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Is the SaltWire Network serious about its lawsuit against Transcontinental?

Morning File, Tuesday, June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

1. Is the SaltWire Network serious about its lawsuit against Transcontinental? Remember that lawsuit the SaltWire Network filed against Transcontinental Media? It was kind of a big deal. I read the Statement of Claim SaltWire had filed with the court on April 10, and commented: The lawsuit hasn’t been tested in court, so we’ll see […]

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Two decades of world-class delusion

May 16, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

How Halifax’s big dreams have become a nightmare, and what needs to happen to make the city a great place to live. by Tim Bousquet This article was awarded the gold medal for Commentary at the 2013 Atlantic Journalism Awards. It was first published in The Coast, on July 11, 2013. After “drop the bomb,” […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Commonwealth Games, concert scandal, Convention centre, Fred MacGillivray, Joe Ramia, Paul McCartney, Peter Kelly, Scott Ferguson, Trade Centre Limited, World-class city

How Halifax’s concert scandal played out

May 5, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

With new details such as how Rush got bum-rushed, The Coast tells the most complete story to date. by Tim Bousquet This article was first published in The Coast, on December 5, 2011. Last spring, Halifax’s now-infamous “concert scandal” broke when city staffer Cathie O’Toole revealed that mayor Peter Kelly and the city’s deputy CAO, […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Investigation, Province House Tagged With: Barb Stegemann, Black Eyed Peas, concert scandal, Fred MacGillivray, Halifax, Harold McKay, John O'Brien, Kid Rock, Paul McCartney, Peter Kelly, Rush, Scott Ferguson, Trade Centre Limited, Wayne Anstey

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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