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Examineradio 153: lawyer Ben Perryman wants Abdoul Abdi to stay in Canada

April 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Lawyer Ben Perryman walks us through the fight to stop Abdoul Abdi’s deportation. Plus, we discuss why the judge who said “clearly a drunk can consent” was cleared of bias and misconduct, and the fine you could face if you buy pot from the kid next door. (Direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes)

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi, Benjamin Perryman, Examineradio 153, Judge Gregory Lenehan, marijuana, podcast

Thousands of people are complaining about Judge Gregory Lenehan: Morning File, Friday, March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

Tonight, Jesse Brown brings his Canadaland to Halifax for a live taping. Brown will be talking with me and King’s College journalism prof Terra Tailleur. The show at the Marquee starts at 7pm, but doors open at 6pm. Entry cost is $10, with all proceeds going to CKDU. Iris and Tempa will be hawking Examiner swag, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Accessibility bill, Bad judges of the past, Bassam Al-Rawi, Darrell Dexter, Donald Marshall Inquiry, Helena Katz, Joanne Bernard, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Judicial Council, Keith Doucette, Lewis Matheson, Lillis Bartlett, marijuana, marijuana legislation, Michael Gorman, Mike Savage, pot, Raymond Bartlett, Robert Richards, Robyn Doolittle, sexual assaults by cab drivers, Wayne MacKay, Zane Woodford

Exclusive: woman arrested in Farm Assists raid talks to the Examiner

September 8, 2014 By Tim Bousquet

“The police said that an undercover cop bought marijuana at Farm Assists several times—with and without a licence. We say, ‘bullshit.’” That’s Sherri Reeve, explaining that Friday’s bust of the Farm Assists shop on Gottingen Street, and of her home and grow-op in East Chezzetcook, were a miscarriage of justice. Reeve and her fiance, Chris Enns,...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Chris Enns, Farm Assists, Halifax Compassion Club, marijuana, Medical marijuana, Sherri Reeve

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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