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Nova Scotia cabinet round-up: Mandatory masks, open borders and more

July 31, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

Premier Stephen McNeil’s cabinet met Thursday and took questions from reporters afterward. Here’s what they talked about: Masks mandatory as of today Health Minister Randy Delorey was asked how his department intends to enforce a new policy requiring most adults and children over age 2 to wear a non-medical mask when they are inside public […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Brian Flinn, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 and public schools, COVID-19 waiver, Dr. Robert Strang, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Justice Minister Mark Furey, masks, mass shooting inquiry, Minister Bill Blair, Minister Labi Kousoulis, Minister Leo Glavine, pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil, school reopening, St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), Tourism, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Yarmouth ferry cancellation, Yarmouth ferry costs

One year later: health care by the numbers

June 17, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

Exactly a year ago, the Halifax Examiner reported on a rally in downtown Halifax that attracted about 75 people concerned about overcrowded emergency rooms, inadequate mental health services, and too few places for seniors requiring long-term care.  The rally was advertised through a Facebook group called “Nova Scotia Healthcare Crisis.” Among those in the crowd […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: COVID-19, emergency room closures, Health Committee, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Heather Fairbairn, Janet Knox, Keith MacCormick, Leslie Tilley, long term care (LTC), Minister Leo Glavine, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Nova Scotia Healthcare Crisis, One Person One Record, Paula Minnikin, Rebecca Brewer, Rob Miller, Valley Regional Hospital

Minimum wage increase is both too much and not enough

Morning File, Friday, January 31, 2020

January 31, 2020 By Katie Ingram 12 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp Joan Baxter reviews the new ministerial orders requiring environmental monitoring of the pumping of wastewater from Northern Pulp Mill into Boat Harbour as the mill winds down operations. Baxter finds that the orders are appropriately stringent, however: As the Halifax Examine reported here, in October 2018, the pipeline sprung a large […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Barbara Darby and Airbnb, Becky Dingwell, car explosion Quinpool, coronavirus, Dalhousie Student Union, Elizabeth McSheffrey, John McPhee, Luc Erjavec, Marcel Tarnogorski, Marie-France LeBlanc, Megan MacBridge, mental health walk in clinic, Minister Labi Kousoulis, Minister Leo Glavine, Museum of Natural History, NDP leader Gary Burrill, North End Community Health Centre, Nova Scotia minimum wage increase, parking garage Summer Street, Premier Stephen McNeil, transit safety, Wanderers Ground

Province announces design competition for new waterfront art gallery but still makes no mention of rising sea levels

January 17, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

The McNeil government is taking the next step toward building a $100-million Art Gallery along the Halifax waterfront. The Department of Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal (TIR) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to design an “iconic” building to be built on the Salter lot across Lower Water Street from the Keith’s Brewery, where a...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: AGNS CEO Nancy Noble, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), climate change, Lynette MacLeod, Minister Leo Glavine, new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia RFP

“Choices made now are critical”

Morning File, Thursday, September 26, 2019

September 26, 2019 By Erica Butler 7 Comments

News 1. Coal plants and the Greens Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in Halifax yesterday, and reporter Jennifer Henderson went to ask some questions; Henderson writes: “By 2030, the Canadian grid will be de-carbonized,” May declared, “from coast to coast to coast. Our ‘Mission Possible’ platform accelerates this shift to zero carbon emissions, which […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accessibility, armoured vehicle, Barrington Street bus lane, Barrington Street multi-use trail, Councillor Lindell Smith, Erin DiCarlo, fishing, Gus Reed, Haley Ryan, Halifax Transit tickets, Hope Blooms, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), James McGregor Stuart Society, malnutrition, Mamadou Wade, Michael Tutton, Minister Leo Glavine, Murray Warrington Park, Stephen Archibald and Lunenburg, transit fare hike, Trapeze Software, Zane Woodford

With increased projections of sea level rise and storm surges, does it make sense to put a Cultural Hub on the waterfront?

October 29, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

Question:  With signs of accelerating effects from climate change, should $200-300 million of public money be invested in a new building to last less than a century on the Halifax waterfront? When it comes to a new home for both the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Applied Geomatics, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), climate change, Jennifer Henderson, Minister Leo Glavine, Peter Bigelow, Queen’s Marque, Shannon Miedema, storm surge, Tom Smart

Gold mining on the Eastern Shore stumbles

Morning File, Friday, September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Dufferin gold mine Two claims have been filed against the Maritime Dufferin Gold Corporation this week. Central Equipment, Inc. claims that it provided Maritime Dufferin Gold with unspecified goods and services and that Maritime Dufferin Gold defaulted on payment; Central has repossessed the goods, and is asking for a $37,766.33 court judgment that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A.F. Theriault Shipyard, Alexander Quon, Anaconda Mining, Battlefield Equipment, Black Rock Tidal Power, Catherine Tully, Central Equipment Inc., Donald Paul Henderson, Dufferin gold mine, Haley Ryan, historic sexual assault, Jennifer Henderson, Joan Baxter, Marieke Walsh, Maritime Dufferin Gold, Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Michael McNutt, Minister Leo Glavine, Minister Margaret Miller, non-governmental email, Nova Scotia Department of Energy, overdose prevention site, Premier Stephen McNeil, Resource Capital Gold, Safe injection sites, Schottel, Suspicious Package, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME)

Now that the Leibovitz collection tax scam has failed, the Nova Scotia government is going to pay Leibovitz $2.3 million

Morning File, Thursday, May 24, 2018

May 24, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Fool’s Gold, Part 2 The Halifax Examiner and Cape Breton Spectator have co-published the second instalment of Joan Baxter’s investigation into mining in Nova Scotia. Click here to read Part 2 of “Fool’s Gold: Nova Scotia’s Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals,” which looks at gold mining operations on the Eastern Shore. This article […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Annie Leibovitz photographs, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (CCPERB), David Baines, FOIPOP security failure, Mary Campbell, Minister Leo Glavine, Mintz family, Nancy Noble, Preston Mulligan, Sydney Harbour dredge money, tax scam

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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