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Examineradio, episode #134: Darrell Dexter on drugs

October 20, 2017 By Terra Tailleur Leave a Comment

In episode 134 of Examineradio, we talk about Dalhousie students partying hard, that blasted launchpad gets a mention, and Darrell Dexter gets blunt on weed. All that and special guest host Sandra Hannebohm makes her Examineradio debut. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes)

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Rockets, cats, construction workers, and Venn diagram jokes: Morning File, Wednesday, October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Rent control “Premier Stephen McNeil quickly quashed a proposal from the NDP to bring rent control back to Nova Scotia,” reports Marieke Walsh for Global. Duh. What does McNeil care? His Hollis Street apartment is paid for by taxpayers, to the tune of $1,575 a month. And if the rent goes up, no big deal, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brett Ruskin, Canso spaceport, Christopher Gooding, Chronicle Herald advertorial, Construction workers bad and good, cougar in Northport, councillor Bill Karsten, councillor Shawn Cleary, Euler Diagram, Ingrid Nickerson, Kirk O'Connell, launchpad, Lloyd Kerry, Marieke Walsh, Maritime Launch Services (MLS), pedestrian struck Halifax Waterfront boardwalk, Premier Stephen McNeil and rent control, Roger and Robert Taylor, Venn diagram, Zane Woodford

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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