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Quackery and dog whistles: all in a day’s work for the Halifax Examiner

Morning File, Wednesday June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Cogswell Halifax council yesterday gave its OK to the process for the Cogswell interchange redevelopment project, but insisted that there be more public input as it proceeds. 2. Quack “medicines” “If you’re looking for a “natural” remedy for your cough or earache, you can cross Stone’s Drug Store in Baddeck off your list,” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA grants and loans, Alentic Microscience, Beyond Food, BlueLight Analytics, Cape Breton Municipality, Chuck Cartmill, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, Cribcut, David Howe, Equalization, former Business Minister Mark Furey, Golf PEI, Graham MacKenzie, Guild Software, John Lohr supports Doug Ford, John McPhee, Julie Chiasson supports Doug Ford, LED Roadway Lighting Ltd, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), Origin BioMed, Parker Donham, Peter Conlon, Peter Moreira, Quack medicines, Stone’s Drug Store

What’s going on with LED Roadway Lighting?

The company has received at least $22 million in public money, but no one will tell the public what the status of the company is.

September 26, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

Sometimes, chasing a story that runs into a brick wall can be revealing. Two weeks ago, I decided to do an update on LED Roadway Lighting, the Nova Scotian company completing the changeover of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s 37,000 street lights into fixtures that consume sixty per cent less energy and are supposed to deliver...

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Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Brendan Elliott, Business Minister Mark Furey, Chuck Cartmill, GJ Cahill Inc, Hector Jacques, Holophane Canada, Jennifer Henderson, Ken Cartmill, LED Roadway Lighting, Lisa Bragg, Marly Somers, Mike Baker, NSBI, Peter Conlon, Solar Global Solutions

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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