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Public Health uses a definition of “community spread” of COVID that confuses the public

Morning File, Monday, November 9, 2020

November 9, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

Stephen Kimber is just too kind to me; I’ve been blushing ever since I read this yesterday. Have a read, and please subscribe. News 1. COVID Nine new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Nova Scotia since Friday — two on Friday, four Saturday, and three yesterday. All nine recent cases are in Nova […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: community spread, coronavirus, COVID-19, El Jones, exposure advisory, Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS), pandemic, Paul Smith, Public Health, Randy Riley, self-isolation, slavery

The housing crisis on the South Shore

Morning File, Wednesday, November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

It’s November and that means it’s subscription drive time here at the Halifax Examiner. Your subscriptions are what support the Examiner and its writers. So, I’m writing today’s Morning File because of your support.  I started reading the Examiner in its early days when it was a one-man show with Tim writing Morning Files and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: anti-Black racism, Bridgewater, COVID-19, Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF), Dr. Robert Strang, Dr. Theresa Tam, Endangered Species Act, Healthy Forest Coalition, homelessness, housing crisis, housing hub, Jacqueline Foster, Lindsay Lee, Lisa Ryan, Mainland Moose, masks, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Paul Withers, racism in justice system, Randy Riley, rural housing, South Shore, Tusket river hydro dam, Utility and Review Board (UARB)

Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial for Randy Riley in unanimous decision

November 3, 2020 By El Jones Leave a Comment

In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada vacated the second degree murder conviction for Randy Riley and ordered a new trial. Randy Riley was convicted in March of 2019 for the murder of Chad Smith. The appeal focused on the warning given to the jury about the witnesses in the case. Known as […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: anti-Black racism, Lee Seshagiri, Nathan Johnson, racism in justice system, Randy Riley, retrial, Roger Burrill, Sean MacDonald, Vetrovec warning

We’ve spent $15 million a year on the Yarmouth ferry; here’s a better and lots more fun idea for spending the money

Morning File, Thursday, March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Ferry funding The province announced funding for the Yarmouth ferry yesterday: The province is helping to renovate the Bar Harbor ferry terminal to accommodate the Nova Scotia-Maine ferry service. The expected cost is $8.5 million. … The renovation costs will be included in the province’s 2018-19 spending. The work is currently underway with […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bar Harbor ferry terminal, Bay Ferries, Blair Rhodes, Chad Smith, Glen Assoun, Jack Julian, Justice James Chipman, Marla MacInnis, Nathan Johnson, Randy Riley, Suzanne Rent, Yarmouth ferry expenditures, Yarmouth helicopter drop

Habeas corpus hearing illuminates jail conditions

September 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Highlights from this story: • a prison official agreed with the statement that “several” prisoners at the Burnside jail have died in the past week * (see note below) • the three-week lockdown at the jail started when an inmate allegedly said that “someone is going to die” after the peaceful protest was ended • […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Brad Ross, Burnside Jail lockdown, Burnside jail protest, Chris Deal, Duane Eddy, Grace MacCormick, habeas corpus applications, Hanna Garson, Justice James Chipman, Kaz Cox, Leonard Greenough, Matthew Grimm, Matthew Lambert, Maurice Pratt, Nelson Callish, Randy Riley, Robert Sanford, Sarah White

Welcome to the new Halifax Convention Centre! Here’s your $100 fine for smoking on the sidewalk

Morning File, Wednesday, September 12, 2018

September 12, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Burnside jail update The prisoners at the Burnside jail have ended their 20-day strike and have issued a statement, which reads in part: Dear supporters, You are commended for your work on our behalf. None of us thought that we would gain so much support by sharing our conditions with the public. The […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Burnside jail death, Burnside jail strike, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Charles Koch Foundation, Councillor Sam Austin, death in custody, DeSmog Blog, dry communities, Events East, Grafton Street glory Hole, habeas corpus applications, HalifaxToday website, Liquor Control Act, Matthew Lambert, Minister Karen Casey, Peter Ziobrowski, Randy Riley, Robert Sanford, Smoking ban, storm cheat sheet, Supreme Court Justice James Chipman

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.

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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