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“Bad actors”: a Halifax landlord says a cryptocurrency firm is skipping out on its rent and might hide its assets where no court can find them

Morning File, Monday, December 16, 2019

December 16, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

1. McNeil government Writes Stephen Kimber: I had been hoping to say something positive about Stephen McNeil’s government — it is, after all, the season of speaking positively — but as soon as I began to put electronic keyboard to computer-screen praise, his government inevitably did one more something that was so bone-headed, so egregious, […]

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Feds invest in Sable Island cleanup

Morning File, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

February 12, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

News 1. Quadriga Halifax Examiner contributor Andrew D. Wright took a deep dive into the corporate history of the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange, and found much of it was based on false promises and lies. Click here to read “Quadriga’s Magic Ride: A journey into a labyrinth of money and lies.” This article is for subscribers. Click […]

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Quadriga’s Magic Ride

A journey into a labyrinth of money and lies

February 12, 2019 By Andrew D. Wright

Cover photo: Quadriga cofounder Lovie Horner The QuadrigaCX story has fast dissolved from a tale of a locked laptop holding hundreds of millions of dollars to what may very well be the biggest case of corporate wrongdoing to ever hit Nova Scotian shores. Named for Apollo’s four-horsed chariot of the gods carrying sunlight to the Earth, Quadriga presented itself...

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Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: 0984750 BC Ltd, Ancetera Networks Ltd, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Bitcoin, Bitcoin Co-Op, Bitcoin Embassy, Blockchain R&D Lab, CAVIRTEX, Connect Development Ltd, Crypto Consulting Group Ltd, cryptocurrency, Dianna Burns, Ernst & Young, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), Gerald Cotten, Jacques/Jack Martel, Jennifer Robertson, Know Your Customer (KYC), Lloyds of London, Lovie Horner, Malaspina Consultants, Mike Patryn, money laundering, MPD Advertising Inc, Mt Gox Bitcoin, Natasha Tsai, Nazmin Dhanani, Omar Dhanani, Omar Patryn, Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corporation, QuadrigaCX, Shadowcrew, Thomas Beazley, Whiteside Capital Corporation, William Filtness

Report on Shambhala sexual misconduct released

Morning File, Monday, February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. QuadrigaCX The biggest tech story of the year so far happened right here in Nova Scotia, and it’s amazing. When 30-year-old Fall River resident Gerald Cotten died unexpectedly, the location of some $260 million in cash and cryptocurrency went to the grave with him. Writer Andrew Wright tells us: A 25-year-old Gerald Cotten and […]

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The $260 million QuadrigaCX mystery

When 30-year-old Fall River resident Gerald Cotten died unexpectedly, the location of some $260 million in cash and cryptocurrency went to the grave with him.

February 3, 2019 By Andrew D. Wright

The first clue something was wrong to users of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was when its website was suddenly replaced by a website maintenance notice last week. What QuadrigaCX’s 363,000 clients, 115,000 of them carrying balances in their accounts, would soon learn was the only person who knew where some $260 million of their money was and how...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Aaron Matthews, Billerfy Labs, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Gerald Cotten, Jack Martel, Jennifer Robertson, Litecoin, Quadriga Fintech Solutions Group, QuadrigaCX, Thomas Beazley, WB21

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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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