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Beware of rats in Bedford: Morning File, Thursday, October 5, 2017

October 5, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Transit Priority Lanes on Bayers Road and Gottingen Street “Consulting engineers WSP have proposed three options for Bayers Road, the most ambitious of which calls for road widening to allow for two new dedicated bus lanes running from Windsor Street to just past Romans Avenue,” writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: The most surprising […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Councillor Tim Outhit, Dr. Dave Maybe Not, IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, Lunenburg sewage, Lynn Jones, Porta-potty stolen, Sherri Borden Colley, slavery reparations, Spencer Osberg, Tanya LeBlanc, tuberculosis hospital Saint John

You can’t wash that Trump shit off, Sid: Morning File, Tuesday, September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. What’s going on with LED Roadway Lighting? “Sometimes, chasing a story that runs into a brick wall can be revealing,” writes Jennifer Henderson for the Examiner. LED Roadway Lighting has received at least $22 million in public money — “$11 million in equity (converted to common shares in 2014 so LED could borrow money […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Boy Scouts sexual abuse, Brittany Wentzell, Carter's beach trash, Christopher Clarke, IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, IWK CFO Stephen D'Arcy, Jason Mackey, Jim Arsenault, Michael Gorman, Mike Dull, Minister Lloyd Hines, Minister Margaret Miller, restaurant sales, Sidney Crosby

The Ivany Report Drinking Game! Morning File, Monday, September 18, 2017

September 18, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

News 1. The politics of economics Stephen Kimber writes: What price is too much to pay for the Yarmouth ferry, asks Tim? How much is the cost of a vote, responds Stephen… Click here to read “The politics of economics.” This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall. Click here to subscribe. 2. Examineradio, episode #129 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bruke Girma, Counter-Terrorism Information Officer, Donald Savoie, Gina Connell, IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, Josiah Kaelin Sparks, Mary Campbell, Michael Gorman, Stephen D'Arcy, terrorism in White County Arkansas, The Ivany Report Drinking Game rules

The days are getting shorter: Morning File, Thursday, June 22, 2017

June 22, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Stadium Just to follow up on Halifax council’s approval of a temporary stadium on the Wanderers Grounds… I’m somewhere on the spectrum from ambivalent to indifferent to the stadium, but for clarification, the city isn’t putting up any money for it. The “stadium” is basically 6,000 or 7,000 moveable seats and some sort of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Councillor David Hendsbee is a buffoonish clownish figure, First Nation radio station, George Marshall, IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, Maureen Googoo, Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Michael Gorman, Pam Glode-Desrochers, Potlotek First Nation, temporary stadium Wanderers Grounds, Waye Mason

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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.

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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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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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