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The Assoun wrongful conviction: How Halifax police, RCMP, and prosecutorial misconduct sent an innocent man to prison and kept him there for nearly 17 years

Part 2: a botched Halifax police investigation, and then an RCMP coverup.

July 14, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

For background on this story, see my 2016 series, “Dead Wrong.” In the late 1990s, Halifax police were dealing with a disturbing number of unsolved murders, and in 1997, an RCMP–Halifax police task force, “Operation Full Course,” was established to look at cold cases. Operation Full Course was primarily focused on Andrew Johnson, a man picked […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: Andrea King, Andrew Johnson, Andy Lathem, Associate Chief Justice O’Neil, Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC), Brenda Way, Brent Snook, Cst Steve Maxwell, Cst. D.L. Southern, Dave Moore, Detective Wayne Hurst, Dick Hutchings, Fred Fitzsimmons, Glen Assoun, Halifax Integrated Major Crime Unit, Innocence Canada, Jerome Kennedy, Ken Bradley, Kimberly McAndrew, Kirk Luther, Mark Green, Michael McGray, Operation Full Course, Public Prosecution Service, RCMP Corporal Roger Robbins, Sgt Dave Worrell, Stinchcombe, Tammy McLean, Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)

Yet another $9 million of public money is going to support the Yarmouth ferry

Morning File, Monday, May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Two protests “While officials moved quickly to respond to student protests about the cancellation of high school rugby, they were quick to erect roadblocks when students wanted to protest climate change,” notes Stephen Kimber. Click here to read “A tale of two protests.” This article is for subscribers. Click here to subscribe. 2. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Halef, All Canada Crane, Andrew Paul Johnson, Banc Investments, Bayview Community School, Brittany Wentzell, Charles Mandel, Constable Dave MacDonald, Craig Franks, Detective Kim Robinson, Ed Halverson, Gary Posner, hypnosis, hypnotism, John Risley, Joseph Gabriel, Judge Michael Sherar, Kimberly McAndrew, Lamar Eason, Noreen Renier, Northern Star, psychic, Rebecca Smart, Robie Street development, Steve Bruce, superyacht, The Skeptical Inquirer, Tom Martin, WM Fares, Yarmouth ferry, Yarmouth Ferry totals

Channelling Kimberly McAndrew: Morning File, Friday, November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

“The parole board has again refused to release a Nova Scotia man jailed in British Columbia for sex crimes who is a suspect in cold case murders,” reports Chris Lambie for the Chronicle Herald: Andrew Paul Johnson, 58, is deemed a dangerous offender. […] In 1998, sources told The Chronicle Herald that Johnson was a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Paul Johnson, CFL franchise in Halifax, Chris Lambie, Emera, Frederick Smith, Grand Bahama Power Company, Highfield Park sold, Joseph Gabriel, Kimberly McAndrew, pedestrian struck Herring Cove Road, Stephen Kimber, Steve McLean, Wendy Jones, Westdale

DEAD WRONG

A BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION AND A PROBABLE WRONGFUL CONVICTION SHED LIGHT ON THE MURDERS OF DOZENS OF WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA.

February 15, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 21 Comments

Editor’s note: the DEAD WRONG homepage has links to previous articles, the cast of characters, extras, and commentary. Part 4: Channelling Kimberly McAndrew This article contains graphic accounts of violence and sexual violence that will disturb some readers. In the next few months Glen Assoun will likely be fully exonerated in the murder of Brenda Way. Brenda will then join […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Dave MacDonald, DEAD WRONG, Gary Posner, Kimberly McAndrew, Noreen Renier, Tom Martin

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.

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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