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The Halifax police department is going to great lengths to prevent you from knowing how Glen Assoun was wrongfully convicted

October 17, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

With very limited exceptions (national security, for instance), we do not have secret court evidence in Canada. We have the exact opposite: an Open Court Principle. I wrote about the Open Court Principle after the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press prevailed in our effort to get court documents unsealed in the Glen […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, Journalism, News Tagged With: Deputy Chief Bill Moore, Duncan Read, FOIPOP, Glen Assoun evidence, Halifax Police, Jennifer Stairs, Justice James Chipman, Justice Minister David Lametti, Open Court Principle, Patty McKelvey, Superintendent Colleen M. Kelly

UPDATED: Supreme Court Justice James Chipman rules for media group in Assoun document case

July 2, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice James Chipman has indicated that he will grant a media request to gain access to sealed court documents in the Glen Assoun case. Assoun is the man who was wrongly convicted for the 1995 murder of his former girlfriend Brenda Way. That murder and Assoun’s conviction were the subjects of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: Criminal Conviction Review Group (CCRG), Crown Prosecutor Mark Scott, Glen Assoun documents, Innocence Canada, John C. House, Justice Frank Iacobucci, Justice James Chipman, Justice Minister David Lametti, Mark Green, Michael McGray, Open Court Principle, RCMP Corporal Roger Robbins, Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)

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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