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The Uber Files: The inside story of how “ride share” took over the world

Morning File, Tuesday, July 12, 2022

July 12, 2022 By Philip Moscovitch 3 Comments

News 1. Multi-generational violence in the mass murderer’s family   This item contains detailed accounts of violence. Tim Bousquet lays out his latest story, based on documents from the Mass Casualty Commission, right in the first paragraph. And it’s pretty chilling: The man who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020 came […]

Filed Under: Featured, Morning File Tagged With: 2SLGBTQ+, AAA bike network, bike lanes, Dalhousie University, domestic violence, Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home, Heritage Advisory Committee, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Jeff Samuelson, K.R. Byggdin, Liam O'Reilly, Lois Legge, Mass Casualty Commission (MCC), Mennonites, Morris Street, Peggy Walt, Sam Harnett, Schmidtville, tech writing, Tim Day, Uber, Veith House, Wagners, Wonder World, Wortman family, Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home

Former residents of Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home suing, alleging physical, sexual, and emotional assault

July 11, 2022 By Zane Woodford Leave a Comment

Five former residents of the Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home are suing the provincial government and the organization that once ran the home, alleging “an atmosphere of tolerance of physical, sexual and emotional assault,” and “dehumanizing, degrading” treatment of children in care in the 1950s and 60s. The home was established in the mid-1800s to house […]

Filed Under: Courts, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Attorney General of Nova Scotia, Children’s Aid Society, Chronicle Herald, Department of Public Welfare, Donna Morse, Halifax, Halifax Children's Foundation, Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home, Liam O'Reilly, Lois Legge, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, orphanage, Tim Day, Veith House, Wagner's law firm, Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home, Zane Woodford

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Episode 91 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.
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The Halifax Fringe Festival is celebrating its first full in-person festival since 2019, which itself was cut short by hurricane Dorian. And that’s not all — after seven festivals, executive director Lee-Anne Poole will head out the revolving door of Halifax arts org leaders and hand the reigns over to Sara Graham. Both are on the show this week to talk entrances and exits, why they do the work that they do, the festival’s present and future, and all the details you need to attend. Plus a song from the new surprise Hello Delaware album.

Listen to the episode here.

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