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The RCMP’s statement about the mass murder investigation is an exercise in obfuscation

August 4, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is one of eight media organizations that has been petitioning the court to unseal documents related to the RCMP’s investigation of the April 18/19 mass murders. The documents in question are the “Information to Obtain”s (ITOs) a search warrant, which the RCMP submitted to a court in order to get various search […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: Dave Moore, Glen Assoun documents, Information to Obtain (ITO), Mark Green, mass killing spree Nova Scotia, murder spree Portapique, RCMP destruction of evidence, RCMP investigation

“No one cares about Assoun, tsk, tsk, tsk”

Morning File, Thursday, August 1, 2019

August 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

News 1. “No one cares about Assoun, tsk, tsk, tsk” Dave Moore is the former RCMP officer who suspected that serial killer Michael McGray, and not Glen Assoun, murdered Brenda Way, even though Assoun was convicted of the murder in 1999. Moore repeatedly tried to get his colleagues interested in his investigation, but they were […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrea Gunn, Autoport, Brenda Way, cyclist struck John Bracket Drive, Dan Tanner, Dave Moore, Glen Assoun documents, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Michael McGray, Olga Milosevich, RCMP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), Victoria Walton

“No one cares about Assoun, tsk, tsk, tsk”

August 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Dave Moore is the former RCMP officer who suspected that serial killer Michael McGray, and not Glen Assoun, murdered Brenda Way, even though Assoun was convicted of the murder in 1999. Moore repeatedly tried to get his colleagues interested in his investigation, but they were not interested. In fact, without Moore’s consent, computer files he […]

Filed Under: Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Brenda Way, Dan Tanner, Dave Moore, Glen Assoun documents, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Michael McGray, RCMP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB)

Here’s how much we paid in legal fees to get court documents in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction case unsealed

Morning File, Wednesday, July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Chickens and other fowl “Hesitant to settle for chickens, Halifax councillors decided to include all egg-laying fowl in the rules on backyard birds in residential areas,” reports Zane Woodford for Star Halifax: Council voted on Tuesday to tell planning staff to start drafting bylaw amendments, with only Councillor Russell Walker voting no, citing […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: backyard chickens, Christine Carr, Councillor Russell Walker, Doug Martin, Examineradio, Glen Assoun documents, Jackie Llewelyn, Jennifer Stairs, John Risley, Joy Ruth Mendleson, Launch Mechanic LLC, legal fund, Mary Campbell interview, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), pedestrian struck Oak Street, road paving contracts, Robert Devet, Scale-up Hub, sheriff's warrants, SMIT Salvage, Yantian Express, Zane Woodford

Dave Moore’s work could have cleared Glen Assoun of murder; here’s how and why the RCMP destroyed it

July 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

The RCMP’s spin on the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction makes no sense. That is the view of two former RCMP officers who are familiar with the case. It is now established that in 2004, the RCMP deleted information on a computer database that would have made the case that serial killer Michael McGray — not […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: Cpl. Desrosiers, Cpl. Tom Aucoin, Cst. Debbie Burstall, Cst. Mike Waghorn, Dave Moore, Gilles Blinn, Glen Assoun, Glen Assoun documents, Justice James Chipman, Karen Broydell, Mark Green, Michael McGray, RCMP Inspector Larry Wilson, Sgt. Dick Hutchings, Sgt. Ken Bradley, Sgt. Kevin Tellenback, Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)

A victory for open courts: Justice James Chipman finds in favour of the media and unseals the Assoun file

July 12, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

Justice James Chipman today ruled for the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press in our application to unseal documents in the Glen Assoun case. Assoun is the man who was wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of Brenda Way and spent over 16 years in prison. Assoun was released on an extraordinary court-ordered […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, Journalism, News Tagged With: Glen Assoun documents, Justice James Chipman, Justice Minister David Lametti

The Assoun wrongful conviction: the McNeil connection

Morning File, Monday, July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp Mill’s missing environmental data “If Premier Stephen McNeil is wavering on the Northern Pulp / Paper Excellence file, entertaining notions on amending the Boat Harbour Act so that effluent from the Pictou County pulp mill can continue to flow into the lagoon after January 31, 2020, he would do well to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: acting Chief of Police Robin McNeil, Anthony McNeil, Centre Plan, Chris Blanchard, Chris Cline, climate change, deputy police chief Chris McNeil, Don Blankenship, Donkin coal mine, Donkin Mine safety violations, Fred Fitzsimmons, Glen Assoun documents, Innocence Canada, Irving Shipyard, Jerome Kennedy, Justice James Chipman, Mainland Moose, Matthew Moore, Phil Campbell, police malfeasance, Premier Stephen McNeil, Ryan MacDonald, Sean MacDonald, Trevor O'Neil, Victoria Road development, Wellington Street development

Ignorance is bliss, and other news of the day

Morning File, Thursday, July 4, 2019

July 4, 2019 By Erica Butler 2 Comments

News 1. Ignorance is bliss: city councillors still not briefed on potential malfeasance by Halifax police “We’re witnessing an astonishing display of cowardice from our elected officials,” writes Tim this morning, after looking for answers on why a city lawyer intervened to prevent the release of court documents that could shed light on what went […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brunswick News, Centre Plan, climate change, Corporate Mapping Project, Glen Assoun documents, Greg Perry, Hadeel Ibrahim, Jean Ghosn, John Ghosn, Karissa Donkin, Matthew Hines, Michael de Adder, Omar Mosleh, police malfeasance, right whales, Robert Ghosn, Theresa Wright, Wyse Road development

An astonishing display of cowardice: city councillors are ignoring police misconduct in the Assoun case

July 4, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

As we are learning that the Halifax police willfully acted to keep an innocent man in prison, the politicians responsible for civilian oversight of the police department are deafeningly silent. Meanwhile, unelected bureaucrats and lawyers at City Hall have attempted to keep the police misconduct hidden by a publication ban. According to his lawyers, police […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: CAO Jacques Dubé, Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Tony Mancini, Duncan Read, Glen Assoun documents, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Justice James Chipman, Mayor Mike Savage, police malfeasance, police misconduct, RCMP Corporal Roger Robbins

If a tree in the Public Gardens could talk, what would it say? Text it and find out

Morning File, Wednesday, July 3, 2019

July 3, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

News 1. Media victory in Assoun case “Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice James Chipman has indicated that he will grant a media request to gain access to sealed court documents in the Glen Assoun case,” Tim Bousquet wrote yesterday. Click here for all the details (Tim is updating the story this morning.) Tim’s worked a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anjuli Patil, biology and career choices, cyber security, Dave de Jongh, David Rodenhiser, Doctors Nova Scotia, elementary school teachers, equal opportunity, Gary Ernest, Glen Assoun documents, Halifax Public Gardens, Irving Shipyard, Julietta Sorensen Kass, Justice James Chipman, Kelli MacDonald, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Paul Withers, right whales, sick notes, Steve Elder, Text a Tree, Tourism Nova Scotia, Visitor Information Centres (VIC), whale watching, women's work, Yvette d'Entremont

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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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