is a possible case of community spread of the disease, probably related to a St. Patrick’s Day event. An hour or so after the briefing, the Nova Scotia Health Authority issued a release with details: FOR IMMEDIATE […]
Daily COVID-19 update: possible community spread case likely related to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration held in Lake Echo
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. There were five more positive cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia announced today, bringing the total to 73. That’s a drop from yesterday’s 13 new cases, but one of today’s cases is the first that cannot be traced back to travel or someone who was […]
Daily COVID-19 update: the premier says there is no price-gouging
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, bringing the total to 68. All the new cases are either travel-related or related to earlier travel-related cases. One person remains in hospital, and the rest are self-isolating at home. Two people who […]
No, landlords can’t require you to tell them if you have COVID-19
Morning File, Tuesday, March 24, 2020
News 1. Here’s why the liquor stores are open The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. I’ve seen a lot of joking about the liquor stores being open when almost everything else is shut down. Boy, we sure love our liquor in Nova Scotia, eh? If you’re wondering why it’s important to […]
Point, Click, Evict
Morning File, Thursday, October 24, 2019
News 1. Crowns strike The province’s crown attorneys have gone on strike. The government says the action is illegal and is seeking an injunction to get them back to work. Writing in The Star Halifax, Taryn Grant explains: About 80 per cent of members of the Nova Scotia Crown Attorneys’ Association (NSCAA) voted in favour […]
Saving the stuff that matters
Morning File, Thursday, August 29, 2019
News 1.What is going on at the East Coast Forensic Hospital? El Jones looks into concerns about treatment at the East Coast Forensic Hospital after the death of Greg Hiles last week. Women’s Wellness Within has requested a meeting with Health Minister Randy Delorey and has called for an inquiry into Hiles’ death at the […]
How many adults looked the other way as children in their care were being sexually abused?
Morning File, Thursday, August 8, 2019
News 1. Patrick McNutt This item contains accounts of sexual abuse of children. A police release from yesterday: Investigators with the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigative Division have laid additional charges against a man in relation to multiple historical sexual assaults that occurred in the 1970s and 80s. Investigators have charged Michael […]