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Women win big in Halifax election, full unofficial results delayed in some districts

October 17, 2020 By Zane Woodford 1 Comment

Just two years after guys named Steve outnumbered women on regional council, Haligonians have opted for near gender parity. At least seven women were elected to serve as councillors in Halifax Regional Municipality for the next four years, according to unofficial election results tallied Saturday night. Just after 11 p.m., Halifax announced it wouldn’t be […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Becky Kent, Cathy Deagle Gammon, councillor Bill Karsten, Councillor Lindell Smith, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, Councillor Russell Walker, councillor Steve Streatch, Deputy Mayor Lisa Blackburn, Iona Stoddard, Kathryn Morse, Maggie-Jane Spray, Mayor Mike Savage, municipal election, Pamela Lovelace, Patty Cuttell, Trish Purdy, women on Halifax council

Why people still believe the myth of tampered Halloween candy

Morning File, Thursday, October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 7 Comments

News 1. Nearly 84% of Nova Scotia public schools had elevated levels of lead in water Zane Woodford reports on the results of the testing done on drinking water in schools across Nova Scotia. The results were finally released by the provincial government on Wednesday. And according to the numbers, 84% of public schools in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: candidates' answers, Dalhousie University, Deep Saini, Derek Bellemore, enrolment, Eric Jury, Fenwick Tower, Gillian Batten, halloween candy, Halloween treat tampering, Iain Taylor, Iona Stoddard, Joel Best, John Bignell, Labi Kousoulis, Liberal Party, Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), Pamela Lovelace, pandemic, Robert Holden, Ronald O'Bryan, The Vuze (Fenwick), Tim Elms

Halifax council candidate questionnaires: District 12 — Timberlea-Beechville-Clayton Park-Wedgewood

September 30, 2020 By Zane Woodford 1 Comment

After winning District 12 in 2016, Richard Zurawski is facing off against two of the runners up from last time and a newcomer in next month’s election. Candidates John Bignell and Iona Stoddard both ran in the district in 2016, and Eric Jury is adding his name to the ballot for the first time. The […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: accessible housing, affordable housing, candidate questionnaire, climate crisis, District 12, Eric Jury, HalifACT 2050, Halifax Police budget, Halifax Transit, Iona Stoddard, John Bignell, living wage, Richard Zurawski

Council candidates answer two questions

October 5, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

I’ve asked two questions of candidates: 1. Will you support a living wage ordinance? (background here and here) 2. If elected, what single thing would you want to accomplish as councillor (or mayor)? The candidates’ unedited responses follow. I’ll update this page as I receive more responses Use these links to jump ahead to specific […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured Tagged With: Alison McNair, Anthony Kawalski, Brenden Sommerhalder, Bruce Smith, Carlos Beals, Colin Castle, Dawn E. Penney, Dominick Desjardins, Gabriel Enxuga, Iona Stoddard, Irvine Carvery, John Bignell, Kate Watson, Kevin Copley, Kyle Woodbury, Linda Mosher, Lisa Blackburn, living wage ordinance, Mike Savage, municipal election, Pamela Lovelace, Richard Zurawski, Sam Austin, Shawn Cleary, Shelley Fashan, Steve Streatch, Sue Uteck, Tim Rissesco, Trevor Lawson, two questions, Warren Wesson, Waye Mason

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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