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Saint Mary’s University’s problematic relationship with the Confucius Institute

Morning File, Tuesday, December 18, 2018

December 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet and Lewis Rendell 2 Comments

News 1. Weather There’s weather. 2. Reasonable grounds “Police officers who lawfully pull over a driver no longer need reasonable grounds to demand a sample of their breath,” reports Kaitlyn Swan for the CBC: New changes in the Criminal Code that take effect Tuesday give officers more authority when screening drivers for alcohol in hopes of reducing impaired […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Ashley Taylor, Bay Ferries Limited, Benjamin Perryman, Bill Priestap, Catherine Tully, Chinese Communist Party, Confucius Institute, Const. Chad Morrison, Cory Taylor, Fred Sanford, Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia, impaired driving, Justice Joshua Arnold, Kaitlyn Swan, Lewis Rendell, Margaret Murphy, Marshall Sahlins, Paradigm Investments, People’s Republic of China, Rinzin Ngodup, Sergeant Greg Robertson, Steve Doane, Tim White, Willard Comeau, Yarmouth ferry costs

Habitat for Humanity’s Spryfield project snagged by property dispute

November 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet

Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia’s Spryfield project is ambitious, the largest the organization has ever undertaken. The proposed 78-unit development includes a four-storey condo building with 40 units, along with 38 townhouse units. The Halifax & West Community Council held a public hearing about the proposed development on September 12, 2018. Representatives of Habitat for...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cadillac Developments, Craig Berryman, Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia, Linda Young, Nova Scotia CEO Steve Doane, Paradigm Investments, Ron Boston, Wilfred Young

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.

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