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Anniversaries and remembrance: Morning File, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

December 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Montreal Massacre There’s another anniversary today that seems to be overlooked in Halifax: the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. Barbara Darby writes of learning of the massacre — her sister was then a student at the Université du Québec à Montréal— and of how it prompted her to identify as a feminist. She […]

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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.

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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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