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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. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Allscripts, Anthony Leblanc, anti-Black racism and the CFL, Canada Games Centre renovation, Cerner, CFL team, Chief Bob Gloade, Clayton Developments, Evelyn White, Health records contract, Irving Shipyard, John McPhee, Maritime Football Limited, Mayor Mike Savage, Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Pam Berman, Paul Schneidereit, Richard Butts, ship maintenance contracts, subscription drive, Terry Jones

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andy Filmore, Anthony Leblanc, CFL team, Cogswell Interchange plan, Dalhousie’s bunghole, Gardiner Expressway, Judy Owen, Keith Doucette, Lobbyists Registration Act, Maritime Football Limited, Mayor Mike Savage, modernist landscape, Natalie Wong, Premier Stephen McNeil, Randy Ambrosie, Stadium lobbyists, Stephen Archibald and Post Office trees

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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.

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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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