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Judicial recount confirms Patty Cuttell won Halifax regional council’s District 11 seat

November 2, 2020 By Zane Woodford 1 Comment

A judicial recount has confirmed Patty Cuttell won the race for Halifax regional council’s District 11. “I am very excited to announce that the recount is complete and the election results hold,” Cuttell tweeted Monday afternoon. “I remain Councillor Elect for District 11. And I can’t wait to get started. Swearing in is planned for […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Bruce Holland, District 11, Halifax Regional Council, Judge Paul Scovil, Patty Cuttell, vote recount

Time to trash talk the litterers

Morning File, Thursday, Sept 24, 2020

September 24, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 17 Comments

News 1. How a proposal for tiny homes for veterans could shape Halifax’s affordable housing policy Zane Woodford talks with Dave Howard, co-founder of Homes for Heroes about a proposal for a village of tiny homes for veterans in Halifax. The proposal would include 15 to 25 tiny homes that are about 300 square feet, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adopt-a-Highway, Allison Bernard, Cathy McCarthy, COVID-19, David Lefebvre, Erica Alini, film industry, Friends of McNabs Society, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Hal Bruce, Halifax Regional Council, Heather Fairbairn, horse riding lessons, Joe Chisholm, Judy Haiven, Laura Mackenzie, Lawrencetown litter, littering, Lynne Bruce, Mark Turner, Mike Casey, restaurant patios, Riverview Ravens, Theresa Kliem, Tina Knezevic, trash, women on council

Marc Garneau comes to Halifax to remind us that he’s not doing anything for passenger rail

May 23, 2017 By Erica Butler 1 Comment

While provincial party leaders made their election pitches to Halifax Regional Council, federal transportation minister Marc Garneau was in town today telling Halifax Chamber of Commerce members (paying about $55 a head) all about his new Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C-49). The bill begins the implementation phase of Garneau’s Transportation 2030 plan, which I wrote about […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Halifax Regional Council, Marc Garneau, Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C-49), VIA passenger rail

The power of poetry: Morning File, Wednesday, April 26, 2017

April 26, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 17 Comments

News 1. Cornwallis Two weeks ago, Halifax poet laureate Rebecca Thomas read her poem “Not Perfect” before city council: The reading had two effects. The first was that councillor Shawn Cleary was moved to ask that Halifax council revisit the issue of renaming Cornwallis Street and removing the statue of Cornwallis in the south end. (Councillor […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Not Perfect" poem, Craig Jackson, Dr. Alan Drummond, Edward Cornwallis removal, Environmental Bill of Rights, Environmental Racism, Halifax Regional Council, Jack Webb, Lindell Smith, Louise Delisle, Michael Tutton, Mother Canada, Paul Withers, Randy Billings, Rebecca Thomas, Rick Davis, Shawn Cleary, Shelburne dump, softwood lumber tariff, Steve Streatch, Waye Mason, Westlock County Alberta, Yarmouth ferry season extension

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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