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Puppygate: After being arrested for animal cruelty and threatened with jail, a Dartmouth man wants his dogs back from the SPCA

Morning File, Wednesday, September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Glen Assoun compensation “One of the most recognizable wrongfully convicted Canadians is adding his voice to the chorus calling for early compensation for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: Few people can understand what […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: animal cruelty, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Bernard Canning, Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum (CGVD), crane incident, Dartmouth Sportsplex naming rights, David Milgaard, Elizabeth McSheffrey, Glen Assoun compensation, Harbour Cities Veterinary Hospital, Kendall Worth, Kleinschmidt Associates Canada, Lunenburg Harbour sewage, Michael Gorman, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), Puppygate, SPCA, Tufts Cove oil leak

Public Relations: Morning File, Saturday, September 2, 2017

September 2, 2017 By El Jones Leave a Comment

News 1. I help the military out Because I am very patriotic, I have decided to offer my skills to the Canadian Armed Forces to help them with their latest advertising campaign. Rather like the Number Two Construction Battalion, who served the military in World War One even while they were considered second class citizens […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Canadian Armed Forces advertising campaign, El Jones, John McGee, Lunenburg Harbour sewage, Lunenburg Mayor Rachel Bailey, Lunenburg sewage treatment plant, Mayor Rachel Bailey vs Anna Shoub, Mayor Rachel Bailey vs Stella Bowles, racists in Canadian Armed Forces, Stella Bowles

People with giant heads: Morning File, Monday, August 14, 2017

August 14, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Post-strike Chronicle Herald Stephen Kimber: Now that the strike is over, Herald management desperately needs to rebuild — or perhaps simply build — its newsroom capacity, which is the only “value-added” that will really matter if it is to have a journalistic future. The question is: can this management do that? Click here […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Lunenburg Harbour sewage, Maureen Googoo, Mi’kmaq and Acadians at Grand Pré, Stella Bowles

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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