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European weevil sex and other perversions: Morning File, Thursday, July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Tax scam rejected for fourth time “A federal tribunal has — for the fourth time — rejected the bulk of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s enormous Annie Leibovitz collection, raising questions about whether the prints by the famous American photographer will ever be displayed in Halifax,” reports Richard Cuthbertson for the CBC: The […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Annie Leibovitz photographs, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Beech leaf mining weevils, Cape Breton tourism, Destination Cape Breton Association (DCBA), Ethan Hawke, FOIPOP CBRM, Glace Bay & Area Revitalization Plan, house fire Clam Bay, John Simmons, Justin Brake, Maudie, Muskrat Falls protestors jailed, Richard Cuthbertson, tourism development schemes

The Lobster Wars of Bird Islands: Morning File, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

July 26, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Twinning the 103 Yesterday, the federal government announced funding for the twinning of Highway 103: Work involves twinning approximately 10.8 kilometres of road between Upper Tantallon and Ingramport, with the construction of new bridge structures over Mill Lake, Little Indian Lake, the Ingram River, and over Highway 103 at Mill Lake. A further […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rafuse, anti-Black racism, Bill Turpin, Cody Jewers, Dashonn States, development agreement at 2776 Gottingen Street, Dylan Naugler, Ecology Action Centre, Farley Pye, Gordon B. Isnor Manor, house fire Clam Bay, Leonard Jewers, Mitchell Gammon, Nicole States, Philip Gammon, RCMP Constable Daniel Ronaghan, Richard Starr, Robert Devet, Shaina Luck, Twinning the 103, warring lobstermen off the Eastern Shore, Welcoming Wheels

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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