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Revolutionary – Burnley “Rocky” Jones: Examineradio, episode #82

October 7, 2016 By Russell Gragg 1 Comment

Halifax Examiner Saturday columnist El Jones speaks with Jim Walker, a noted History professor at the University of Waterloo and a member of the Order of Canada. Walker is the co-author of a recent (auto)biography of iconic black activist and lawyer Burnley “Rocky” Jones. Also, The Borg Ship has stalled out on Argyle Street, with an […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: El Jones, Examineradio, Jim Walker, Joe Ramia, living wage, Nova Centre, podcast, Rocky Jones

Balancing budgets on the backs of the working poor isn’t fiscal responsibility; it’s exploitation. Morning File, Friday, September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. George Tsimiklis is the worst landlord in town Halifax landlord and developer George Tsimiklis preys on poor people. That’s his business model: renting out substandard housing to people on social assistance who have few options in life. Yesterday, I detailed the dozens and dozens of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: a car's service history, access to information law, Bill Horne, Brendan Elliott, Catherine Tully, Chris Lambie, Electronic Mail Policy, FOIPOP, George Tsimiklis, Graham Steele, house sale prices, Jean Laroche, Jim Wicks, living wage, Muskrat Falls, Premier Stephen McNeil, restaurant inspection reports, Robert Devet, Sarah Outhit-Smith, Trout Point Lodge, worst landlord in town

Halifax needs a Living Wage ordinance: Morning File, Monday, September 26, 2016

September 26, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Halifax needs a living wage ordinance Last week, Halifax council wrestled with a contract for parking enforcement. The term for the former contractor, ISSA, had expired, but that company agreed to continue providing enforcement on a month-by-month basis until a new contract was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: access to information, bomb threat, Catherine Tully, Eddie Robar, Edward Greenspon, FOIPOP, fuel spill, fuel storage, G4S, Gloria McCluskey, Halifax Transit, living wage, Matt Whitman, parking enforcement, Red MacKenzie, Richard Butts, Robin Tress, Waye Mason

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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