News 1. Pat Dunn “didn’t exactly anticipate” backlash his appointment would cause Matthew Byard interviews African Nova Scotian Affairs minister Pat Dunn, almost a year after his appointment. Dunn says he was surprised by the backlash that followed his naming to the post: Dunn told the Examiner he was appointed as minister of African Nova […]
A look back at Halifax’s old streets
Morning File, Wednesday, October 27, 2021
News 1. Pandemic update: 100th Nova Scotian dies from COVID-19 A woman in her 70s has become the 100th person to die from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. The woman lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Western Zone where a recent outbreak of the disease occurred at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, but the Department of Health […]
Black in nature
Morning File, Thursday, August 5, 2021
News 1. Party leaders debate economic policy Jennifer Henderson reports on yesterday’s leaders’ debate hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Not surprisingly, the focus was economic issues, although health care and mental health care (why are we still making this distinction?) figured in the debate as well. Henderson writes: So which party should you […]