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UARB approves fracking explosives assembly site in West Hants

October 25, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

A remote corner of the municipal district of West Hants has been rezoned so its American owner, Halliburton Partners Canada, can manufacture “perforation equipment” used in offshore oil and gas exploration. Since February, Halliburton — the largest provider of “fracking” services in the world — has been storing explosives used in the oil and gas...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: 471 Dresser Minerals Road, Councillor Rupert Jannasch, Fire Chief Danny Patterson, fracking explosives, Halliburton Partners Canada, Kevin Harive, Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB), Peter Rogers, Robert Grant, Roland Deveau, West Hants Municipal Council

Nova Scotia Power wants 1.5% rate increases for each of the next three years

October 16, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Nova Scotia Power (NSP) was before the Utility and Review Board yesterday asking for a rate increase that will see residential customers pay 1.5% more on their power bill in each of the next three years. Businesses and large industrial users could see their bills go up between 2 and 4% each year. NSP blames...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bill Mahody, Chelsea Sawatzky, David Hoffman, David Landrigan, David Rodenhiser, Emera, Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM), Lower Power Rates Alliance of Nova Scotia, Nancy Rubin, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Peter Gurnham, Roland Deveau, Utility and Review Board (UARB)

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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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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