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Shaping the rules around roadside memorials

Morning File, Thursday, January 23, 2020

January 23, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp issues layoff notices This morning’s press release from Northern Pulp: Jennifer Henderson will have more on this shortly. 2. Council’s budget committee opts in favour of menstrual products for municipal facilities Zane Woodford looks at councillor Lorelei Nicoll’s proposal to get menstrual products in municipal facilities. The proposal is closer to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ali Hamidi, Aya Al-Hakim, Bill Lahey, Black Cultural Centre, Colored Hockey League, Coloured Hockey League, Cst. John MacLeod, Dr. Kirk Magee, drugged at The Dome, George E. Dickinson, Heath C. Hoffmann, Holly Everett, Jack Julian, Jim Hill, Josee Saulnier, Lahey Report on Forestry, Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin, MADD, Masoumeh Ghavi, Miia Suokonautio, Northern Pulp layoffs, roadside memorial, Suzanne's Valentine Tree, women in the workforce

Puzzling developments with Cape Breton’s non-existent container terminal

Morning File, Monday, January 20, 2020

January 20, 2020 By Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

News 1. Walmart incident “When a young black woman accused the Halifax police of racially profiling and abusing her in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident at Walmart last week, officials did what officials do,” writes Stephen Kimber. “They obfuscated, they passed the buck, they pretended to take it seriously.” Click here to read “Can […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brookfield Asset Management, Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS), Desmond Cole, Egyptian artifacts, Emma Davie, facebook, Frank McKenna, Genesee & Wyoming, Geoff MacLelllan, Jack Julian, Jim Pomeroy, King's Co-op Bookstore, Marla MacInnis, Mary Campbell, mummies, Museum of Natural History, new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) RFP, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Paul MacKay, Peter Bigelow, racial profiling, Russian Internet Research Agency, Santina Rao, Sydney container terminal, YMCA

Solving hunger and homelessness in Lower Sackville

Morning File, Friday, December 27, 2019

December 27, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 2 Comments

News When writing today, I really noticed the loss of The Star Halifax. There’s not much news happening over the holidays, but certainly The Star would have been out and reporting on something. The city now has one less newsroom of reporters digging up stories. We will all notice this heading into 2020. 1. Puppy mill […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), Bowlin Farms, Caroline Gallop, Chris Hughes, Claudia Jahn, criminal record, DeRico Symonds, Eldon Turner, Freedom Kitchen, homelessness, Jack Julian, Ken Williment, lobster preserving, Matthew Johnson, Maxine's Mobile Barber, MediaSmarts, Mike Poworoznyk, MLA Steve Craig, Northern Pulp closure, puppy mill, Rainie Murphy, Royal Diaperer, Sackville Area Warming Centre, Shah Razul, sharenting, The Den

It’s Living Wage Week!

Morning File, Wednesday, November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 2 Comments

November subscription drive Phil Moscovitch and I worked on some of the same publications for years. We only met in person earlier this year, around the time I started regularly contributing to Morning File. Moscovitch is a full-time freelancer and he’s often traveling, meeting and learning about people and telling us all about them. I […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: #NoNutNovember, Adsum House, Alex Johnstone, bridge closures, Climate Central, Donut Monster, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Ellen Page, Future Proofing Lockeport, Good Shepherd, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Jack Julian, Jaimie McEvoy, John McPhee, Katherine Kalinowski, lead in drinking water, living wage, Louise Delisle, Lyndsay Armstrong, Mary Lou Tanner, New Westminster, Peter Girard, Philip Moscovitch, Reuben Vanderkwaak, Robert Cribb, Robert Devet, Rural Water Watch, Scotsburn Elementary School, sea level rise, Shelburne, Sheri Lecker, South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED), Steve Snider, The Mustard Seed Co-op, Tim Webster, Zane Woodford

Point, Click, Evict

Morning File, Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 6 Comments

News 1. Crowns strike The province’s crown attorneys have gone on strike. The government says the action is illegal and is seeking an injunction to get them back to work. Writing in The Star Halifax, Taryn Grant explains: About 80 per cent of members of the Nova Scotia Crown Attorneys’ Association (NSCAA) voted in favour […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Anjuli Patil, Aron Spidle, bad tenants, bicycle licensing, bike licenses, biking in Winnipeg, Bill 203, Brooke Gladstone, Chris Parsons, climate change, crown attorneys, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Emma Norton, eviction, greenhouse gas emissions, Jack Julian, Jason Selby, Jeff Karabanow, John Collyer, Karissa Donkin, Kevin Russell, MLA Patricia Arab, Nadav Even-Har, On the Media podcast, Out of the Cold emergency shelter, Paul Schneidereit, pedestrian struck Robie and Coburg, Residential Tenancies Act, Stephen Thomas, Taryn Grant, Trevor Adams, violence in school

