News 1. No known cause for fire at Barho family home Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency say they don’t know what caused the fire that burned down the Barho family home, killing all seven of the family’s children. In the Chronicle Herald, Stuart Peddle reports that three different teams of investigators, plus outside consultants, were […]
Where are the women in the Nova Scotia workforce?
Morning File, Friday, June 28, 2019
News 1. Neighbours speak up about short-term rentals Alexander Quon at Global has a good piece on the short-term rental market in Nova Scotia. Quon interviewed Bill Stewart who lives in the Hydrostone and who’s frustrated with some of the problems coming from the short-term rentals on his block. Stewart says there’s a “string of […]
Doctor says he was unfairly kicked out of Dal Medical School after he plagiarized an essay about honesty
Morning File, Tuesday, November 20, 2018
November subscription drive Everyone should come to our subscription party Sunday. Here’s our Facebook event for the, er, event: Come celebrate with us! Investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre joins us as guest speaker. He’ll be announced by former CBC radio host/ spice merchant Costas Halavrezos. Music by Museum Pieces. We’ll have Halifax Examiner swag, cake, and […]
As reliable as a beer commercial
Morning File, Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Erica Butler here, helping out with Morningfile today. Fear not, Tim’s still all over it. News 1. Burnside jail Tim reports from the hearing for Burnside jail prisoner Maurice Pratt, continuing to shed light on the situation in the facility. Prisoners launched a protest in August asking for better conditions at the jail, including access […]
Why did the chicken cross Waverley Road? To get its Glock 19 Gen4
Morning File, Thursday, August 30, 2018
Hi, I’m Erica Butler, taking another kick at the Morningfile can. News 1. Whalley trial gives a glimpse into the inner workings of CBRM The Cape Breton Spectator’s Mary Campbell has published three parts of her deep dive series on the Whalley trial. On the surface, it was as billed — a constructive dismissal case […]
Bleak news and beach views for the long weekend
Morning File, Friday, June 29, 2018
Hi, I’m Lewis Rendell, a writer from Northern Ontario who has been wandering lost in Halifax for six years. I’m filling in for Tim this morning as he does some book learnin’ down at the J-School. News 1. A call for court martial panel gender parity after military sexual assault acquittal Reports Aly Thompson […]
Now that the Leibovitz collection tax scam has failed, the Nova Scotia government is going to pay Leibovitz $2.3 million
Morning File, Thursday, May 24, 2018
News 1. Fool’s Gold, Part 2 The Halifax Examiner and Cape Breton Spectator have co-published the second instalment of Joan Baxter’s investigation into mining in Nova Scotia. Click here to read Part 2 of “Fool’s Gold: Nova Scotia’s Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals,” which looks at gold mining operations on the Eastern Shore. This article […]
Trains, planes, and automobiles (and a hilarious horse): Morning File, Wednesday, March 29, 2017
News 1. I Like Trains Really, I do! But that thing they’re talking about running around downtown ain’t no train. The Disneyfication of downtown continues apace. I don’t have the heart to write about it… read Jacob Boon in The Coast. 2. 40 kph speed limits “Halifax city council may be asking the province to lower speed […]
ACOA should fund news like it funds beer: Morning File, Wednesday, January 18, 2017
News 1. Birch Cove Lakes – Blue Mountain wilderness Yesterday, the Annapolis Group issued a press release threatening to sue the city for a bazillion dollars over city council’s refusal to allow the company to develop land it owns within the proposed Birch Cove Lakes – Blue Mountain Wilderness Park boundaries. The press release is […]
There’s a cool comet up there but it’s too cloudy to see it: Morning File, Wednesday, January 4, 2017
News 1. Four dead in Lincolnville “RCMP say four people have been found dead in a Guysborough County residence,” reports Ian Fairclough for Local Xpress: Police said in a release the deceased were found in a home in Upper Big Tracadie, but area residents say the residence is on Highway 16 in Lincolnville, a small […]