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A virtual disaster: the Halifax Convention Centre

Morning File, Monday, July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

1. McNeil and workers Writes Stephen Kimber: Our premier prefers to attack those who dare to question him. Just ask the unarmed, unionized compliance officer recovering from an assault at our border, or the Crown attorneys reprimanded for trying to protect their collective rights. Click here to read “Does Stephen McNeil believe in workers’ rights? […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Canadian Employee Benefits Conference, Canadian Medical Association Annual Meeting, convention centre hotel, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dawn Baldwin, Events East, Hal-Con, Halifax Convention Centre, Hotel Barmecide, Laura Penny, Nova Centre, pandemic, Rogers, Sutton Place Hotel, Suzanne Fougere, virtual conventions, virtual meetings, Zoom meetings

With the hyper-financialization of housing, private equity firms and REITs are making obscene profits on the backs of everyday people in Dartmouth and Halifax

Morning File, Friday, February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020 By Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter 11 Comments

News 1. Covid-19 I found yesterday’s New York Times’ The Daily podcast quite helpful in understanding the coronavirus, the threats of it, and the likely outcomes. The Guardian’s explainer is useful as well. The short of it: unless some surprise treatment emerges, this will probably become a global pandemic along the lines of the Spanish Flu […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Armco Capital, convention centre hotel, COVID-19, Cynthia van Kooten, financialization of housing, George Armoyan, Graeme Benjamin, Herveen Sachdeva, Highfield Park, Highfield Park Residential Inc., Hotel Barmecide, Howard Njoo, Jason Shannon, Katherine Williams, Michael Gorman, Michael Lawless, MLA Hugh MacKay, Patrick Condon, Penny Lawless, Prospectors and Developers of Canada Association (PDAC), Province House firearm, Public Health Agency of Canada, Push, REIT, Ron Meagher, Shannex, Sutton Place Hotel, Tedros Adhanom, Theresa Tam, Toronto Public Health (TPH), Urchin Properties, Willow Tree development

The Town of Yarmouth is fixing up the ferry terminal in hopes that one day a boat will sail from it

Morning File, Thursday, January 9, 2020

January 9, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp Yesterday, the Department of Environment sent out a short release: Northern Pulp has informed the Department of Environment that it will continue the environmental assessment process for its proposed effluent treatment plant. “Since the company has chosen to carry on with the environmental assessment process, we are legally required to continue,” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Aya Al-Hakim, Fatemeh Mahmoodi, Hotel Barmecide, Iranian plane crash, Jan deRoos, Jeff Gaulin's Job Board, Kayla Hepworth, Mandieh Ghavi, Maryam Malek, Masoumeh Ghavi, Northern Pulp closure, Nova Centre hotel, recycling, Sadra Kord-Jamshidi, Sharieh Faghihi, Star Halifax, Sutton Place Hotels, Torstar, U.S. Consulate security alert, Victoria Walton, Westlock News, Yarmouth Ferry terminal upgrades, Yvette d'Entremont

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.

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