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Premier resists renewed calls for public inquiry into Northwood deaths after NSGEU president bails on review

July 30, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 3 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Despite renewed calls from the president of the largest public-sector union in the province, Premier Stephen McNeil is not prepared to call a public inquiry into the deaths of 53 residents at the Northwood nursing home. But in a new development, the Premier says he […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey, Jason MacLean, Northwood, Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), pandemic

Union leaders call for pay parity for LPNs

July 22, 2020 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Five unions representing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) held a press conference this morning to call for pay equity for nurses across the province. The call comes a month after an adjudicator awarded LPNs working at the former Capital District Health Authority a 12% pay increase, […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Capital District Health Authority, Cathy Retieefe, IWK, Jason MacLean, licensed practical nurse (LPN), Nan McFadgen, Northwood review, Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), QE2, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

There really is a toilet paper shortage (sort of)

Morning File, Tuesday, April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 1 Comment

News 1. Daily COVID-19 update Yesterday’s daily update from the Examiner is even meatier than usual, with contributions from both Tim Bousquet and El Jones. You’ll still find the analysis of the latest numbers — Nova Scotia has been stable at about 30 new cases a day for the last week — but also Tim’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: boat launches and COVID-19, Brooklym Currie, coronavirus, Councillor David Hendsbee, COVID-19, COVID-19 and apartment buildings, COVID-19 testing, Deputy Mayor Lisa Blackburn, Francis Campbell, Gary Andrea, Jason MacLean, mental health, Miranda Spencer, municipal elections, North Preston, pandemic, psychiatric care, telepsychology, toilet paper shortage, Will Oremus

Former Richmond CAO Kent MacIntyre’s fascinating career, and its collapse

Morning File, Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

1. Former Richmond CAO Kent MacIntyre’s fascinating career, and its collapse The Richmond County council fired Chief Administrative Officer Kent MacIntyre during a closed session meeting on April 1, 2019. The vote was three to two, with councillors Brian Marchand, Gilbert Boucher, and Alvin Martell voting in favour of firing, and councillors Jason MacLean and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA loans, Ben Eoin, Constable Gary Basso, Councillor Alvin Martell, Councillor Brian Marchand, Councillor Gilbert Boucher, Don Marchand, Jake Boudrot, Jason MacLean, Mary Campbell, Richmond CAO Kent MacIntyre, Richmond County, Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club, Saint John Development Corporation, Seagull Pewter, Yvonne Leblanc-Smith

“We’re Living It With Them”: NSGEU President and Correctional Officer Jason MacLean responds to the prisoner protest at Burnside

August 23, 2018 By El Jones Leave a Comment

On Sunday, the Halifax Examiner published a statement written by prisoners at the Burnside jail. The prisoners say they are embarking on a non-violent protest in solidarity with their counterparts in U.S. prisons; however, the Burnside prisoners have their own set of demands. To get the perspective of the guards at the jail, El Jones […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Burnside jail, health care in Burnside jail, Jason MacLean, NSGEU, prisoners protest

PRICED OUT

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PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A young white woman with dark hair and a purple shirt lies on a large rock at dusk, looking up at the sky and playing her banjolele.

Episode 85 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Logan Robins (writer/director/composer) and Katherine Norris (star/composer) of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company are on the show this week ahead of their provincial tour of HIPPOPOSTUMOUS, Robins’ musical exploration of invasive species, colonization, environmentalism, and history. Hear how Pablo Escobar’s personal hippos have invaded and are ruining a section of Colombia, why Robins was intrigued to make a show about it, and all the places you can catch it this July. Plus Norris cracks out the banjolele to perform one of the show’s songs. And the new jam from Beauts!

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