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Halifax councillors push back on ‘loosey-goosey’ social procurement policy, but living wage further delayed

July 7, 2020 By Zane Woodford 3 Comments

Councillors expressed their disappointment with a mealy-mouthed social procurement policy presented on Tuesday, but it will be months before they can add any teeth to requirements for a living wage or diversity in the city’s contracting. The policy — which passed on Tuesday as part of a rewritten procurement policy with only Coun. Matt Whitman voting […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Matt Whitman, councillor Shawn Cleary, councillor Waye Mason, diversity, Halifax City Council and living wage, Jane Pryor, social procurement policy

Anniversaries and remembrance: Morning File, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

December 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Montreal Massacre There’s another anniversary today that seems to be overlooked in Halifax: the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. Barbara Darby writes of learning of the massacre — her sister was then a student at the Université du Québec à Montréal— and of how it prompted her to identify as a feminist. She […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barbara Darby, Black in Halifax, Bring out your dead, Colchester County councillor Geoff Stewart, Councillor Russell Walker, Daniel Hudgin, Deputy Treasurer Renèe Towns, Dorothy MacCurdy, Eric Ries, Halifax City Council and living wage, Halifax Explosion and David Hendsbee, Holly Conners, HRM councillors get raise, Integrated Mobility Plan approved, Investment Policy Advisory Committee, Jacob Boon, Key facts on Volta Labs, Kim Houston, LSE podcast, Montreal Massacre anniversary, Premier Stephen McNeil and Volta Labs, Scarlett Kelly, Those effin municipalities, UNSM to FNSM

Ten-thousand dollars in cash between the truck seats: Morning File, Tuesday, August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Downeast and Harold MacKay “Harold MacKay is using the Downeast Beer Factory to bilk investors, alleges lawsuit,” the Halifax Examiner reported yesterday: Harold MacKay, the founder and president of the Downeast Beer Factory, is using the brewery and restaurant to bilk investors, one of those investors claims in a lawsuit filed Friday with the Nova […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Downeast Beer Factory lawsuit, Halifax City Council and living wage, Harold MacKay, Heather Bruce, Hilton the white shark, John Lynn, Nova Scotia Business Inc. write-offs, Scott McCain, Stephen Archibald visits Lawrencetown

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.

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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