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Pandemic drinking is no joke

Morning File, Tuesday, July 14, 2020

July 14, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 4 Comments

News 1. Where’s the plan? Parents call on province to release back-to-school details A group of Nova Scotia parents have sent an open letter to Premier Stephen McNeil, calling on the province to make “children and their right to education” a priority in the province’s pandemic response plan, Yvette d’Entremont reports. While the other Atlantic […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: alcohol abuse, alcohol consumption, Alex Cooke, Ally Garber, Andy Hakin, Brooklyn Currie, business subsidy, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), Chief Julia Cecchetto, coronavirus, corporate capitalism, COVID-19, COVID-19 waiver, Dan Kelly, decriminalizing drugs, drinking, Haley Ryan, IRIS, Jean Laroche, Jeremy Keefe, Jordi Morgan, Juliana Khoury, Nova Scotia Chiefs of Police Association, P3 hospital, pandemic, RCMP shooting Eastern Passage, Richard Kenneth Wheeler, school reopening, sobriety, St. Francis University (St FX), Thérèse Forsythe, wine mommy

The Northern Pulp saga is a “really, really, really, really difficult time” for Pictou Landing First Nation

Morning File, Friday, December 20, 2019

December 20, 2019 By Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter 7 Comments

News 1. A “really, really, really, really difficult time” Joan Baxter wrote this item. About 300 people gathered yesterday in the school gymnasium at Pictou Landing First Nation for a rally to support the Boat Harbour Act. That legislation, passed in 2015 by Premier Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government with support of the Progressive Conservatives and NDP, […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: A’se’K, Boat Harbour Act, Brian Baarda, Chief Andrea Paul, Clean the Mill, convention centre hotel, Derek Ross, Dr. Richard Strauss, Elizabeth McMillan, Forest Nova Scotia, Haley Ryan, Jaddus Joseph Poirier, Linda Little, Lt. Derek de Jong, Michael Patrick McNutt, Murray Prest, Northern Pulp, Nova Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association, Paper Excellence, Philip Croucher, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), Premier Stephen McNeil, Ralph Francis, Renee Ross, Scott Maritimes, Star Halifax, Stirling McLean, Sutton Place Hotels, Taryn Grant, Unifor, Utility and Review Board, Wade Prest, Yvette d'Entremont, Zane Woodford

Bad news for local journalism

Morning File, Wednesday, November 20, 2019

November 20, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 10 Comments

News 1. Torstar shuts down StarMetro newspapers The Toronto Star is closing down all of the StarMetro newspapers across the country, including the The Star Halifax. Other papers affected include those in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. Seventy-three people, including journalists and those working in advertising and distribution, will lose their jobs. In Halifax, Star […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abel Bowen, Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, Alice House, almanac, Anjuli Patil, Belcher's Farmers Almanac, Bob Hepburn, Carman King, Charlene Gagnon, Claudia Jahn, Clement Horton Belcher, Dean Stienburg, Dog Island podcast, Elizabeth Fry Society, Elizabeth McMillan, Emma Smith, Fairmount, Gwen Davies, Haley Ryan, Halifax Regional Police Association, Home for Good, Karyn Pugliese, Keith Grant, Kelly O'Neil, Marguerite Centre, Sara Spike, Sarah Ritchie, secure housing, shit pay, shitty jobs, Sickboy podcast, Simon Thibault, soccer referee pay scale, speed limits, StarMetro, supportive housing, Taryn Grant, Tim Fedak, tipping and slavery, tipping systems, Torstar, Trap Neuter Return, Yvette d'Entremont, YWCA Halifax

Secrecy is a feature, not a bug

Morning File, Thursday, November 14, 2019

November 14, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 8 Comments

News 1. More fisheries mismanagement The environmental group Oceana Canada, which describes itself as “an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to be as rich, healthy, and abundant as they once were” is slamming the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for its management of fish stocks. Aaron Beswick reports for The Chronicle Herald on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, antipsychotic drugs, Atlantic cod, Barack Obama, Bay Ferries, Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, Ches Haines, Chicken Bones, David and Madonna Clothier, dementia, fisheries, Francis Campbell, gender parity on public boards, Haley Ryan, Huddle, Jenn Thornhill Verma, Jeremiah Clark, John Ralston Saul, Mary Schultz, Meredith Ralston, Michael Gorman, Moonshine Creek, Neptune Theatre, Nova Scotia Co-Operative Council, Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Oceana Canada, PC leader Tim Houston, seniors, Sharon Montgomery-Dupe, Skye Halifax, Tattoo, Twisted Sisters, United Gulf Developments Ltd., Volta Labs, Yarmouth ferry FOIPOP

“We need guts”

Morning File, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019 By Erica Butler 1 Comment

