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Is it time for more nurses in schools?

September 4, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has a long history of school nurses. But their role has decreased as schools turn to other health professionals. And in the midst of a pandemic, that may be a problem. “Nurses have this ability to to look at the individual child — […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, Doug Hadley, Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE), Lesley Mulcahy, Martha Paynter, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Tim Halman, pandemic, Relentless School Nurse blog, Robin Cogan, school nurses, Women's Wellness Within

Opposition critics on the Advisory Council on the Status of Women call for an inquiry into mass murder, but McNeil government demurs

May 27, 2020 By Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

A provincial public inquiry into the April mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 22 people in Nova Scotia is “absolutely a must,” says Karla MacFarlane, Progressive Conservative MLA for Pictou West and critic for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. In recent weeks, as more questions arise over how the RCMP […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR), Councillor Michael Gregory, Councillor Tom Taggart, firearms ban, gun control, inquiry, mass shooting murder Portapique, Minister Kelly Regan, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Karla MacFarlane, Peter MacKay, Premier Stephen McNeil, RCMP

How the proposed Summer Street parking garage fits into province’s plan to replace the Victoria General Hospital

January 30, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

The largest infrastructure project in the province’s history got the once-over from the legislature’s Public Accounts Committee yesterday. It will be at least the end of 2026 before the patients putting up with what some doctors have described as “third world conditions” in the leaking Victoria General Hospital will be moved out. The bad news...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Armoyan Group, Bengal Lancers, Centre Plan, councillor Waye Mason, Deputy TIR Minister Paul LaFleche, Gary Porter, Halifax Infirmary, John O’Connor, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Susan Leblanc, Museum of Natural History, parking garage Summer Street, Partners for Care, Paula Bond, QE2 redevelopment, QEII redevelopment, Victoria General Hospital (VG), Wanderers Grounds

Who’s protecting Owls Head park from development? Not the provincial government

Morning File, Wednesday, December 18, 2019

December 18, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 6 Comments

News 1. Environment Minister Gordon Wilson orders two-year environmental assessment of Northern Pulp Mill’s proposed effluent treatment system Jennifer Henderson looks at what yesterday’s decision on Northern Pulp’s proposed effluent treatment system means for the future. Environment minister Gordon Wilson told Northern Pulp to produce more information and complete a full environmental assessment before he […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 100 Wild Island Legacy, abortion services, accessibility, Allana Loh, Angelo DiCicco, Beckwith Gilbert, Between the Bridges, Bonnie Sutherland, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Halifax, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Chelsea Probert, Cheyenne Hardy, Chris Miller, Dartmouth Learning Network, Dartmouth North Community Food Centre, Doris Buffett MacDonald, Doris Wornell, Farrell Hall Benevolent Society, Frances Hunter, Gaelle McNeil, Grand Parade, how not to hit a pedestrian, Jason MacCullough, Joe Gibson, Kate Watson, Kayley Dixon, Kitty Gilbert, Leigh Beauchamp Day, Lighthouse Links Development Company, May Warren, Michael Gorman, Minister Iain Rankin, MLA Claudia Chender, New Years Eve, North Dartmouth Echo, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Owls Head Park, Paul Vienneau, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), Public Good Society of Dartmouth, Rebecca Douglass, Sandi Weagle, Sylvia Anthony, Take Action Society, The Freedom Foundation of Nova Scotia, Tyler Colbourne, Young Drivers of Canada

Here’s what Nova Scotia’s cabinet ministers had to say today

December 12, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Northern Pulp Environment Minister Gordon Wilson says he has read all 3,000 pages and “about eight binders worth” of submissions related to whether he should approve a new effluent treatment plant proposed by Northern Pulp. The new plant would replace the Boat Harbour facility which by law is scheduled to close January 31, 2020. The...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, Boat Harbour Act, Cape Sharp Tidal, CFL stadium, crane incident, EcoGreen Homes, housing for the disabled, Humani-T Cafe, Jen Powley, Minister Darren Mombourquette, Minister Geoff MacLellan, Minister Gordon Wilson, Minister Kelly Regan, Minister Labi Kousoulis, MLA Claudia Chender, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Northern Pulp proposal, Nova Innovation, stadium proposal, Stillwell, Thornbloom Boutique, Thumpers, tidal turbines

The ban on uranium exploration and mining is safe – for now

September 25, 2019 By Joan Baxter 1 Comment

After yesterday’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, Nova Scotia’s Uranium Exploration and Mining Prohibition Act seems to be safe. At least for now. The agenda for the meeting, chosen by the Progressive Conservative caucus, was “uranium exploration in Nova Scotia.” There has been a moratorium on the practice since […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Don James, Graham Steele, Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS), MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, PC MLA Pat Dunn, Peter Oram, Raymond Plourde, Rick Horne, Sean Kirby, Simon d'Entremont, uranium mining

Pollution and weeds plague Dartmouth’s lakes

August 23, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

On a hot steamy night more than 150 Dartmouth residents turned up at a “Save Our Lakes” meeting hosted by Claudia Chender and Susan Leblanc, the representatives for Dartmouth South and Dartmouth North in the legislature. Top among the concerns expressed at the Micmac Aquatic Club last night is the fact that no level of...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: algae, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Bob Rutherford, Cameron Deacoff, Councillor Sam Austin, Dartmouth lakes, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Lake Banook, Lake Banook weeds, Lake MicMac, Little Albro Lake, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Susan Leblanc, Morris Lake, Norman Steele, Nova Scotia Department of Environment, Oat Hill Lake Neighbourhood Association, Sackville Rivers Association, Walter Regan

Not feeling the love

Morning File, Thursday, February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 13 Comments

News 1. Can we even discuss improving snow-clearing standards? In her latest column, Erica Butler looks at how implementation of the city’s Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP) keeps sliding down the list of priorities. Butler takes as an example Councillor Shawn Cleary’s seemingly reasonable request “for a report assessing the costs and benefits of tightening up […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Scheer, Bay Ferries, CBC, Davide Mastracci, IWK Emergency, Jean Laroche, John McPhee, Judy Streatch, Lars Osberg, Matt Whitman Twitter blocker, MLA Claudia Chender, national anthem, O Canada, Seyed Abolghasem Sadat Lavasani Bozor appeals suspension, Stephen Archibald and lighting schemes, Tara Mills, taxi driver sexual assault, Volunteer Association of Nova Scotia

The most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on: Morning File, Monday, November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

Give us all your money! Or, you know, ten bucks a month. I’m no good at this “beg for subscriptions” thing, but I think I’m supposed to tell you that this is about the cost of a latte a week. Or about 33 cents a day — 32 cents on the long months; we’re really […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aly Thomson, Boston Christmas tree myth, Brett Bundale, CBRM secrecy, CFL franchise in Halifax, Don't trust a Tim, Graham Steele, Jeremy Fraser, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Mary Campbell, Micheline Leclerc, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Lisa Roberts, Moshe Lander, smoke bomb in Wal-Mart, street checks, subscription drive, Tim Houston, Zane Woodford

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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