News 1. HRP’s new police chief Dan Kinsella, a veteran of the Hamilton, Ontario police force, is the new chief for the Halifax Regional Police, reports Francis Campbell at the Chronicle Herald. Kinsella has 32 years of experience with the Hamilton Police Service and is now its deputy chief of operations. In a statement, Kinsella […]
The cost of the Yarmouth ferry keeps increasing
Morning File, Friday, February 8, 2019
News 1. Jackson trial This item refers to sexual assault. Yesterday was the fourth day of the sexual assault trial of Blake Jackson. Jackson, a student support worker at Citadel High School, is accused of sexually assaulting a then-student on December 15, 2015. At the time, the student was 18 years old; a publication ban protects […]
The corporate kleptocracy takes aim at Nova Scotia
Morning File, Friday, August 31, 2018
Hi, I’m Joan Baxter, a Nova Scotian journalist and author. Some of my books are actually quite upbeat, proving that I’m not always a bearer of bad news. News 1. Abandoned tidal turbine Jennifer Henderson updates the situation of the abandoned tidal turbine in the Minas Basin in this article for the Examiner. After a […]
All in All It’s Just Another Slick in the Harbour
Morning File, Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Hi, I’m Chris Benjamin, today’s guest writer. I’m a journalist as well as a writer and editor of books — fiction and non-fiction — and the managing editor of Atlantic Books Today Magazine. Environment and social justice are my beats. News 1. Oil spills, past and present The Canadian Coast Guard is investigating what appears to […]
The Tufts Cove cleanup could take as long as three months
Morning File, Thursday, August 9, 2018
News 1. Tufts Cove cleanup “MFR Oil Response is one of the companies contracted by Nova Scotia Power to do the cleanup work [at the site of the Tufts Cove oil spill],” reports Anjuli Patil for the CBC: Mark Ring, the company’s president, said he’s looking to hire more people to do manual labour at the […]
Another day in Halifax: resignations, engtanglements, and delays
Morning File, Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Hi folks, Erica Butler here filling in for Tim today. News 1. Halifax to lose another director: Bruce Zvaniga resigns Director of transportation and public works Bruce Zvaniga has resigned, reports Zane Woodford of The Star/Metro. Zvaniga has only been at the helm of the massive public works department since 2015. Zvaniga is the third […]
Like a turtle crawling out of a mulch pile
Morning File, Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Hi folks. Erica Butler here, filling in for Tim today. News 1. Al-Rawi asks for second assault charge to be quashed Reporting for the CBC, Blair Rhodes recaps the history of sexual assault investigations and charges against former Halifax cab driver Bassam Al-Rawi. While his first charge from a 2015 incident will be re-examined in […]
Everything that’s wrong with the world captured by one statue
Morning File, Friday, April 6, 2018
News 1. Cap-and-trade “Nova Scotia continues to resist a sales pitch from Ottawa to sign on to its system for reducing emissions starting in January 2019,” reports Jennifer Henderson: That resistance comes despite a warning different carbon pricing regimes within Atlantic Canada could drive up administrative costs for companies such as Irving Oil, Wilson Fuels, […]
Facing a budget shortfall for its new building, the YMCA is asking the city for $1.5 million: Morning File, Tuesday, February 20, 2018
1. A jury of whose peers? Discussing the case of Gerald Stanley, charged and then found not guilty of the murder of Colten Boushie, Stephen Kimber writes: In his instructions to the jury, Chief Justice Martel Popescul said jurors had three choices: agree with the Crown and convict Stanley of second-degree murder; conclude that Stanley should have known […]
Canoeing and cultural appropriation: Morning File, Friday, December 1, 2017
News 1. Andreas Dittmer Earlier this week, Canoe Kayak Canada announced that it had hired Andreas Dittmer as its new Men’s Canoe Coach: Andreas Dittmer marked the history of sprint canoeing and inspired thousands of young athletes around the world. The German Olympian will take charge of the Canadian men’s sprint canoe team. During his career, Dittmer dominated […]
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