The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Organizers of an open letter from the Black community to Premier McNeil and Chief Medical Officer Robert Strang say that the letter has been vandalized with racist comments. The letter, which collected over 250 signatures in two days, calls for an apology for the […]
There really is a toilet paper shortage (sort of)
Morning File, Tuesday, April 14, 2020
News 1. Daily COVID-19 update Yesterday’s daily update from the Examiner is even meatier than usual, with contributions from both Tim Bousquet and El Jones. You’ll still find the analysis of the latest numbers — Nova Scotia has been stable at about 30 new cases a day for the last week — but also Tim’s […]
With pride and purpose: COVID-19 Preston Response Team galvanizes Canada’s largest Black community
“People are showing up with an even greater purpose" in response to Premier Stephen McNeil's hurtful comments.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. “A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian.” It’s a rhetorical flourish that has gained wide purchase since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uttered the phrase in his 2015 election victory speech. I’d wager that First Nations still lacking potable water in the face of a […]
Amidst the pandemic, parkade plans soldier on
Morning File, Wednesday, April 8, 2020
News 1. COVID-19 numbers As of Tuesday’s Nova Scotia government update, we know that for the first time in Nova Scotia, someone has died from COVID-19. A woman in her 70s passed away in hospital in the health authority’s Eastern Zone. We also learned there are: 17 new known positive cases in Nova Scotia (4.05% […]
Daily COVID-19 update: coronavirus hits the Black community, with a predictable racist response
When we are being profiled and victimized by the police, Stephen McNeil tells us he doesn't see race. But when we are struggling with infection, all of a sudden Blackness is explicitly singled out.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has had its first death from COVID-19, a woman in her 70s who is described as having underlying medical conditions. She died in hospital in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Eastern Zone. The Examiner has graphed the spread of the disease in Nova […]
“This is North Preston”: a story that “needs to be heard”
"This is North Preston" is a film about the stereotype of North Preston that allows the young men who’ve been stereotyped for so long to speak for themselves.
Jaren Hayman is from Toronto. He’s 32 years old, a white man. He began his professional career as a drummer, touring North America, but eventually morphed into a self-taught filmmaker. His first feature documentary, 2016’s Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower, hit number one on the iTunes charts and earned a worldwide audience on Netflix. […]
Corey Beals becomes the first African Nova Scotian Assistant Fire Chief
I chatted with Corey Beals, in late January, just before his promotion to Assistant Chief for the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services (HRFE) — the first African Nova Scotian to hold the position. Then came the catastrophic February 19 Spryfield fire in which the seven children of Ebraheim and Kawthar Barho perished. Refugees from […]
Whatever happened to Justine Colley? Life After Basketball
Colley was the leading points scorer in Canadian women's university basketball history. And then she walked away from a potential career as an Olympian and WNBA star. Now Justine Colley-Leger is finding her political voice.
Justine Colley-Leger’s path seemed to be mapped out for her. She left Saint Mary’s University as the leading points scorer in Canadian university women’s basketball history. She was already an established national team member. Fans imagined her starring at the Olympics, playing for the WNBA or pursuing a career in Europe, years and years of […]
Love you berry much: Morning File, Thursday, August 25, 2016
Today’s Morning File is written by Katie Toth. I’m kind of into the idea of just leaving the phrase [fascinating biographical info here] from the template Tim Bousquet made for us, and letting you imagine how great I am. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Wind turbine panic Terence Bay, […]
“I miss the job” – Sue Uteck. Examineradio, episode #72
After losing her long-held south-end seat by fewer than 100 votes, former city councillor Sue Uteck is gearing up to challenge incumbent Waye Mason in this October’s municipal election. What’s inspiring her run and what does she think the city should be doing better? Plus, CBC steps in it by “explaining” that North Preston is some sort […]