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I missed out on Inspiration Village, so all I have is this wintery mix of despair and art jokes

Morning File, Thursday, November 29, 2018

November 29, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

November subscription drive Only one more day of these annoying reminders! And only one more day to take advantage of the free T-shirt offer with each annual subscription. Click here to subscribe. 1. Oil spill “Nearly two weeks after the largest-ever oil spill in Newfoundland history, the parties involved remain tight-lipped about the incident and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Cape Breton Spectator, Destination Cape Breton Association (DCBA), Elizabeth Westersund, Evangeline Colman-Sadd, FOIPOP security failure, Guy Laflamme, Halifax Transit bus maintenance, Husky Energy, Inspiration Village, Lee Berthiaume, Mary Campbell, Mary Tulle, Michael Gorman, oil spill Newfoundland, pedestrian struck Arklow Drive, pedestrian struck Canso Causeway, pedestrian struck Main St. Wolfville, Sandra Cascadden, SeaRose, Stephen Archibald and Sandford Drawbridge, stunting Bedford Highway, stunting Highway 111, tourism stats, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman

“Vexatious litigant” Ade Olumide comes to Nova Scotia

Morning File, Wednesday, November 21, 2018

November 21, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 17 Comments

November subscription drive I’m running behind so I’m just going to repeat what I wrote yesterday: Everyone should come to our subscription party Sunday. Here’s our Facebook event for the, er, event: Come celebrate with us! Investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre joins us as guest speaker. He’ll be announced by former CBC radio host/ spice merchant Costas […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ade Olumide, Alexandra Willson, Andres Picon, Bernice Bond, Blair Rhodes, Boston Christmas tree, Canso Pharmacy Ltd, Cassidy Bernard, Chief Rod Googoo, Chris Morris, Const. Sean Rocca, Dennis Oland retrial, Elie Hoyeck, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Justice David Stratas, Justice Joshua Arnold, Justice Terrence Morrison, oil spill Newfoundland, Pedestrian struck Spring Garden Road, Peter Kempton, prescription deaths, Ray Wagner, Roger Callow, Taryn Grant, Tourism promotion tree, vexatious litigant, Westray Law

Oil spills, protected areas, and the future of the planet

Morning File, Monday, November 19, 2018

November 19, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

November subscription drive I’m really bad at self-promotion, so I’m going to let Trevor Parsons give today’s plug for the November subscription drive: This @HfxExaminer travel mug won't help you survive in #WildNovaScotia, but it will keep your coffee warm on the way to the trail head. More importantly, subscribing to the Examiner helps to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Atlantic Gold, bullying, Catherine Tully, climate change, Dufferin gold mine, Energy Minister Derek Mombourquette, FOIPOP, Frances Willick, Halifax International Security Forum, Holly Lake, Husky Energy, Joan Baxter, Malone Mullin, Michael Gorman, Moose River Consolidated Project, oil spill Newfoundland, Parker Donham, SeaRose FPSO, Steffan Watkins, Stubborn Goat, tracking Canadian military ships, transporting cyanide, waterfront beer garden

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.

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