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Ignorance is bliss, and other news of the day

Morning File, Thursday, July 4, 2019

July 4, 2019 By Erica Butler 2 Comments

News 1. Ignorance is bliss: city councillors still not briefed on potential malfeasance by Halifax police “We’re witnessing an astonishing display of cowardice from our elected officials,” writes Tim this morning, after looking for answers on why a city lawyer intervened to prevent the release of court documents that could shed light on what went […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brunswick News, Centre Plan, climate change, Corporate Mapping Project, Glen Assoun documents, Greg Perry, Hadeel Ibrahim, Jean Ghosn, John Ghosn, Karissa Donkin, Matthew Hines, Michael de Adder, Omar Mosleh, police malfeasance, right whales, Robert Ghosn, Theresa Wright, Wyse Road development

I toured the Burnside jail, and then asked prisoners what they thought

May 20, 2018 By El Jones Leave a Comment

On Tuesday morning, I attended the media tour of Burnside jail with Tim. Tim summarized the tour this way: This was a PR exercise on the part of Corrections, and as such things go, was well-run. Corrections staff were informative and answered even the most pointed questions. Reporters did not, however, get the chance to […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Blair Rhodes, body cavity searches, body scanners in prisons, Burnside jail, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, David Fraser, direct supervision in prison, Jim Hayman, Matthew Hines, Nova Scotia Department of Justice (NSDJ), PepperBall, prison overcrowding, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Public Services Foundation of Canada, racialized surveillance, Sarah Gillis, Simone Browne, Tim Carroll, Timothy Nelson, Victoria Snelgrove

Canada’s prisons: despair, hopelessness, and institutional racism

May 5, 2018 By El Jones 3 Comments

On May 2, four members of the Senate Committee on Human Rights released a statement about the human rights of prisoners in the Atlantic region. The senators visited all the federal penitentiaries in the region. They also visited the East Coast Forensic Centre: Tona, a patient there, described the differences between her 10 years in […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotian prisoners, Black Cultural Centre, Camille Strickland-Murphy, CORCAN jobs, East Coast Forensic Centre, El Jones, gang clothing in prison, healthcare access in prison, Matthew Hines, Nova Institution, prisoners in the Atlantic region, racist violence in prison, Senate Committee on Human Rights, Senator Kim Pate, Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, Veronica Park, wave caps

Holy body parts and their accompanying underwear: Morning File, Thursday, January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Matthew Hines “Police have laid criminal charges against two New Brunswick correctional officers in the death of prisoner Matthew Hines at Dorchester Penitentiary more than two years ago,” reports Karissa Donkin for the CBC: Alvida Ross, 48, and Mathieu Bourgoin, 31, have both been charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death, RCMP announced Wednesday. […] Last […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alvida Ross, Cecil Clarke's Chopstick Diplomacy, City handed bill for the convention centre, David Common, Jacob Boon, Jimmy Melvin Jr., Karissa Donkin, Lloyd Kerry, Mary Campbell, Mathieu Bourgoin, Matthew Hines, Sacred Underwear of Christ, St. Francis Xavier's right arm, Zane Woodford

Bearing Witness and Paying Tribute: Morning File, Saturday, November 18

November 18, 2017 By El Jones 8 Comments

1. What it’s like when someone dies in custody. An original report from prisoners Background. November 22nd will be 10 years since the death of Howard Hyde in custody. Hyde was tasered by correctional officers during a mental health crisis. His death also marks the last time there was a public inquiry in the province into […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betty Peterson, Charlotte Guy-Jeffies, Const. Greg McCormack, Corey Rogers, death in custody, El Jones, Howard Hyde, Judge Anne Derrick, Lynn Jones, Matthew Hines, Muriel Duckworth, New Waterford Power Plant Riot, police murder of a striking miner, Scot Wortley, the first statue of women in Halifax, This is why you should subscribe to the Halifax Examiner, Viola Desmond, William Davis

Taxi drivers gone bad: Morning File, Wednesday, May 3, 2017

May 3, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Matthew Hines “Matthew Hines didn’t have to die,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks, who have been doing excellent work and follow-through on this story for the CBC: That’s the conclusion of a scathing report by Canada’s prison watchdog, who found that staff at New Brunswick’s Dorchester Penitentiary ignored repeated cries for help from the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bern Coffey, Doug Brine, Ford Doolittle, Joan Weeks, Kalvin Cole, Karissa Donkin, Kevin Hindle, Matthew Hines, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Ryan Young, taxi driver appeals

Eternity Expires as Eyes Close: Morning File, Saturday, November 12, 2016

November 12, 2016 By El Jones 2 Comments

News 1. Deaths in Custody, Again. This week brought another death in custody in Nova Scotia. …Paul Dauphinee Jr. was found in unresponsive in his cell at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth on Nov. 2. Dauphinee Sr. and family members made the heartbreaking decision to remove life support on Nov. 5, and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Clayton Cromwell, Construction Battalion, Dannie Hanson, death in custody, Devin Maxwell, Erika Kulnys, Erin Wunker, Geordie Miller, George Elliott Clarke, Howard Sapers, Julia Wright, Kenny MacKay, Lenore Zann, Leonard Cohen, Matthew Hines, Michael McGuire, Paul Dauphinee Jr., Rhonda Britton, Rich Aucoin, Shannon Webb-Campbell, Sherene Razack, Vanessa Lent

Bad attitude: Morning File, Friday, September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines “Correctional Service Canada has fired one staff member and disciplined three others after an inmate was beaten and repeatedly pepper-sprayed at a New Brunswick prison before his death,” report Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks for the CBC: The top correctional official in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Alan Ruffman, Alicja Krzychowiec, CBRM, Chris Lambie, Clay Moyle, Const. Hans Ouellette, Dorchester Penitentiary, Eric Mourant, George Baker, Graham Steele, Jack Dempsey, Joan Weeks, Joe Metlege, John Demont, Jono Developments Ltd, Justice J.E. Scanlan, Karissa Donkin, Marlene Usher, Mary Campbell, Matthew Hines, Michelle Strum, Port of Sydney, Robert Devet, Saint Patrick’s Alexandra, Sam Langford, Wayne Bishop

Love you berry much: Morning File, Thursday, August 25, 2016

August 25, 2016 By Katie Toth 8 Comments

Today’s Morning File is written by Katie Toth. I’m kind of into the idea of just leaving the phrase [fascinating biographical info here] from the template Tim Bousquet made for us, and letting you imagine how great I am. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Wind turbine panic Terence Bay, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Matthew Hines, Meghan Trainor, North Preston, Point Tupper, Port Hawkesbury, Ralph Goodale, Stellarton, Terence Bay, wind power

The planet is dying and the rich are playing: Morning File, Monday, August 22, 2016

August 22, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines and ethics in PR CBC reporters Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks this morning provide a detailed account of the death of Matthew Hines at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick: The report says even though he was “sufficiently under control of staff,” Hines was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDAC, Centre Plan, Correctional Services Canada, Crystal Serenity, Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorothy Grant, Jim Hoggan, Joan Weeks, Karissa Donkin, Matthew Hines, Michael Byers, Paul McLeod, Steve Parcell

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.

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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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