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The Halifax stadium proposal: private profit for Anthony Leblanc, socialized risk for the public

Morning File, Tuesday, October 1, 2019

October 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. More stadium updates MLA Susan Leblanc, whose Dartmouth North district includes the Shannon Park site of the proposed stadium, has come out swinging against it: Tomorrow I will table legislation on behalf of the @NSNDP caucus that would block public money for a CFL stadium. #nspoli #HRM #Dartmouth — Susan Leblanc (@susanleblancMLA) September […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, Atlantic Schooners, bus tickets, CAO Jacques Dubé, CFL stadium proposal, city janitorial services, Councillor Tim Outhit, Halifax Transit tickets, living wage policy, MLA Susan Leblanc, poverty wages, protected areas, stadium financing, StadiumCo, Trapeze Software, Tristan Cleveland

“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 […]

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Dealing with Dalhousie’s past

Morning File, Friday, September 6, 2019

September 6, 2019 By Erica Butler 9 Comments

News 1.  Dalhousie report on its racist past released The Dalhousie panel appointed to look into the attitudes and actions of the school’s founder has published its report, writes Frances Willick for the CBC. In an opening note, the report’s lead author and panel chair Dr. Afua Cooper ties the historical findings to current day […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Afua Cooper, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), Dalhousie Report, electric buses, electric vehicle (EV), Frances Willick, Halifax Transit tickets, Hurricane Dorian, iPolitics, Jean Laroche, Karen Hutt, Lafarge cement plant burning tires, Lord Dalhousie, Marco Morency, Michael Gorman, NDP defection to Greens, Nova Scotia Power outages, Zane Woodford

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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