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Halifax CFL team: the Richard Butts connection

Morning File, Friday, November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

November subscription drive Today, I could write a long thing telling you about how important your subscription is, or you could read what I wrote yesterday and today I’ll just post a picture of a cute dog: Your dog can also wear a Halifax Examiner T-shirt, but only if your dog buys an annual subscription. […]

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Looks like we’re getting a stadium, whether we want it or not

Morning File, Wednesday, June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Stadium Yesterday, I went to Halifax City Hall expecting to hear councillors discuss cannabis legalization; I was preparing for a hilarious debate about the evils of smoking the ganja. But before that conversation could get going, the Maritime Football Ltd. people showed up and council kicked the public out of chambers so they […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantica party suspended, Bryden DeAdder, CAO Jacques Dubé, carbon tax, City Hall secret meeting, Councillor Sam Austin, councillor Shawn Cleary, Councillor Tim Outhit, cyclist badly hurt Inspector Court, Maritime Football Limited, Mayor Mike Savage, motor vehicles in Canada, Richard Starr, stadium, Superstar Lounge liquor law violations, Tory Rushton, Willow Tree development approved, Zane Woodford

The people lobbying the province for a stadium aren’t registered as lobbyists

Morning File, Friday, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Stadium lobbyists aren’t registered as lobbyists Canadian Press reporter Judy Owen caught up with CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie at the Winnipeg–Edmonton game last night (Edmonton prevailed, 33-30), and Ambrosie went on about the possibility of a Halifax team: “The conversations between ourselves and the Maritime Football group continue,” Ambrosie said. “We’re doing work on their business […]

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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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

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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