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Come sail away with me (for free)

Morning File, Friday, December 6, 2019

December 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Disabled people can’t properly enjoy lots of money, says adjudicator “Beth MacLean is an intellectually disabled middle-aged woman who spent 35 years in institutions, including more than four years in a locked-down psychiatric unit of the Nova Scotia Hospital known as Emerald Hall,” writes Jennifer Henderson: She is currently living at Quest in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brian Wilson, building cleaners, city janitorial services, free work, ideology of violence, Mike Dull, Nova Institution for Women, Philip Moscovitch, poverty wages, Sail Nova Scotia, sexual assault in prison, Stephen Archibald and parking garages, Truro Police Chief David MacNeil, volunteer position, yacht clubs

What is going on at the East Coast Forensic Hospital?

August 29, 2019 By El Jones 2 Comments

The death of Greg Hiles last week at the East Coast Forensic Hospital has led to calls for an inquiry and questions about the conditions at the facility. Serious problems have been consistently raised about the state of the province’s hospitals, nursing homes, and other treatment facilities. Disability rights advocates recently won a Nova Scotia Human […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: apple-ing while Black, Bob Murphy, Criminal Code Review Board (CCRB), Daniel Ryan, Dr. Aileen Brunet, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH), Greg Hiles, Gregory Hiles, habeas corpus applications, Howard Hyde, Howard Sapers, Jeremy Williams, Judge Anne Derrick, Justice Ann Smith, Marcel Lawrence, Mentally Ill Offender Unit (MIOU), Mike Dull, NCR, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Pat Atherton, Ralph Atkinson, segregation in prisons, Todd Henwood

The economic development grift, Cape Breton edition

Morning File, Thursday, May 23, 2019

May 23, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Health Authority “For the first time since the McNeil government dismantled nine regional health authorities and created one provincial agency to run hospitals four and a half years ago, the Nova Scotia Health Authority opened a portion of one of its Board meetings to the public,” reports Jennifer Henderson: Yesterday’s meeting took place […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 38 Studios, ACOA, Albert Barbusci, Atlanta Consulting Group, Byung Il Bang, Cumberland Regional Development Authority, Curt Schilling, Dan Relton, Develop NS, Donkin mine fire, economic development grift, Frank Anderson, Grey Healthcare Group, Harold Carroll, Joseph Gerardi, Kristy Kirkup, living wage, Mary Campbell, Michael MacDonald, Michelle Malette, Mike Dull, Peter Bang, Phase V Communications, prison assault allegations, Raleigh Business and Technology Centre, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), Rhonda Charmaine Kelly, Steve Stenger, Terri Sponseller, Tom Ayers, Wells Fargo Bank

For 21 years, a known sexual predator was allowed to prey on boys held at the Youth Training Centre in Waterville: lawsuits

February 24, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

A known sexual predator was allowed to prey on boys held at the Youth Training Centre in Waterville. That is the allegation raised by lawyer Mike Dull on behalf on seven men who have filed lawsuits against the province for abuse they say they suffered at Waterville. The alleged abuse at the hands of a […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Mike Dull, Nova Scotia Youth Facility in Waterville, Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre, sexual abuse of children

Irving Shipbuilding accused of “heavy handed” treatment of subcontractor

Morning File, Friday, February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Court Watch Irving Shipbuilding Maritime Associates International, Inc. (MAII), an American firm with offices in North Carolina, Florida, and British Columbia, is suing Irving Shipbuilding (ISI) for what it says is Irving’s “high handed” refusal to accept MAII’s work product. At issue is the provision of water-tight doors and hatches for the six […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arctic patrol boats, BMO, Cox & Palmer, Credit Union Atlantic, Davie Shipyard, Harry Thurlow, Hebron Hospitality Group, Inc., Inc. (MAII), Irving Shipbuilding, Jagpreet Singh, Jean Laroche, Maritime Associates International, Mike Dull, Minister Lloyd Hines, Murray Brewster, Scott Brison, scud missile, Seyed Abolghasem Sadat Lavasani Bozor, Shelburne School for Boys, Shipset, Smiling Goat claim, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman trial, Wuxi Halian Marine Fittings Ltd., Zane Woodford

You can’t wash that Trump shit off, Sid: Morning File, Tuesday, September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. What’s going on with LED Roadway Lighting? “Sometimes, chasing a story that runs into a brick wall can be revealing,” writes Jennifer Henderson for the Examiner. LED Roadway Lighting has received at least $22 million in public money — “$11 million in equity (converted to common shares in 2014 so LED could borrow money […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Boy Scouts sexual abuse, Brittany Wentzell, Carter's beach trash, Christopher Clarke, IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, IWK CFO Stephen D'Arcy, Jason Mackey, Jim Arsenault, Michael Gorman, Mike Dull, Minister Lloyd Hines, Minister Margaret Miller, restaurant sales, Sidney Crosby

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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