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Shawn Cleary’s betrayal of voters

Morning File, Wednesday, June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 21 Comments

News 1. Shawn Cleary I’m taking a mapping class at the Journalism school this week. It’s pretty cool! I’ve always wanted to get into mapping beyond simply using Google Maps, and in recent years new software programs have become available that allow people without extensive tech backgrounds to manipulate GIS databases and make maps. About […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Armco, city hall lobbyist registry, Councillor Lindell Smith, Councillor Sam Austin, Councillor Shawn Cleary and Willow Tree tower, councillor Waye Mason, dine-and-dash, Jason Edwards, Joachim Stroink, Linda Mosher, mapping class, RIP Whitefish, Shawn Cleary’s deleted post, Stephen Kimber

Mayor Mike Savage to shill for Shaw Communications: Morning File, Tuesday, October 3, 2017

October 3, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

News 1. Cornwallis panelists to be discussed in secret Halifax council will today appoint the “special advisory committee” to determine what to do with the Cornwallis statue. The panel will comprise: • Co-chairs from indigenous and non-indigenous community with leadership and chairing experience • An even number of members with experience and expertise in the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Cornwallis statue advisory committee, council advisory committees, Courtney Jones, Evelyn White, Fireside, Glen Assoun, Gloria McCluskey, Good Robot Brewing Company, Johanna Galipeau, John Young, Kayla Hounsell, Kelly Costello, Lenore Zann, Linda Mosher, Rebecca Moore, Spring Garden Road ad, Spring Garden Road Business Association, Susan Leblanc, Sydney Waterfront redevelopment, Tom Wile, Tom's Little Havana, treaty rights and climate change, Wrongful Conviction Day

Shortsighted and a bit foolish: Morning File, Wednesday, September 6, 2017

September 6, 2017 By Erica Butler 10 Comments

I’m Erica Butler, your friendly neighbourhood Examiner transportation columnist, filling in for Tim this morning. News 1. Tire-burning “A handful of Colchester County residents will get their day in court next year to try and halt a one-year pilot project that would burn tires for fuel at the Lafarge Canada cement plant in Brookfield, 12 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bob Bjerke firing, Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Ltd., David Hendsbee pension, Erica Butler, Halifax Deputy Mayor Steve Craig, Jacques Dubé, Linda Mosher, Myles McNutt, Oxford Theatre sale, paying for parking, paying for the bus, Purcells Cove backlands, rail line, Shaw Group/Nature Conservancy

The death candy parade begins: Morning File, Tuesday, November 1, 2016

November 1, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 27 Comments

November subscription drive Good morning! I’m doing something I’ve never done before: having a subscription drive. Besides my own work, over the past two years, I’ve been able to publish Hilary Beaumont, Linda Pannozzo, El Jones, Erica Butler, Evelyn White, Jennifer Henderson, and others. I also had the great fortune to publish Michael Gorman before the CBC […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Dawn Sloane, halloween candy, Ivan Bulger, Joachim Stroink, Linda Mosher, Mike Kydd, Randy Jones, Shawn Cleary, stormwater charges, Wayne Cross

Council candidates answer two questions

October 5, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

I’ve asked two questions of candidates: 1. Will you support a living wage ordinance? (background here and here) 2. If elected, what single thing would you want to accomplish as councillor (or mayor)? The candidates’ unedited responses follow. I’ll update this page as I receive more responses Use these links to jump ahead to specific […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured Tagged With: Alison McNair, Anthony Kawalski, Brenden Sommerhalder, Bruce Smith, Carlos Beals, Colin Castle, Dawn E. Penney, Dominick Desjardins, Gabriel Enxuga, Iona Stoddard, Irvine Carvery, John Bignell, Kate Watson, Kevin Copley, Kyle Woodbury, Linda Mosher, Lisa Blackburn, living wage ordinance, Mike Savage, municipal election, Pamela Lovelace, Richard Zurawski, Sam Austin, Shawn Cleary, Shelley Fashan, Steve Streatch, Sue Uteck, Tim Rissesco, Trevor Lawson, two questions, Warren Wesson, Waye Mason

Mixed metaphors: Morning File, Friday, September 16, 2016

September 16, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Irving The multi-billion dollar ship construction project has started, so what’s the economic impact? “Watch your mail for a glossy, 16-page magazine brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding later this month. Every homeowner in the Halifax Regional Municipality is supposed to get one, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Curran, Bob Parker, Cape Breton Star, Chronicle Herald, David Phillips, Graham Steele, Halifax Typographical Union, Irving, Linda Mosher, metaphor hell, Russell Walker, Ships Start Here, Yarmouth ferry

Term limits for dolphins: Morning File, Wednesday, September 14, 2016

September 14, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 23 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Forest tragedy Linda Pannozzo continues her look at the Department of Natural Resources and the development of forest policy in Nova Scotia. Pannozzo documents how over the last eight years the public demand for a sustainable forest policy has been hijacked for short-term […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: advertising, Brenden Sommerhalder, Confederation Bridge, Francis Campbell, Helen Horne, Lawrence MacAuley, Linda Mosher, Linda Pannozzo, Lisa Blackburn, Parker Donham, paywall, Percy Downe, Peter MacKay, Richard Colvin, Richard Starr, Robert Devet, Shawn Cleary, term limits, Vyacheslav A. Ryabov

Richard Butts, Clayton Developments, and the Purcells Cove backlands: Morning File: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Richard Butts, Clayton Developments, and the Purcells Cove backlands Let’s have a quick refresher on the Purcells Cove backlands, which is that stretch of undeveloped land roughly between Spryfield and Purcells Cove. The backlands are the site of two large lakes — Colpitt and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Allan Shaw, Annapolis Group, Anton Selkowitz, Barry Dalrymple, Bob Bjerke, Clayton Developments, Craig Smith, Jodrey, John Risley, Linda Mosher, Morning File, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Purcells Cove backlands, Reg Rankin, Richard Butts, Stephen Adams, Stephen Kimber, Yarmouth ferry

This domain name could be yours! Examineradio, episode #62

May 20, 2016 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

This week we speak with community activist Jayde Tynes about the Bridging Bus project. The Bridging Bus aims to help develop community projects throughout the city and to bring the organizers to Washington, DC, to experience grassroots organizing firsthand. Also, LocalXPress gets a reboot, Aidan Cromwell’s murder conviction is overturned and Linda Mosher grabs anything not nailed […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Bloomfield, Chronicle Herald, Examineradio, Jayde Tynes, Linda Mosher, podcast

Morning File: Tuesday, June 24, 2014

June 24, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

News 1. Linda Mosher’s court case delayed, again. Police say that while driving her SUV on May 7, 2013, Halifax councillor Linda Mosher hit a bicyclist at the corner of North and Robie Streets, and drove off without stopping. A witness followed Mosher to a nearby garage, and told her of the incident; she then drove […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Linda Mosher, Morning File

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

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