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Dalhousie: We’ll feed hungry students if they write nice notes to rich people

Morning File, February 27, 2019

February 27, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Yarmouth ferry “Bay Ferries has announced that the Alakai ferry — dubbed ‘The Cat’ — will begin sailing between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine starting June 21,” reports Jennifer Henderson: On its website, the company says that date is “subject to change” because of the renovations required to the ferry terminal in Maine. […]

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Kool-Aid, hot dogs, and Cheesies

While seniors have food budgets of $4.65 a day, new offices in Bayers Lake for execs with the Nova Scotia Health Authority cost $500,000 to furnish.

May 11, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

An NDP government would invest $60 million over four years to establish approximately 500 new nursing home beds and increase the food budget for seniors in long term care facilities. NDP leader Gary Burrill made that announcement in the parking lot outside the St. Vincent’s Guest House in Halifax, noting the number of people over...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Gary Burrill, homecare initiative, Jamie Baillie, Jessica Dauphinee, McNeil Liberals, new offices, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Stephen McNeil

Halifax, Tatooine, the city with two suns: Morning File, Thursday, October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 21 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Growth, Austerity and the Future of Nova Scotian Prosperity The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives yesterday released a report, “Growth, Austerity and the Future of Nova Scotian Prosperity,” written by labour economist Jordan Brennan. At 46 pages, the report is a short and easy […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amherst, Anne Derrick, Arabic language radio station, austerity, carbon tax, George Baker, ghost building, Hal Davidson, Hollis and Bishop Street design proposal, industrial accident, Irving, Jennifer Taplin, Jordan Brennan, McNeil Liberals, Richard Starr, Steve Bruce, Tatooine, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, two suns

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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