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Brookfield residents go to court to stop tire burning at Larfarge

September 5, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

A handful of Colchester County residents will get their day in court next year to try and halt a one-year pilot project that would burn tires for fuel at the Lafarge Canada cement plant in Brookfield, 12 kilometres south of Truro, near Shortts Lake. Yesterday, in a process to set court dates, Lafarge lawyer John...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Allan Sorflaten, Bill Mahody, C&D Recycling, Dan Chassie, Environment Minister Rankin, Fred Blois, Jennifer Henderson, Jim Harpell, John Keith, Judge Patrick Duncan, Kendall McCulloch, Lafarge cement plant burning tires, Lydia Sorflaten, Sean Foreman, Supreme Court Justice Josh Arnold

War never ends: Morning File, Thursday, January 5, 2017

January 5, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 17 Comments

News 1. War deaths “Aaliyah Desmond celebrated her 10th birthday three days after Christmas. She had just begun horseback riding, and announced to her family on New Year’s Eve she wanted to be a veterinarian,” reports Michael MacDonald for the Canadian Press: “She always had a nice little smile,” her great-aunt, Catherine Hartling, said Wednesday. On Tuesday, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaliyah Desmond, Brenda Desmond, Halifax Customs House, IT networks, Jim Harpell, Lee Berthiaume, Lionel Desmond, Marion E. MacCallum, Mary Campbell, Michael MacDonald, Pedestrian struck Albro Lake Road, Port of Sydney, Robert Johnston, Shanna Desmond, stadium, Stephen Archibald, university internet system

There’s a cool comet up there but it’s too cloudy to see it: Morning File, Wednesday, January 4, 2017

January 4, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News 1. Four dead in Lincolnville “RCMP say four people have been found dead in a Guysborough County residence,” reports Ian Fairclough for Local Xpress: Police said in a release the deceased were found in a home in Upper Big Tracadie, but area residents say the residence is on Highway 16 in Lincolnville, a small […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková, fish kills, Jim Harpell, Lincolnville shooting, Maroun Diab, Minoru Honda, Preston Mulligan, Robert Devet, Shelburne dump

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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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