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Journalmalism 101: This week, Halifax lost four very good Canadian Press reporters; in return we got… Christie Blatchford

Morning File, Friday, March 29, 2019

March 29, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Street checks Yesterday, I wrote: This is how it goes. Every now and then something happens — a Black man with the resources and gumption to do something about it stands up to the harassment, the results of a CBC Freedom of Information request are published — that make it temporarily impossible for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Cooke, Alexa MacLean, Aly Thomson, Brett Bundale, Canadian Press (CP) layoffs, Christie Blatchford, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Keith Doucette, local reporting, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Premier Stephen McNeil, Quinpool Road bridge reconstruction, Racism, Selena Ross, Spring Garden Area Business Association, Spring Garden Road update, Stephen Archibald and Quinpool Road concrete bridges, street checks report, Taryn Grant, trespassers at hospital, Zane Woodford

The only thing that can save journalism: “Subscribe Somewhere”

Morning File, Monday, February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News 1. Canadian Press layoffs On Friday, the Canadian Press notified its staff that at the end of March it will be laying off six reporters nationwide, four of whom are in its Atlantic bureau in Halifax. The four Halifax reporters are Brett Bundale, Aly Thomson, Keith Doucette, and Alex Cooke. All are excellent reporters. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 99% Invisible podcast, Alex Cooke, Aly Thomson, Amanda Jess, Axem Neurotechnology, Blake Jackson trial, Brett Bundale, Canadian Press (CP), Canadian Press layoffs, Catherine Klimek, Christopher Friesen, Entrepreneurship, Evidence-based policing & research partnerships, former Premier John Hamm, free speech warriors, Gray Arena, Halifax Regional Police Strategic Plan, Keith Doucette, Mark Lever, Menlo Park police, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives, PC press release, SaltWire, Sarah Dennis, Selena Ross, Ship Victory, Soccer Nova Scotia, taxi driver sexual assault, Tesfom Kidane Mengis, The Blazer Experiment, Tim hates flying, Tony Ingram, Victor Cizanckas, Yarmouth ferry

Justice demands that we clear the records of people convicted on cannabis charges: Morning File, Thursday, February 1, 2018

February 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Waiting for the train “Upgrading the Sydney to Truro rail line to the point where it can handle double-stacked containers won’t come cheap, according to a study just completed for the Port of Sydney Development Corporation, but the fix is needed if Sydney’s dreams of becoming a major container terminal are ever to be […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Vaughan, Bassam Al-Rawi acquittal overturned, Cornwallis statue came down yesterday, criminalization of cannabis, Haley Ryan, Halifax Examiner and Cape Breton Spectator's Joint Investigative Fund, Mary Campbell, Mayor Cecil Clarke's trip to China, Nova Scotia minimum wage increase, poverty wages, Rick Grant, Selena Ross, Waiting for the train

Stock photos and other secrets of financial ruin: Morning File, Thursday, November 2, 2017

November 2, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Jamie Baillie steps down Jamie Baillie is stepping down as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. According to a PC press release, “he will remain Leader of the Party until a replacement has been selected. He will continue to be the MLA for Cumberland South.” Despite his other accomplishments, Baillie is a big fan […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander Quon, Barry Publicover, Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia (CBNS) rail line, child abandonment laws, disposal of the HMCS Athabaskan, Elizabeth McMillan, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), Jamie Baillie steps down, Land Investment Group NV sues Aspotogan Ridge, Mary Campbell, radon detectors through libraries, Selena Ross, The Sun Also Rises... Over There, white deer

Russell Walker needs a new catchphrase: Morning File, Wednesday, November 2, 2016

November 2, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

November Subscription Drive The following is written by Selena Ross. When she was working as a reporter for the Chronicle Herald, Ross was co-author of the award-winning article on the death of Rehteah Parsons. Since leaving the Herald, Ross has worked for the CBC and the Globe & Mail. She now lives in New York City. When I […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Curran, Chris Parsons, clearcuts, death candy, Fazal Malik, Halloween, Liberal Party, Linda Pannozzo, Michel Samson, Richmond County, Robert Devet, Russell Walker, Selena Ross, Stephen Kimber, Steve Sampson, Trade Centre Ltd., World Trade and Convention Centre, Yvette d'Entremont

Another reporter leaves the Chronicle Herald: Morning File: Friday, August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Another reporter leaves the Chronicle Herald Striking Chronicle Herald reporter Remo Zaccagna announced yesterday on Twitter that he has accepted a job as the communications coordinator at Pier 21. Zaccagna started as a business reporter at the Chronicle Herald, moved on to sports and then […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Dewtie, CBC, Chronicle Herald, Dan Arsenault, David Jackson, Gordie Sutherland, Halifax Women’s History Society, John Demont, Mac McClelland, Melissa Friedman, Michael Gorman, Morning File, Mother Jones, Paul McLeod, Rebecca Dingwell, Remo Zaccagna, Sarah Toye, Selena Ross, Shane Bauer, Sherri Borden Colley

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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