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Time to trash talk the litterers

Morning File, Thursday, Sept 24, 2020

September 24, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 17 Comments

News 1. How a proposal for tiny homes for veterans could shape Halifax’s affordable housing policy Zane Woodford talks with Dave Howard, co-founder of Homes for Heroes about a proposal for a village of tiny homes for veterans in Halifax. The proposal would include 15 to 25 tiny homes that are about 300 square feet, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adopt-a-Highway, Allison Bernard, Cathy McCarthy, COVID-19, David Lefebvre, Erica Alini, film industry, Friends of McNabs Society, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Hal Bruce, Halifax Regional Council, Heather Fairbairn, horse riding lessons, Joe Chisholm, Judy Haiven, Laura Mackenzie, Lawrencetown litter, littering, Lynne Bruce, Mark Turner, Mike Casey, restaurant patios, Riverview Ravens, Theresa Kliem, Tina Knezevic, trash, women on council

When will Nova Scotia finally have a woman premier?

Morning File, Monday, August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 1 Comment

News 1. Today is Prisoners’ Justice Day; here’s what it means to me A former provincial prisoner writes about what Prisoners’ Justice Day, which is today, August 10, means to them. Prisoners’ Justice Day was started by a group of prisoners who got together on Aug. 10, to remember Ed Nalon, who died in a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Back to School plan, Campaign School for Women, Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Equal Voice, Judy Haiven, Michael Gorman, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Premier Caroline Cochrane, Premier Rita Johnson, Premier Stephen McNeil, school reopening, woman premier, women in politics

Why people ignore warning signs

Morning File, Tuesday, July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 6 Comments

News 1. Witness told police that mass murderer “builds fires and burns bodies, is a sexual predator, and supplies drugs in Portapique and Economy” Tim Bousquet is on vacation, but still reported on documents related to the RCMP’s investigation in the mass murders of April 18/19, which a Nova Scotia judge ordered redacted. And there’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, domestic violence, El Jones, feedback loops, gain-frame messages, Jon Ronson, Judy Haiven, loss-frame messages, Mass shooting review, Oxford blueberry, Oxley the blueberry, pandemic, Peggy's Cove, Public Inquiry, Rachel Jones, risk, Sheri Lecker, signage, speed limits, speed signs, Steven Smith, Thomas Goetz, warning signs

Calling police when someone is suffering a mental health crisis can have horrific consequences; what is the alternative?

July 2, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 1 Comment

In February 2014, Mohammed Eshaq fell to his death from the 10th-floor balcony of his South End Halifax apartment. Eshaq lived with schizophrenia, and was an in-patient at the Nova Scotia Hospital’s Simpson Landing at the time. He left on a 15-minute pass and didn’t go back, instead taking transit to his parents’ place. They […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Adrienne Power, Andrew Childerhose, Brenda Lucki, Chantel Moore, Chief Dave MacNeil, D'Andre Campbell, defund the police, Ejaz Ahmed Choudry, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Jennifer Lavoie, Judy Haiven, Matt White, mental health, Mental Health Mobile Crisis, Mohammed Eshaq, Mona Wang, police shootings, RCMP, Regis Korchinski-Parquet, Rodney Levi, Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Specialized Outreach Services (SOS), wellness checks

Council votes in favour of report on taxi appeals committee

Morning File, Wednesday, September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 5 Comments

News 1. Uranium “After yesterday’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, Nova Scotia’s Uranium Exploration and Mining Prohibition Act seems to be safe,” reports Joan Baxter. “At least for now.” Baxter recounts the testimony of not one, not two, but three different representatives of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Blair Rhodes, Cassidy Bernard, collapsed crane removal, councillor Bill Karsten, Councillor David Hendsbee, councillor Lisa Blackburn, Councillor Russell Walker, Councillor Stephen Adams, councillor Waye Mason, Darren Smalley, Judy Haiven, Mark Reynolds, Matt Whitman and appeals committee, Michael Bowen, Mona Bernard, Morning File photos of men vs women, Premier Stephen McNeil, secondary labour market, Simon Radford, Susan Bradley, taxi appeals committee, UK British sailors sexual assault trial, women in the workforce, Zane Woodford

