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Nova Scotia’s film industry just won’t die

After a disastrous season last year, filmmakers have seen uptick in productions this year. But will the work keep coming?

October 19, 2016 By Jennifer Henderson

News of the Nova Scotia film industry’s death may have been exaggerated. When the McNeil government slashed a generous tax credit for TV and film production in the spring of 2014, it triggered a blockbuster of a backlash. It snowballed into a combination of public protests by well-known local figures in the industry and public...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: ACTRA, David MacLeod, film industry, Film Tax Credit, Gary Vermeir, IATSE, Lisa Barry, McNeil, Mike Amo, Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund, Pure, Richard Hadley, Scott Simpson, Screen Nova Scotia, Stephen King, The Mist

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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