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QAnon knows no borders

A conspiracy theory that originated in the US has become a global movement and is attracting adherents in Nova Scotia. Anti-hate activists are concerned about where it will lead.

September 13, 2020 By Joan Baxter 10 Comments

This article contains graphic descriptions of conspiracy theories about child abuse and torture that may not be suitable for all readers. The change in the Nova Scotian woman — I’ll call her Lidia — was dramatic and it happened suddenly. According to a member of her family, Lidia had always been left leaning and progressive […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: "Q", 4chan, anti-Jewish, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxer, Bill Gates, Billy Joyce, Canadian Anti-Hate Network, Child abuse, child-trafficking, conspiracy theories, Corey Hurren, coronavirus, COVID-19, cult, Donald Trump, Evan Balgord, facebook, FBI, G5, Genocide Watch, GeorgeSoros, Gregory Stanton, Hillary Clinton, Hollywood, Instagram, Janet Conway, MSVU, Nazism, pandemic, People's Party of Canada, Pizzagate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, QAnon, red pill, Satanic panic, social media, Terrorism, Twitter, US Democratic Party, US Republican Party, WWG1WGA, YouTube

The Cory Taylor case: Nova Scotia’s racist context and cops investigating cops

Morning File, Wednesday, October 2, 2019

October 2, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Cory Taylor decision Yesterday, Justice Gerald Moir issued a decision in Cory Taylor’s appeal of the Police Complaints Commissioner’s dismissal of his complaint that Halifax police “arrested him without cause, used unnecessary force to do so, and caused him serious injury.” Taylor is Black. At the time of the August 2017 incident, Taylor was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ahsan Habib, Alicia Draus, Chad Hudson, Cory Taylor, Emma Davie, Fred Sanford, John Wesley Chisholm, Justice Gerald Moir, Michael Gorman, Minas Tidal, Pempa'q In-stream Tidal Energy Project, People's Party of Canada, Police Complaints Commission, Spicer Marine Energy Inc., stadium traffic, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), tidal power, Yarmouth ferry delay, Yarmouth Ferry numbers, Yvette d'Entremont

Electric doohickeys

Morning File, Tuesday, August 27, 2019

August 27, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 14 Comments

News 1. What caused the fire at the Barho family’s home? On February 19, 2019, a fire killed the seven children of the Barho family, who had come to Canada as refugees from Syria. The fire department has yet to release any information on what caused the fire or what could have been done to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Against the Rules, Alexa MacLean, Andrew Rankin, Barho fire, Barrington Street, billboard, Christmas tree donations, Crosswalks, Dave Meldrum, e-scooters, elite projection, Frank Smeenk, Jarrett Walker, Joanna Smith, Kaitlyn Swan, Max Rastelli, Maxime Bernier, Mi'kmaw language lessons, Michael Lewis, Mike Holinsky, Oliver Moore, People's Party of Canada, Sarah Brown, scooters, Unama'ki Institute

The “affordable housing” payout for the Willow Tree is a joke

Morning File, Monday, August 26, 2019

August 26, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

1. Tories play whack-a-mole in Northside-Westmount Just when you think you’ve gotten rid of one Tory candidate another pops up from the next hole over, reports Stephen Kimber: So there are now three Tories — one official, two unofficial — running in next week’s provincial byelection in Cape Breton’s Northside-Westmount riding. Could this entire mess […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, billboard, CFL stadium, Dennis Lennox, Frank Smeenk, Graeme Benjamin, Greta Thunberg, Maxime Bernier, nightmares, People's Party of Canada, Stephanie Levitz, True North Strong and Free Advertising Corp, vehicle crash North Kentville, Willow Tree development

New top cop Dan Kinsella: no racial profiling, just “some inequalities, some negative experiences”

Morning File, Wednesday, July 10, 2019

July 10, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

News 1. New police chief won’t say “racial bias” Dan Kinsella, the new Halifax police chief was a guest on CBC Radio’s Information Morning today. Host Portia Clark, in her polite and persistent way, pressed him a couple of times on the question of street checks and racial profiling. Asked about street checks, Kinsella replied: […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adventures in Bubbles and Brine, Airbnb, assholes, baseball, Bill Stewart, Chief Dan Kinsella, Felice's Barber Shop, fermented foods, Jakkar Aliso, Jean Laroche, John Walker, Masoud Alissou, Michael Dunbar, mindfulness, Neighbours Speak Up, Pam Berman, People's Party of Canada, Portia Clark, short term rentals, street checks, umpiring, William Archer, Zane Woodford

Is executive fraud behind the bankruptcy of VistaCare Communications?

Morning File, Tuesday, July 9, 2019

July 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

News 1. Power rates “Nova Scotia Power has filed an application that would see power rates rise 1.5% a year for residential customers in each of the next three years, if approved by the Utility and Review Board (UARB),” reports Jennifer Henderson: The increases are related to rising fuel costs and purchases of imported power. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, ACOA grants and loans, Advatek Systems, Andrea Gunn, Ben Cowan-Dewar, BMO, Bruce Phinney, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDBC), Cabot Links, Cape Breton Island Airport Community Interest Company, Daniel Gallivan, David Deveau, Donkin coal mine rockfall, Edna Restaurant, Frank Anderson, Inverness Airport, Jane Wright, Jenna Mooers, Jennifer Alkenbrack, Just Jane's, lobbying, lobbyist, Maxime Bernier, Michel Jacob, Mike Keiser, MLA Gordon Wilson, MP Colin Fraser, MP Rodger Cuzner, Paul LeBlanc, People's Party of Canada, Peter Moreira, Pierre LeBlanc, Riverside Lobster, Robert Marks, Ronnie LeBlanc, RoyNat Capital, RoyNat Inc, Russel Jacob, Scott Nauss, Tom Ayers, VC International, VistaCare, VistaCare Underground Equipment, VistaCare Underground Services, William Archer

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Two young white women, one with dark hair and one blonde, smile at the camera on a sunny spring day.

Episode 79 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer are the Minute Women, two Haligonians who host a podcast of the same name about Canadian history as seen through a lens of Heritage Minutes (minutewomenpodcast.ca). In a lively celebration of the show’s second birthday, they stop by to reveal how curling brought them together in podcast — and now BFF — form, their favourite Minutes, that time they thought Jean Chretien was dead, and the impact their show has had. Plus music from brand-new ECMA winners Hillsburn and Zamani.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

Subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your device — there’s a great instructional article here. Email Suzanne for help.

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