News 1. Power back on after being cut for incident in South End NS Power cut power to thousands of residents in the South End Monday evening due to an incident on Harbourview Drive, which runs parallel to the rail cut and NS Power transmission lines. The information from police, via CBC News, is that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, assault Gottingen Street, Bill 213, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, Cst. Darren Michael Simpson, Geoff LeBoutilier, GHG emissions, Haley Ryan, Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP), Julia Sampson, menstrual products in HRM facilities, Michael Gorman, Money Mart, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Operation Warm, RCMP domestic assault, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), transportation priorities, Vision Zero

Mice will play when crane removal delayed

Morning File, Wednesday, October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

News 1. NSP asks for rate increase Yesterday, Nova Scotia Power (NSP) was at the Utility and Review Board asking for a rate increase, which means customers will pay 1.5 per cent more each year for the next three years. NSP says it’s asking for the rate increase because of rising fuel costs. Jennifer Henderson […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anjuli Patil, Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), crane incident, FP Wakaba, Haley Ryan, Heather Bowlby, Kathy Symington, mice infestation, Michael Tutton, MLA Hugh MacKay, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), OCEARCH, Rebecca Carole, white sharks around Nova Scotia

Cold storage was going to save N.S. in 1926

Morning File, Thursday, October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 5 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp’s sci-fi future This item is written by Joan Baxter. It’s all supposed to be decided in just 83 days. Yesterday, Nova Scotia Environment announced that it had received the focus report for Northern Pulp’s proposed effluent treatment plant, which was required after former environment minister Margaret Miller announced in March that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brandon Walker, bridge protest, Carlos Beals, Ceasefire Halifax, CFL stadium proposal, collapsed crane lawsuit, collapsed crane removal, David T.S. Fraser, Extinction Rebellion, Francis Campbell, Haley Ryan, hfxAlert, Maggie-Jane Spray, Mayor Mike Savage on CFL stadium, Michael Smith, Northern Pulp focus report, Northern Pulp treatment facility, Nova Scotia Environment (NSE), Patrick Yancey, PC leader Tim Houston, Premier Robert Stanfield, Quentrel Provo, Rickey Walker, Rights 4 Vapers, Stephen Archibald and Halifax Seaport, Twiggz Shoes, vaping products ban, WE Day Atlantic

“Choices made now are critical”

Morning File, Thursday, September 26, 2019

September 26, 2019 By Erica Butler 7 Comments

News 1. Coal plants and the Greens Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in Halifax yesterday, and reporter Jennifer Henderson went to ask some questions; Henderson writes: “By 2030, the Canadian grid will be de-carbonized,” May declared, “from coast to coast to coast. Our ‘Mission Possible’ platform accelerates this shift to zero carbon emissions, which […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accessibility, armoured vehicle, Barrington Street bus lane, Barrington Street multi-use trail, Councillor Lindell Smith, Erin DiCarlo, fishing, Gus Reed, Haley Ryan, Halifax Transit tickets, Hope Blooms, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), James McGregor Stuart Society, malnutrition, Mamadou Wade, Michael Tutton, Minister Leo Glavine, Murray Warrington Park, Stephen Archibald and Lunenburg, transit fare hike, Trapeze Software, Zane Woodford

Court papers reveal a previously unpublicized industrial accident at the Moose River Gold Mine

Morning File, Friday, August 23, 2019

August 23, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Dartmouth lakes “On a hot steamy night more than 150 Dartmouth residents turned up at a ‘Save Our Lakes’ meeting hosted by Claudia Chender and Susan Leblanc, the representatives for Dartmouth South and Dartmouth North in the legislature,” reports Jennifer Henderson: Top among the concerns expressed at the Micmac Aquatic Club last night […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Gold, Bay Ferries, Chelsea Murray, David Patriquin, David Wilkins, gold mine effluent, Haley Ryan, Halifax Water, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, James Campbell, Jason Casey, Jim Bremner, Linden MacIntyre, Moose River gold mine, Peter McLaughlin, right whales, Scott Steel Erectors Inc, Spence Managed Forest, stabbing Pinecrest Drive, water restrictions Lake Major, Yarmouth ferry delay

Halifax is getting ruff with canine owners in these dog days of summer

Morning File, Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

News 1. MyHealthNS Jennifer Henderson reports on MyHealthNS and the decision by McKesson Canada to pull the plug on the online portal that gave doctors access to results for X-rays, MRIs, and blood tests. The portal also allowed patients to book appointments and correspond with their doctor through email. Health Minister Randy Delorey made the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Airbnb, Alex Cooke, Alex Quon, Brightwood Brewery, cigarette butts, Councillor Sam Austin, cyclist struck Devonshire Avenue, Dean’s Flowers, Dennis Evans, doctor shortage, dog ban, dogs, E coli, Elizabeth Chiu, emergency room closures, Geir Simensen, Haley Ryan, Holly Winchester, Jack Julian, Jodie Fitzgerald, John Dimick, littering, MLA Rafah DiConstanzo, Nina Tardif, QE2 dream home, servers and bartenders, short term rentals, Skipper Hill Estates, Smith's Bakery, Stubborn Goat Beer Garden, Tara Fleming, Troy Fahie, Vanessa Myers, Wesley Schultz

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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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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