A fascinating (and disturbing) look at North End Dartmouth, circa 1970s

Morning File, Friday, August 30, 2019

August 30, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Politicians respond, sort of, to Greg Hiles’ death This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Premier McNeil, Health Minister Randy Delorey, and Justice Minister Mark Furey all read from the same script after Thursday’s meeting of Cabinet ministers in charge of the province. There will be no consideration given to any sort of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barbara Darby and kittens, Bay Ferries, Bernie Schulz, Calvino Anderson, cannabis dispensary raid, David Patriquin, David Wilkins, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH), East Coast Greenery, forests, Greg Hiles, Gregory Hiles, Halifax IT/Tech Meetup, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Icarus Report August 30 2019, investigative journalism, Jack Julian, Jason Paul Pelley, Joseph A. Clarke, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Maggie Rahr, Matt Whitman tech genius, MLA Tim Halman, Mulgrave Lane, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Nicholas Quinlan Hood, Noah Mansfield Greiss, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Office of the Medical Examiner, proforestation, Robert Devet, Sheila Hiles, sinkholes, Stephanie Alexandra Clarke, Stephen Archibald and bag collection, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Troy William Power, Yarmouth ferry

Halifax is getting ruff with canine owners in these dog days of summer

Morning File, Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

News 1. MyHealthNS Jennifer Henderson reports on MyHealthNS and the decision by McKesson Canada to pull the plug on the online portal that gave doctors access to results for X-rays, MRIs, and blood tests. The portal also allowed patients to book appointments and correspond with their doctor through email. Health Minister Randy Delorey made the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Airbnb, Alex Cooke, Alex Quon, Brightwood Brewery, cigarette butts, Councillor Sam Austin, cyclist struck Devonshire Avenue, Dean’s Flowers, Dennis Evans, doctor shortage, dog ban, dogs, E coli, Elizabeth Chiu, emergency room closures, Geir Simensen, Haley Ryan, Holly Winchester, Jack Julian, Jodie Fitzgerald, John Dimick, littering, MLA Rafah DiConstanzo, Nina Tardif, QE2 dream home, servers and bartenders, short term rentals, Skipper Hill Estates, Smith's Bakery, Stubborn Goat Beer Garden, Tara Fleming, Troy Fahie, Vanessa Myers, Wesley Schultz

Halifax CAO Jacques Dubé is raising money for charity; this is a problem

Morning File, Tuesday, August 6, 2019

August 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Spaceport “I hadn’t even made it into Canso when I happened upon the first person willing and eager to speak her mind on the proposed spaceport that Maritime Launch Services wants to construct in the picturesque community at the very end of Highway 16,” writes Joan Baxter: In a charming restaurant a few […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Airbnb, Alex Halef, Armco Capital Inc, Armour Group, Banc Investments, Canso spaceport, CAO Jacques Dubé, Cape Canaveral, charity, Chincoteague Museum, David Darrow, Don Bowser, Frances Fares, fundraisers, Halifax Harbour Swim, Hector Jacques, Jack Julian, Jim Spatz, KBRS, Kevin Doran, King’s Wharf, Lawen Group, living wage, Maritime Launch Services (MLS), Misty, Ronald L'Esperance, Royer Thompson, Scott McCrea, Stephen Matier, United Way

Get out into the country, city slickers!

Morning File, Tuesday, March 26, 2019

March 26, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 6 Comments

I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim today. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Budget day in Nova Scotia It’s budget day in Nova Scotia and as expected healthcare will be one of the key spending areas. In an interview with Keith Doucette from Canadian Press, Finance Minister Karen Casey […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Amber Lee Neil, budget day, Chief Jean-Michel Blais, Councillor Steve Craig, Don Mills, Eldon Turner, Eldon’s Soup and Sandwiches, Grabher, Halifax Transit, Jack Julian, Jean Laroche, living wage, Matt Whitman complains about trees, Michelle Stewart, Phil Moscovitch, rural Nova Scotia adventures, rural transit, Scot Wortley, street check report, vanity licence plates, volunteering, work for free

We’ve spent $15 million a year on the Yarmouth ferry; here’s a better and lots more fun idea for spending the money

Morning File, Thursday, March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Ferry funding The province announced funding for the Yarmouth ferry yesterday: The province is helping to renovate the Bar Harbor ferry terminal to accommodate the Nova Scotia-Maine ferry service. The expected cost is $8.5 million. … The renovation costs will be included in the province’s 2018-19 spending. The work is currently underway with […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bar Harbor ferry terminal, Bay Ferries, Blair Rhodes, Chad Smith, Glen Assoun, Jack Julian, Justice James Chipman, Marla MacInnis, Nathan Johnson, Randy Riley, Suzanne Rent, Yarmouth ferry expenditures, Yarmouth helicopter drop

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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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