Glen Assoun will receive early compensation

Morning File, Friday, September 13, 2019

September 13, 2019 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

News 1. Glen Assoun will receive early compensation “The federal and Nova Scotia governments are making an initial payment to Glen Assoun, a man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey told reporters Thursday the payment would be made […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cedric DeChamp, cellphone internet failures, convention centre hotel, East Coast Greenery, Glen Assoun compensation, Halifax Convention Centre, HRM By Design, Hurricane Dorian, hurricanes and workers, Judy Haiven, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Kevin Bissett, Maggie Rahr, Michael Gorman, Michael Tutton, Nova Centre hotel, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Pat Stay, police chase, rape, Stephen Archibald and cast iron facades, Sutton Place Hotels

Heartbreak and rage

Morning File, Wednesday, August 28, 2019

August 28, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 11 Comments

News 1. Man dies in custody at East Coast Forensic Hospital El Jones has the heartbreaking story of Gregory Hiles, who died by suicide on August 20 while in custody at the East Coast Forensic Hospital. On Tuesday, August 20th, Sheila Hiles spoke with her son Gregory for over an hour until around 10pm, when […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: alleged, Aly Thomson, average wage, Colin May, Immigration, Information and Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully, Judy Haiven, Larry Haiven, Lobster and trade agreements, lobster exports, Pam Berman, Taryn Grant, Wayne MacKay

Afua Cooper: “We need to smash those [racist] stereotypes and see the humanity in each and every one of us”

Morning File, Wednesday, May 22, 2019

May 22, 2019 By Erica Butler 3 Comments

News 1. Bank of Canada acknowledges that climate change will impact the economy “For the first time ever, the Bank of Canada has released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country’s financial system,” reports Karina Roman for the CBC. The report in question is the Bank’s annual Fiscal System Review, which […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Afua Cooper, Alicia Draus, Bank of Canada, Catherine Tully, climate change, Connor Smithers-Mapp, Equity Watch, Freedom of Information request, Graeme Gibson, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), human resources (HR), Ipsos Reid, Josh K. Elliot, Judy Haiven, Karina Roman, Leslie Oliver, Margaret Atwood, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), privacy breaches, Racism, Rella Black History Foundation, Rick Howe Show, Robert Devet, Silver Donald Cameron, Task Force on Commemoration, Victoria Walton, Viola Desmond, Wanda Robson, Yvonne Colbert

Here’s a tip: Don’t take your staff’s gratuities

Morning File, Friday, April 12, 2019

April 12, 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. Two women could be in running for police chief job Halifax will likely get a new police chief in May and rumour has it there are two women in the running for the job, reports Francis […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anne Theriault, Annie Bernard-Daisley, Anthony Leblanc, Barbara McLean, Canada lands Company, Cassidy Bernard, Councillor Steve Craig, cycling, First nations, Francis Campbell, gratuities, Halifax police chief, Heather Watts, Jeff McNeil, Judy Haiven, Ken Filkow Award for Freedom of Expression, Living Earth Exhibit Hall, Missing and murdered Indigenous women, Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Nova Scotia Museum, Ontario Science Centre, PEN Canada, Port Morien Wildlife Association, Premier Stephen McNeil, Shannon Park, Silent Steeds: Cycling in Nova Scotia to 1900, Small History NS, Sonia Thomas, spring bear hunt, stadium proposal, tipping

How a simple vendor disclosure form can combat corruption in government

Morning File, Tuesday, December 11, 2018

December 11, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Lord Dalhousie report Last night, the “Scholarly Panel to Examine Lord Dalhousie’s History on Slavery and Race” issued its draft report. I wasn’t there, but you can see what went down in a social media recap of the event. I asked for a copy of the draft report yesterday but couldn’t get it; last night […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brian Posavad, dispensary raid, Judy Haiven, lobbyist registry, Lord Dalhousie report, Michael Gorman, Southwest Properties, vendor disclosure form, William Matavou, YMCA funding

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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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