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Trying to get straight answers from the provincial government is an exercise in frustration and futility

Morning File, Thursday, October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018 By Joan Baxter 7 Comments

Joan Baxter here again, filling in for Tim who is in Toronto for Wrongful Conviction Day, and being recognized by Innocence Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying, advocating for, and exonerating individuals convicted of a crime that they did not commit. He is being awarded the the Tracey Tyler Award for his reporting on the […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Environment, Featured, Journalism Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Allan Smith, Bill No. 57, Bruce Nunn, Chris Schafer, councillor Richard Zurawski, Credit Union Act, credit unions, Douglas Leahey, drive-thrus, Ecology Action Centre, Friends of the Northumberland Strait, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Geoff Regan, government communications offices, Hubert Horan, Ian Fairclough, Jacob Boon, Jason Hollett, Jean Laroche, Joan Baxter, Kelsey Lane, Mary Campbell, Mary Gorman, micro-loans, Mike Toomey, MLA Susan Leblanc, Motor Vehicle Act, Northern Pulp's mill waste, payday loans, Peter Ritchie, Premier Stephen McNeil, Steve Ferguson, Traffic Safety Act, Uber Canada, Uber in Halifax

“Pig in a poke”: die-hard proponents want to open Nova Scotia to fracking

September 14, 2018 By Joan Baxter 9 Comments

About 200 people gathered last evening in Pugwash, filling the Northumberland Community Curling Club for a debate framed around the resolution “fracking will be beneficial to Cumberland County.” The audience was, not surprisingly, clearly divided between those in favour and those against. For many, including several members of the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News Tagged With: Cecil Clarke, climate change, Darrel Dexter, David Wheeler, Douglas Leahey, Elizabeth Roscoe, Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, Fracking, Friends of Science, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Gerard Lucyshyn, Michael Bradfield, MLA John Lohr, natural gas, Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition (NOFRAC), Scott Armstrong, Tim Houston, Tory Rushton

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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