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Charlottetown CAO Peter Kelly accused of exceeding authority and awarding untendered contracts

August 13, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

Peter Kelly, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the city of Charlottetown, is accused of improperly, and possibly illegally, exceeding his authority with the awarding of contracts. The allegations were made by councillor Bob Doiron at the monthly meeting of Charlottetown council Monday night. Reached by phone at his home Tuesday evening, Doiron said that […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Auditor General Larry Munroe, Bob Doiron, CAO Wayne Anstey, Cathie O'Toole, Charlottetown, Dave Stewart, Harold MacKay, Kelsey L. Becker Brookes, Mary Thibeault, Mayor Philip Brown, Peter Kelly, Power Promotional Events, Scott Messervey, Sue Osberg, Westlock County Alberta

Would you like the flaming pile of poo or the non-flaming pile of poo? Morning File, Wednesday, June 7, 2017

June 7, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Halifax Transit director rejects council direction to get outside expert help Halifax Transit is clearly an agency that is hostile to the idea of outside help, and its “baffling” report to city council is a clear red flag for problematic leadership from transit head Dave Reage. By Erica Butler. Click here to read “Too good for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Dave Reage, developers in Halifax, first-past-the-post, Halifax Transit report, Kevin Joseph MacDonald, Mark Coffin, Mary Thibeault, Matt Whitman says something stupid, Mike Woods, Nassim and Solomon Ghosn, Prince's Lodge Motel, sexual assault Middle Musquodoboit, Springtide, Voting challenge, W.M. Fares, Westwood Group development on Robie Street, zoning restrictions, zoning rules

A trust betrayed: Peter Kelly and the estate of Mary Thibeault

May 4, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

This article was published by The Coast, on February 16, 2012. It won the Don MacGillivray Award for the best investigative reporting in Canada for 2012, the Atlantic Journalism Awards gold medal winner for Enterprise Reporting (print), the Canadian Association of Journalists award for best Community News reporting, and was one of six articles in […]

Filed Under: Investigation Tagged With: Mary Thibeault, Peter Kelly

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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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