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Business case for P3 Outpatient Centre is finally made public

November 4, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Some new light was shed today on the province’s controversial decision to choose a public-private-partnership (P3) model to build new healthcare facilities to replace the crumbling Victoria and Centennial buildings at the VG site of the QE2 Health Care Centre.  Last July, the former auditor general reported the secret process used to determine if P3...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Deloitte, Deputy TIR Minister Paul LaFleche, EllisDon, Gary Porter, Halifax Infirmary, John O’Connor, MLA Lisa Roberts, MLA Susan Leblanc, P3, QE2 Redevelopment Project, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR), Value For Money analysis

Grieving alone, together

Morning File, Tuesday, April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 12 Comments

News 1. The latest on COVID-19 and Northwood Yesterday saw the largest number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia since the pandemic began. Of the 46 new cases, 36 are at the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax. Northwood residents and staff now represent 151 of the province’s 721 confirmed cases. Jennifer […]

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It’s the People’s Arena: we paid for it, we own it

Morning File, Thursday, October 11, 2018

October 11, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. P3s explained Does the McNeil government’s announcement that the QEII New Generation project will be financed by a P3 (public-private partnership) arrangement leave you scratching your head in confusion? It should. So many arguments are tossed out to justify the decision, but none of those are explained in detail or backed up by hard […]

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Access denied: the Nova Scotia Health Authority refuses to share the results of its transportation survey

May 3, 2018 By Erica Butler 4 Comments

Last November, the QE2 Redevelopment Project very wisely conducted a survey of its staff, asking about how they get to and from work. I heard about the survey from a QE2 staffer, and immediately decided to ask for a look at the results. In Halifax, we don’t have too much in the way of detailed […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Catherine Tully, Erica Butler, FOIPOP Act, Fola Adeleke, Kristen Lipscombe, Nicole de Gier, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), QE2 Employee Transportation Survey, QE2 Redevelopment Project, staff transportation survey

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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Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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