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The Oak Island effect: how Nova Scotia can profit by selling a nonsense tale to the Chinese

Morning File, Tuesday, April 9, 2019

April 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Tidal turbine “Energy and Mines Minister Derek Mombourquette announced last week the province intends to ‘eventually retrieve’ the abandoned 1,000-tonne, five-storey turbine abandoned at the bottom of the Bay of Fundy near Parrsboro,” reports Jennifer Henderson: “Eventually” is the key word in that sentence since there is no timeline and no obvious financial […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aly Thompson, Andrea Winn, Atlantic Business, Carol Merchasin, Horus, Jeff MacKinnon, Mipham Mukpo, Oak Island effect, Paul Chiasson, Selina Bath, Shambhala scandal, Sidewalk clearing tender, Stephen Kimber, Sunshine Report, the Curse of Oak Island, The Island of Seven Cities, Tom Murphy, Wickwire Holm investigation, women in media and business

Bullshitter of the week: Darren Fisher

Morning File, Friday, February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp “‘We care,’ says Northern Pulp on the website it has created to spread the word that it ‘cares about forestry families of Nova Scotia,’” writes Joan Baxter: The site is a vehicle for the company’s letter-writing campaign to get people in the forestry sector to contact Premier Stephen McNeil, their MLA, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: building roads increases traffic, Bullshitter of the week: Darren Fisher, Burnside Connector, Dartmouth High lockdown, Justin Trudeau, Mipham Mukpo, pedestrian killed Pleasant Street, Shambhala online petition, Shambhala revolt, Shit pay: King's College, Stephen Archibald and the Rocking Stone

Six former members of the Shambhala inner circle write an open letter detailing physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at the hands of Mipham Mukpo

Morning File, Tuesday, February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Clearcuts no more “Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes recently,” reports Linda Pannozzo: As of a few days ago the maps no longer specify whether a proposed cut is a “clearcut” or not. The word was removed from the legend […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Richman, Allya Canepa, Astaldi, Ben Medrano, Bent Flyvbjerg, Craig Morman, David Ellerton, Dorje Kasung, Everyone will subscribe, fatal fire Quartz Drive, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Laura Leslie, Louis Fitch, megaprojects, Mipham Mukpo, Muskrat Falls, Muskrat Falls audit, Nalcor Energy, Rob Hull, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala, Shambhala leader sexual assault allegations, Thomas Baekdal

Dal Interim President Peter MacKinnon responds

Morning File, Tuesday, January 29, 2019

January 29, 2019 By Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arrows Ball Park, Barbara Darby and cowboys, Bell's Let's Talk campaign, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, David Jones, Department of National Defence (DND), El Jones, ExxonMobil, gaslighting, Innocence Canada, John Ware, Kalapa Council, Little Brooklyn, mental health, Mipham Mukpo, Murray Brewster, Peter MacKinnon, Philip Moscovitch, Shambhala, Thebaud production platform, Tom Sophonow, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman

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.

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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