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Taxi drivers gone bad: Morning File, Wednesday, May 3, 2017

May 3, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Matthew Hines “Matthew Hines didn’t have to die,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks, who have been doing excellent work and follow-through on this story for the CBC: That’s the conclusion of a scathing report by Canada’s prison watchdog, who found that staff at New Brunswick’s Dorchester Penitentiary ignored repeated cries for help from the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bern Coffey, Doug Brine, Ford Doolittle, Joan Weeks, Kalvin Cole, Karissa Donkin, Kevin Hindle, Matthew Hines, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Ryan Young, taxi driver appeals

Halifax councillors need to make a living wage ordinance a priority: Morning File, Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

November Subscription Drive Click here to purchase a subscription to the Halifax Examiner. News 1. Just how low, and how bad, can the Chronicle Herald get? In a bid to restart negotiations between the Chronicle Herald management and its striking newsroom employees, the union sent the company a request for a meeting. But the company […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: BAE, Ben Eoin, candidates' answers, Chronicle Herald strike, conquered people, Danish warship HDMS Peter Willemoes, Danny Paul, David Pugliese, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Dennis Kutchera, Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, Freedom of Information, Georgina MacLeod, Halifax Transit, Imperial Cleaners, IMTB, Irving Shipbuilding, It's More Than Buses, Joan Weeks, John Demont, Lisa Blackburn, living wage, living wage ordinance, Mark Cunningham, Marlene Usher, Mary Campbell, Michael Merritt, Mike Savage, Moving Forward Together, Port of Sydney, Richard Zurawski, Sackville Sports Stadium, Sam Austin, Sean Previl, Shawn Cleary, Stephen Kimber, Steve Streatch, Waye Mason

Bad attitude: Morning File, Friday, September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines “Correctional Service Canada has fired one staff member and disciplined three others after an inmate was beaten and repeatedly pepper-sprayed at a New Brunswick prison before his death,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks for the CBC: The top correctional official in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Alan Ruffman, Alicja Krzychowiec, CBRM, Chris Lambie, Clay Moyle, Const. Hans Ouellette, Dorchester Penitentiary, Eric Mourant, George Baker, Graham Steele, Jack Dempsey, Joan Weeks, Joe Metlege, John Demont, Jono Developments Ltd, Justice J.E. Scanlan, Karissa Donkin, Marlene Usher, Mary Campbell, Matthew Hines, Michelle Strum, Port of Sydney, Robert Devet, Saint Patrick’s Alexandra, Sam Langford, Wayne Bishop

The planet is dying and the rich are playing: Morning File, Monday, August 22, 2016

August 22, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines and ethics in PR CBC reporters Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks this morning provide a detailed account of the death of Matthew Hines at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick: The report says even though he was “sufficiently under control of staff,” Hines was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDAC, Centre Plan, Correctional Services Canada, Crystal Serenity, Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorothy Grant, Jim Hoggan, Joan Weeks, Karissa Donkin, Matthew Hines, Michael Byers, Paul McLeod, Steve Parcell

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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