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The justice system is destroying an innocent man

Morning File, Thursday, June 7, 2018

June 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

News 1. Injustice in Nova Scotia As I reported Tuesday, three Germans got drunk on a flight from Germany to Cuba and caused such a disruption that the flight had to be diverted to Halifax, where the three were arrested. Transport Canada hasn’t yet detailed what exactly happened on the plane, but here in Nova Scotia, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Denis Theman, drunk Germans on flight to Cuba, fire Pinecrest Video, fire Primrose Street, Glen Assoun, Judge Dan MacRury, Judge James Chipman, Marian Fortune-Stone, Mark Green, prisoners by ethnicity, Ron Fetterly, Steve Bruce, stolen police pickup truck

A series of segues: Morning File, Thursday, July 6, 2017

July 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Corey Rogers Yesterday, the Public Prosecution Service issued this rather cryptic release: The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has asked the Manitoba Prosecution Service to provide legal advice to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) on its ongoing investigation into a 2016 death in Halifax Regional Police cells. On June 16, 2016, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: $3000 FOIPOP, Aly Thomson, Bill Turpin, Corey Rogers, Dan MacRury, Dave MacDonald, death in police custody, Dennis Theman, FOIPOP: successful WIPSI funding applications, Freedom of Information, Gary Basso, Ghost the cat, Jerri Southcott, Martin Herschorn, Mary Campbell, More on the PPS (Public Prosecution Service), Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service (PPS), osprey nest Lunenburg County, Ray Ivany, Ron Fetterly, Ron J. MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Tiffany Chase, Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)

DEAD WRONG

A BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION AND A PROBABLE WRONGFUL CONVICTION SHED LIGHT ON THE MURDERS OF DOZENS OF WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA.

January 30, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

Editor’s note: the DEAD WRONG homepage has links to previous articles, the cast of characters, extras, and commentary. Part 2: Trial and Error This article contains graphic accounts of violence and sexual violence that will disturb some readers. Robin Hartrick was found by a group of young schoolchildren walking along a path through the woods behind […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Brenda Way, Dan MacRury, David Carvery, DEAD WRONG, Don Murray, Glen Assoun, Robin Hartrick, Ron Fetterly, Suzanne Hood

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Brian Borcherdt. Photo: Anna Edwards-Borcherdt

Brian Borcherdt came of age in Yarmouth in the 1990s. When he arrived in Halifax, the city’s famous music scene was already waning, and worse, the music he made was rejected by the cool kids anyway. After decades away from Nova Scotia, he and his young family have settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he’ll zoom in to chat with Tara about his band Holy Fuck’s endlessly delayed tour, creating the Dependent Music collective, and the freedom and excitement of the improvised music he’s making now. Plus: Bringing events back in 2021.

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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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