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The Assoun wrongful conviction: the McNeil connection

Morning File, Monday, July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Northern Pulp Mill’s missing environmental data “If Premier Stephen McNeil is wavering on the Northern Pulp / Paper Excellence file, entertaining notions on amending the Boat Harbour Act so that effluent from the Pictou County pulp mill can continue to flow into the lagoon after January 31, 2020, he would do well to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: acting Chief of Police Robin McNeil, Anthony McNeil, Centre Plan, Chris Blanchard, Chris Cline, climate change, deputy police chief Chris McNeil, Don Blankenship, Donkin coal mine, Donkin Mine safety violations, Fred Fitzsimmons, Glen Assoun documents, Innocence Canada, Irving Shipyard, Jerome Kennedy, Justice James Chipman, Mainland Moose, Matthew Moore, Phil Campbell, police malfeasance, Premier Stephen McNeil, Ryan MacDonald, Sean MacDonald, Trevor O'Neil, Victoria Road development, Wellington Street development

Halifax police try to intervene in the Glen Assoun document case

Morning File, Thursday, June 6, 2019

June 6, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Update on the Assoun documents As I’ve reported, the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press are taking legal action to un-seal the court documents related to Glen Assoun’s exoneration. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for July 2. We initiated this legal action back in April, and since then there’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alakai, Glen Assoun documents, gold mining, Highland Gold, Icarus Report June 6 2019, Jerome Kennedy, Mary Campbell, Phil Campbell, Pond Centre RV Park, Transition Metals Corp., Yarmouth ferry

Telling the story of Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction: we need your help

Morning File, Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

1. Armoured vehicle This is a short Morning File today because I was busy at court most of the day yesterday (see below) and because I’m kind of riled up about the city’s purchase of an armoured vehicle for the police. I wrote a little Twitter rant about the latter while I was eating dinner […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACOA, Andy Filmore, armoured vehicle, Blair Rhodes, Chris Brooks, Glen Assoun, heritage destruction, HRM By Design, Lake Banook weeds, legal fund, Michael Tutton, NSBI, Phil Campbell, SolarTron, unregistered heritage buildings

“A tale of enormous suffering”

After 16 and a half years in prison and four and a half years under strict parole conditions, Glen Assoun is finally exonerated for a crime he did not commit, the tragic murder of Brenda Way. In fact, Halifax police had evidence that would have freed Assoun long ago — evidence that points to Way's actual killer — and in an act of "police misconduct" did not turn that evidence over to Assoun.

March 2, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

Takeaways from this story: • after spending 16 and a half years in prison and four and a half years on strict parole conditions, Glen Assoun is exonerated of the 1995 murder of Brenda Way; • Assoun’s lawyers say Halifax police failed to turn evidence over to Assoun that would have cleared him of the […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Attorney General David Lametti, Brenda Way, Crown Prosecutor Marian Fortune-Stone, Crown Prosecutor Mark Scott, Glen Assoun exonerated, Innocence Canada, James Lockyer, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Justice James Chipman, Phil Campbell, police investigator David MacDonald, Sean MacDonald

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).

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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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