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Doctor: Keeping the liquor stores open is the right thing to do

March 23, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Nova Scotia family doctor is applauding the province’s decision to keep Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) stores open as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we navigate our daily lives. “I am so pleased that the premier and our provincial leadership has […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: alcohol addiction, alcohol use disorder, Cindy MacIsaac, coronavirus, COVID-19, Direction 180, Leah Genge, NSLC, Robert Strang

Feeling the sting of first-past-the-post

Morning File, Tuesday, October 22, 2019

October 22, 2019 By Erica Butler 3 Comments

News 1. Liberals win enough seats to form minority government With national voter turnout clocking in around 65.8% (it will adjust as those who registered on election day are counted) and Nova Scotia’s turnout slightly higher at 68.8%, Canadians re-elected 157 Liberal MPs, enough to form a minority government. In Nova Scotia, Liberals held on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alfred Aucoin, Bernadette Jordan, Brent Kelloway, electoral reform, flu shot, Halifax Transit quarterly report, housing in Cape Breton, influenza, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jaimie Battiste, Jodi Wilson Raybould, Kody Blois, Lenore Zann, Liberal minority government, MacDonald Bridge, Maxime Bernier, Mike Kelloway, Robert Strang, Wendy Martin

Werewolf, naloxone, and education: Nova Scotia addresses opioid deaths

June 7, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

According to folklore (and Wikipedia) a werewolf is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf-like creature after being placed under a curse or affliction. So “Werewolf” is the fitting title for Cape Breton director Ashley McKenzie’s much-acclaimed and gritty feature film about two young adults struggling to stay on methadone and break […]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Ashley McKenzie, Carla Adams, chris Clayton, Cpl. Jennifer Clarke, fentanyl, harm reduction, Karen Foster, Mainline Needle Exchange, naloxone, opioid abuse, Robert Strang, Sherry Stewart, Werewolf

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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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