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No internet access: Connecting with kids who aren’t online during COVID-19

Morning File, Thursday, March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 5 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Daily update There are 68 cases of COVID-19, after the province announced 17 new cases yesterday. The new cases are travel-related or related to earlier travel-related cases. Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer, says he expects to see larger numbers of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bide Awhile, Chrissy Matheson, CIBC, coronavirus, COVID-19, Family SOS, Frank Richardson, Graeme Benjamin, Halifolks, Henk van Leeuwen, Homeward Bound, internet access, Jack Scrine, Kelly Marshall, Linda Felix, Margo Riebe-Butt, Mary Acton-Bond, Mary Jane Copps, Nicole Munro, Nourish Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association (NSVMA), Paul Wozney, Preston Mulligan, Rick Cameron, rural internet, Spay Day HRM, Toni Losey, using the phone, Veterinarians

Stephen McNeil, the offshore windfall, and the royal ‘we’

Last week’s seemingly out-of-the-blue government announcements re: the offshore windfall and the bottomless ferry pit share the same dated father-knows-best worldview of political decision-making in which we, the voters, get to cast our ballots for a myriad of unconnected, disconnected reasons once every four years and then shut up for the next four while the government claims to act in our name.

March 18, 2018 By Stephen Kimber

Stephen McNeil says “we” — and by we the premier certainly doesn’t mean thee or me — “had a healthy discussion” about how to spend a could-be $250-million windfall to the Nova Scotia treasury, thanks to a one-time recalculation of offshore royalties, thanks to a one-time arbitration decision that happened to fall in our favour....

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: economy, Premier Stephen McNeil, rural internet, Yarmouth ferry

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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