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The corporate kleptocracy takes aim at Nova Scotia

Morning File, Friday, August 31, 2018

August 31, 2018 By Joan Baxter 5 Comments

Hi, I’m Joan Baxter, a Nova Scotian journalist and author. Some of my books are actually quite upbeat, proving that I’m not always a bearer of bad news. News 1. Abandoned tidal turbine Jennifer Henderson updates the situation of the abandoned tidal turbine in the Minas Basin in this article for the Examiner. After a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Alfred Sorensen, Allan Murphy, Ardath Whynacht, Bianca Mercer, big oil and public money, Bruce Nunn, Burnside jail protest, climate change, Darren Porter, David Patriquin, dead porpoise, El Jones, Fracking, Glyphosate, Goldboro LNG plant, Helen Murphy, herbicide spraying, Jessica Chin, Joan Baxter, Josh Healey, Ken Summers, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Marla MacInnis, Matthew Boyd, Maurice Reed, NOFRAC Nova Scotia, Paul McLeod, Peter Watts, Pieridae Energy, prisoner protest, Robert Devet, Sandra Hannebohm, Sarah Gillis, Sarah Ritchie, Stacey Rudderham, Stephen Kimber, Swissair crash, tidal turbine abandoned, Will Weissart, worst roads in Canada

What does Paul McLeod think about that? Morning File, Friday, February 9, 2018

February 9, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

Former Halifax Metro, allnovascotia, and Chronicle Herald reporter Paul McLeod is now working on Capitol Hill for Buzzfeed. Yesterday, McLeod was chasing Paul Ryan around during that budget mess, but he caught up with me after work, and we had drinks. I thought it was a great opportunity to ask his opinion about Nova Scotia […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cornwallis statue solution, Deputy Mayor Waye Mason, fracking social licence, Henry Mulherin, Paul McLeod, Peter Stoffer's behavior toward women, Portia Clark, that Ray Ivany magic

“I think the founding fathers had way too high an opinion of human nature”: Examineradio, episode #95

January 6, 2017 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

This week we speak with regular Examineradio guest Paul McLeod. Formerly a local journalist with Allnovascotia and the Daily News, Paul later went on to become the Chronicle Herald’s Ottawa bureau correspondent. He now covers American politics in Washington, DC for Buzzfeed. The 2016 presidential election was his introduction to the world of US-styled elections. He […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Examineradio, journalism, Nova Centre, Paul McLeod, podcast, United States

The stuff that dreams are made of: Morning File, Monday, November 7, 2016

November 7, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 20 Comments

November Subscription Drive Paul McLeod reported for the old Daily News, allnovascotia, and the Chronicle Herald. He now reports on US politics for Buzzfeed. He writes: I’m writing this for two reasons. One, I’m a passionate believer in robust, independent media that champions the interests of the people against the ever-powerful political class. Two, I owe Tim […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alison Auld, Andrew Killawee, CAMET tender, Chronicle Herald, El Jones, Fliss Cramman, free reporting, Gary A.O. MacKay, Liberal Party ad, Linda Pannozzo, Paul McLeod, paywall, Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club, tax subsidy, Waegwoltic Club, Wanda Thomas Bernard

The planet is dying and the rich are playing: Morning File, Monday, August 22, 2016

August 22, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines and ethics in PR CBC reporters Karissa Donkin and Joan Weeks this morning provide a detailed account of the death of Matthew Hines at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick: The report says even though he was “sufficiently under control of staff,” Hines was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDAC, Centre Plan, Correctional Services Canada, Crystal Serenity, Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorothy Grant, Jim Hoggan, Joan Weeks, Karissa Donkin, Matthew Hines, Michael Byers, Paul McLeod, Steve Parcell

Another reporter leaves the Chronicle Herald: Morning File: Friday, August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Another reporter leaves the Chronicle Herald Striking Chronicle Herald reporter Remo Zaccagna announced yesterday on Twitter that he has accepted a job as the communications coordinator at Pier 21. Zaccagna started as a business reporter at the Chronicle Herald, moved on to sports and then […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Dewtie, CBC, Chronicle Herald, Dan Arsenault, David Jackson, Gordie Sutherland, Halifax Women’s History Society, John Demont, Mac McClelland, Melissa Friedman, Michael Gorman, Morning File, Mother Jones, Paul McLeod, Rebecca Dingwell, Remo Zaccagna, Sarah Toye, Selena Ross, Shane Bauer, Sherri Borden Colley

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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