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Whale sanctuary coming to Port Hilford

Morning File, Wednesday, February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020 By Erica Butler 1 Comment

News 1. Nova Scotia budget The Nova Scotia government has announced a budget for spending a projected $11.6 billion in revenue, with plans for a $55 million surplus in the 2020-21 fiscal year. The CBC’s Michael Gorman outlines the government’s announced highlights, including spending increases (the Nova Scotia Health Authority budget increases by $77.7 million) […]

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Saltwire finds one scientist who thinks Northern Pulp’s effluent isn’t toxic

Morning File, Monday, December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter 3 Comments

News 1. Stadium David Fleming is an economist who has worked with the Greater Halifax Partnership and the North End Business Association, and is now working on PEI. He reviewed the case for public financing of a stadium, and found it wanting. Click here to read “There’s not a good financial case for a publicly […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anaconda Mining, Anthony Leblanc, Atlantic Schooners, Bathurst Police Force, Boat Harbour, Brian Baarda, CFL funding, Chief Andrea Paul, Chris Lambie, Chronicle Herald, David Fleming, Donald Gordon, Elkhorn, Frances Willick, Insp. Richard Haye, Jim Williams, Karissa Donkin, Lori Marino, Lynn Hammond, Michael Dadswell, Michael MacDonald, Michel Vienneau, Mike Rainone, Northern Pulp effluent, Pedro Chang, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), power rates, RCMP, RCMP Sgt. Ron DeSilva, SaltWire, Sharphead First Nations Reserve, Terri Fraser, Whale Sanctuary Project

Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself

Morning File, Wednesday, February 6, 2019

February 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself There’s a big long Canadian Press article written by reporter Dan Ralph that quotes Anthony Leblanc at length about all things Atlantic Schooners, but mostly about his plans to play in Moncton while he strong-arms Halifax into building him a stadium. Then Ralph gets […]

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Bill Spurr has a terrible boss, so a puppy had to die

Morning File, Friday, June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Discrimination A firefighter who says her 18-year career was plagued by sexual harassment is demanding that Halifax Regional Municipality step up to resolve discrimination cases like hers that drag on for years,” reports the CBC: Kathy Symington has collected 1,400 pages documenting her sexual harassment case against Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. She said […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Bill Spurr rages, Chris Lambie, Chris Shannon, copper thefts, Democracy Watch, Duff Conacher, Hayley Clarke, Jean Chrétien lobbying Stephen McNeil, Jeremy Fraser, John McCracken, Kathy Symington, Lori Marino, Michael Tutton, Minister Geoff MacLellan, sexual harassment Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, sexual harassment in HRM, Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP), Theodore Thugboat, Whale Sanctuary Project

Why you shouldn’t use the Halifax airport’s wifi: Morning File, Thursday, November 17, 2016

November 17, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

November Subscription Drive Yesterday’s article by Chris Lambie on the filling in of Halifax Harbour (linked to below) is an example of what the Halifax Examiner does best, I think. I’ve long been aware that fill has been deposited at the Fairview Cove shipping terminal, but wasn’t really conscious of the extent of the operation until […]

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Hooray and up she rises: Morning File, Friday, October 14, 2016

October 14, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Captive whales may be coming to Nova Scotia “An organization planning to build a $15-million sanctuary for captive whales is scouting locations in Nova Scotia,” reports Chris Lambie: The Whale Sanctuary Project has checked out a dozen sites between Lunenberg and Guysborough that could […]

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Captive whales may be coming to Nova Scotia

The Whale Sanctuary Project is looking at the Eastern Shore as a potential home for rescued aquarium whales

October 14, 2016 By Chris Lambie

An organization planning to build a $15-million sanctuary for captive whales is scouting locations in Nova Scotia. The Whale Sanctuary Project has checked out a dozen sites between Lunenberg and Guysborough that could become a home for between five and eight orcas, belugas and other cold-water cetaceans that spent their lives in the concrete tanks...

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They are not the hell “your” whales: Morning File, Wednesday, October 12, 2016

October 12, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Teachers to hold strike vote “The Nova Scotia Teachers Union will hold a strike vote on Oct. 25, the union said Tuesday,” reports Jon Tattrie for the CBC. 2. Fenwick Tower “Work has been stopped at the Fenwick Tower construction site after debris fell […]

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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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