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It’s Living Wage Week!

Morning File, Wednesday, November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 2 Comments

November subscription drive Phil Moscovitch and I worked on some of the same publications for years. We only met in person earlier this year, around the time I started regularly contributing to Morning File. Moscovitch is a full-time freelancer and he’s often traveling, meeting and learning about people and telling us all about them. I […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: #NoNutNovember, Adsum House, Alex Johnstone, bridge closures, Climate Central, Donut Monster, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Ellen Page, Future Proofing Lockeport, Good Shepherd, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Jack Julian, Jaimie McEvoy, John McPhee, Katherine Kalinowski, lead in drinking water, living wage, Louise Delisle, Lyndsay Armstrong, Mary Lou Tanner, New Westminster, Peter Girard, Philip Moscovitch, Reuben Vanderkwaak, Robert Cribb, Robert Devet, Rural Water Watch, Scotsburn Elementary School, sea level rise, Shelburne, Sheri Lecker, South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED), Steve Snider, The Mustard Seed Co-op, Tim Webster, Zane Woodford

Making the right choice in addressing period poverty

Morning File, Friday, April 5, 2019

April 5, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim today. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Dartmouth pharmacies make right choice in addressing period poverty Today, Highfield Park Pharmachoice in Dartmouth will start giving away feminine hygiene products to their customers in need. The pharmacy made the announcement on their Facebook page […]

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The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

Click here to go to the DEAD WRONG home page.

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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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