News 1. Cabinet roundup: Masks, schools, borders, and the Yarmouth ferry Jennifer Henderson participated by phone in yesterday’s post-cabinet meeting. (Eight “major” news organizations were allowed to take part in person; the Examiner was not included.) In her roundup, Henderson says the province has still not set a date for opening to the rest of […]
Nova Scotia therapists can re-open their offices, but don’t expect to see them in person anytime soon
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. For Nick Cardone, practicing therapy means getting out into the world — meeting clients for activities like hikes, rock climbing, or playing music together. But during the lockdown, he was forced to practice over the phone and online. Now, getting back to sort-of normal doesn’t […]
HRM: 5,490 square kilometres, 20 public toilets
Morning File, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
News 1. Council needs to step up on fighting anti-Black racism, says Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard In a half-hour presentation to council yesterday, Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard called on the city to go beyond statements and act on combating racism, Zane Woodford reports: The presentation, titled “Unpacking Anti‐Black Racism in the HRM: Creating Sustainable Change […]
From cop to survivor
Cary Ryan is a survivor of domestic abuse. She's also a former cop who says she was harassed in the workplace because of her mental illness. Now, she studies how cops respond to domestic violence.
Cary Ryan is a survivor of domestic violence. She’s also a former cop who left her job on the police force because of harassment due to her mental illness. Ryan asked the Examiner not to name the police force she worked for or include the names of her abusers in this article, but she says […]
Calling police when someone is suffering a mental health crisis can have horrific consequences; what is the alternative?
In February 2014, Mohammed Eshaq fell to his death from the 10th-floor balcony of his South End Halifax apartment. Eshaq lived with schizophrenia, and was an in-patient at the Nova Scotia Hospital’s Simpson Landing at the time. He left on a 15-minute pass and didn’t go back, instead taking transit to his parents’ place. They […]
Stable owners look to feds to pony up with financial help
Morning File, Thursday, April 30, 2020
News 1.“COVID cluster” info misleads health care providers — and the public Tim Bousquet looks at all the “Covid clusters” the Nova Scotia Health Authority has mapped and how they are being used by healthcare providers. The information in those clusters is being used to deny people medical attention. Bousquet got the list of 10 […]
There’s free psychological help for people in distress about the mass murders
A group of psychologists from across the province are offering free support sessions starting on Wednesday for Nova Scotians impacted by the mass shootings on April 18 and 19. In a media release issued Tuesday morning, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) announced they were collaborating with the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS) […]
There really is a toilet paper shortage (sort of)
Morning File, Tuesday, April 14, 2020
News 1. Daily COVID-19 update Yesterday’s daily update from the Examiner is even meatier than usual, with contributions from both Tim Bousquet and El Jones. You’ll still find the analysis of the latest numbers — Nova Scotia has been stable at about 30 new cases a day for the last week — but also Tim’s […]
Treat your brain: get outdoors
News 1. Premier vs teachers, round 27 Premier Stephen McNeil returned from his latest trip to Europe and China yesterday, and pretty much immediately started in on the teachers’ union — this time, accusing them of spreading misinformation about cuts. A CP story in The Star Halifax says McNeil criticized the union Thursday for alleging […]
Dal Interim President Peter MacKinnon responds
Morning File, Tuesday, January 29, 2019
News 1. “Near miss” offshore This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. For the second time in three months, there’s been a potentially fatal incident involving a dropped object aboard the rig plugging 22 abandoned wells near Sable Island. Fortunately, no one was injured in this incident, which happened Thursday January 24 aboard the Noble Regina […]