News 1. Spill at Moose River gold mine “Atlantic Gold’s manager of environment and permitting, James Millard, calls it a ‘spill’ or a ‘loss of control’ caused by a ‘gasket failure,’” reports Joan Baxter: By whatever name, the event happened on the night of January 3, 2019, at the company’s open pit gold mine at […]
Blind justice: Morning File, Tuesday, October 31, 2017
News 1. Blind justice A Musquodoboit Harbour man who served an intermittent two-year sentence in the Central Nova Correctional Facility in Burnside is suing the jail and the province for “permanent loss of vision in his left eye.” Peter Galbraith says he has rheumatoid arthritis, which he manages with weekly injections of the drug Enbrel. […]
The Canada Games Centre roof is “poorly constructed” and leaking: Morning File, Wednesday, June 14, 2017
News 1. Canada Games Centre roof Just six years old, the roof of the Canada Games Centre needs major repairs. Peter Smith of Eagle Project Management Inc. was hired to investigate leaks over the main pool area, the walking track, and the solarium in the fitness centre. What he found wasn’t pretty. “The roof drains […]
Canadian court orders the arrest of a reporter: Morning File, Wednesday, October 26, 2016
You can now link to any part of a Morning File post by simply scrolling past the headline or sub-headline you’re interested in, then copying the URL from your browser and posting it on Facebook or Twitter (or anywhere else) to share. News 1. Teachers vote to strike “Teachers in Nova Scotia could be on […]
Cougie the dog’s upset stomach proves just how corrupt Nova Scotia’s courts are: Morning File: Thursday, August 18, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Taxi driver A taxi driver was charged with sexual assault yesterday. We’re working on a story related to this and might have more later today. 2. Fires and Canadian government paternalism Now that it’s raining, we’re all allowed to go walk in the […]