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Workers say the Autoport is violating social distancing orders, and two of them have tested positive for COVID-19

April 7, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The confirmation of two COVID-19 cases of Autoport employees has heightened concerns among workers already uneasy about their inability to maintain social distancing on the job. “I represent both CN and ViaRail (workers) and there are cases throughout workplaces where people are being exposed to […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Autoport, CN, CN Rail, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jonathan Abecassis, pandemic, social distancing, Terry McKimm, UNIFOR Local 100

A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail

Robert T. Schmidt's claim to all of the rail line is contested, and the province has gone to court to force him to maintain his dilapidated property, but Schmidt says he wants taxpayers to pay him millions of dollars

February 26, 2018 By Rick Grant

Halifax Regional Municipality, the Nova Scotia government, and an American businessman want to own a discontinued railway that’s more than a century-and-a-half old. The Windsor and Hantsport Railway is 90 kilometers of track running from Windsor Junction through Mount Uniacke, Windsor, and Hantsport to New Minas. The American wants to be in the rail business, but...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell, Canadian Government Railways, CN, Dave McCusker, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Jonathan Abecassis, MLA John Lohr, MLA Margaret Miller, Paul Smith, Peter Hackett, Rick Grant, Robert T. Schmidt, Uniacke Trails Association, Windsor and Hantsport Railway

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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