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Queen’s Marque is a gigantic piece of crap: Morning File, Monday, March 20, 2017

March 20, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Weather There are various kinds of weather today. 2. Examineradio, episode #103 This week we speak with Simon Greenland-Smith and Cameron Lowe of Divest Dal, a student lobby group working to get Dalhousie University to stop investing in fossil fuels. Also, Bassam al-Rawi was lost but now he’s found, Stephen McNeil takes a hit […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Beverly Miller, Bus Rapid Transit, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, disaster evacuation, gigantic piece of crap, Jean Laroche, Mobile Parking Payment, Nzingha Millar, Queen’s Marque, Request for Proposal, Simon Gillis, Stephen Archibald

A long walk on a short pier: Morning File, Tuesday, February 21, 2017

February 21, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Bill 75 The legislature has been in session since 12:01am in order to pass Bill 75, which will force a contract on teachers. The final vote will likely take place sometime mid-afternoon. 2. Examineradio, episode #100 This week we speak to former NDP Finance Minister and current CBC pundit Graham Steele about the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Canso Causeway, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, cruise ship dock, Derrick Lewis, Google maps, Heritage Day, Joe Howe, Jon Tattrie, Mary Campbell, Mixed martial arts, Monty Mosher, Nina Corfu, Request for Proposal, right direction, Stephen McNeil, Travis Browne

Apocalypse Now: Morning File, Monday, February 13, 2017

February 13, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Monster Lizard Everything is cancelled, including transit, schools, universities, malls, liquor stores, etc… everything except Province House. 2. Teachers On Saturday, Premier Stephen McNeil called the legislature into session for 8pm tonight in order to introduce legislation forcing a contract on teachers. His press release: This week, the third deal recommended by the Nova Scotia Teachers’ […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: blizzard, George Mihalka, Jordan Bonaparte, Mumford Transit Terminal, My Bloody Valentine, Oroville Dam, Paul Kelman, Request for Proposal, Stephen McNeil, teachers strike

Half as big as the Nova Centre, but twice as ugly: Morning File, Thursday, January 19, 2017

January 19, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News 1. Queen’s Wharf Not only are Waterfront Development and the Armour Group despoiling the waterfront, they’re changing the perfectly good historic name of Queen’s Wharf into some BS marketing-schemed “Queen’s Marque.” Anyway, construction of the monstrosity began this week, and immediately the bulldozers started revealing and demolishing ancient wharf structures buried in the fill. Waterfront Development assures me […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Armour Group, Charles W. Sampson, Craft beer, Dan Leger, Erin Moore, How to ride the bus, Jillian Ellsworth, Kieran Leavitt, Pedestrian struck Kearney Lake Road, Peter Ziobrowski, Queen’s Marque, Request for Proposal, Wanderers Grounds, Waterfront Development Corporation, website analytics, Zane Woodford

Canadian court orders the arrest of a reporter: Morning File, Wednesday, October 26, 2016

October 26, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

You can now link to any part of a Morning File post by simply scrolling past the headline or sub-headline you’re interested in, then copying the URL from your browser and posting it on Facebook or Twitter (or anywhere else) to share. News 1. Teachers vote to strike “Teachers in Nova Scotia could be on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: arrest warrant, Bay of Fundy, Billy Graham Association, construction fences, Dr. Brendan McCarville, Halifax Explosion, James McLeod, Jon Tattrie, Justice Jamie Campbell, Justin Brake, Muskrat Falls, Needham Bells, Needham Park, Paul Palmeter, Request for Proposal, Stephen Archibald, teachers strike, tidal turbines

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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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