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A Tree Walk will make us all rich!

Morning File, Thursday, August 22, 2019

August 22, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Cod “DFO has issued a stark warning linking the demise of codfish in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to an exploding seal population,” reports Paul Withers for the CBC: It’s contained in the most recent stock assessment of Atlantic cod in the southern gulf, which was released earlier this month. “At the current abundance […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Abdilahi Elmi, Anjuli Patil, Atlantic cod, Atlantic Wallboard LP, Cabot Links airport, Cochrane Hill gold mine, George Canyon, grey seals, HMCS Toronto, Infrastructure Canada, Irvings and ACOA, JD Irving, Jeff Hutchings, Joseph Balaz, Kevin Bissett, Mary Campbell, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Paul Withers, Rob Wolf, Sheldon MacLeod, St Barbara, St. Mary’s River Association, Stephanie Levitz, Taryn Grant, Tree Walk, world class

Halifax council has declared a climate emergency, so why is it preparing to increase transit fares?

Morning File, Wednesday, July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Mark Furey is free to speak, but won’t Conflict of Interest Commissioner Joe Kennedy has cleared Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey to speak to the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction. In a letter released yesterday, Kennedy reviewed the Assoun case, the RCMP’s involvement in the case, and Furey’s worry that he had a […]

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The authoritarian state starts with oppression of minorities today

Morning File, Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 16, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Racism costs City Hall $600,000 The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission issued this press release yesterday: The chair of an independent human rights board of inquiry into the matter of Y.Z. v. Halifax Regional Municipality issued her decision on remedy today, May 15. Lynn Connors found discrimination had occurred and issued her decision […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Boer War monument, Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), Cape Breton Spectator, City Hall, civil rights, Clarke Ellis, Croatia, Daniela Rogulj, Emera, Freedom of Information, governance by surveillance, HMCS Toronto, John Phelan, Julia-Simone Rutgers, Kent Bailey, Lynn Connors, Mark Bettens, Mary Campbell, Mayor Cecil Clarke's trip to China, Memorial Cup, Michael Karanicolas, Minority Report, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Racism, racism at Metro Transit, Sierra Club

Street checks are racist and dumb; they should be outlawed

Morning File, Thursday, March 28, 2019

March 28, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Street checks I’ve asked El Jones to write an article about Scot Wortley’s street checks report that was released by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission yesterday. Jones has been quite busy and hasn’t been able to sit down and write; she tells me she’ll write an article this afternoon; in the meanwhile, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: El Jones, Halifax Regional Police Service (HRP), HMCS Toronto, Jody Wilson-Raybold’s delay on Glen Assoun file, Keith Doucette, Kirk Johnson, Larry Harrison, Michael Gorman, MLA Allan MacMaster, MLA Keith Colwell, MLA Percy Paris, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Scot Wortley, street checks, Tim Houston, Tony Ince, traffic stop study, Zach Churchill

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

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