News 1. The shameful and cowardly political non-response to the Assoun case “No one in authority wants to talk about the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun,” reports Blair Rhodes for the CBC: On Tuesday, Mark Furey, Nova Scotia’s attorney general and minister of justice, said he cannot comment on the Assoun case at this time. […]
Horse community rallies to find stolen animal in Nova Scotia
Morning File, Tuesday, February 5, 2019
I’m Suzanne Rent, a freelance writer in Halifax. I’m filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Derogatory comments ignited brawl, St. FX says Global News reports a brawl between hockey teams from Acadia University and St. FX on Saturday night started after a derogatory comment about a survivor […]
A blast from the past: Morning File, Thursday, November 16, 2017
A blast from the past Rewatching that video, which publicly introduced the Examiner at its launch in 2014, the first thing I notice is how young I was. The second thing I notice is that it’s all about me, and that bothers me. I couldn’t predict then to what extent I could grow this operation, […]
Why the long face? Morning File, Thursday, April 20, 2017
News 1. Pre-election spending spree Jennifer Henderson has updated her ongoing scorecard of pre-election spending by the McNeil government, and I created the following chart so you can follow along: I’ll continually update the chart as more announcements are made. 2. Butterfield Bank, Stephen Lund, and… Sears? On the above chart, you’ll note that on Tuesday Nova […]