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Morning File, Monday, February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Canadian Press layoffs On Friday, the Canadian Press notified its staff that at the end of March it will be laying off six reporters nationwide, four of whom are in its Atlantic bureau in Halifax. The four Halifax reporters are Brett Bundale, Aly Thomson, Keith Doucette, and Alex Cooke. All are excellent reporters. […]

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Province House is becoming an information black hole

Morning File, Thursday, February 7, 2019

February 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. The province’s secrecy regime When mining companies set up operations in Nova Scotia, there is a requirement that they pay surety bonds that will cover the costs of clean up of the mining site after mining is complete. So Joan Baxter had a simple question:  How much money are the companies paying, and where […]

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