Erica Butler here, helping out with Morningfile today. Fear not, Tim’s still all over it. News 1. Burnside jail Tim reports from the hearing for Burnside jail prisoner Maurice Pratt, continuing to shed light on the situation in the facility. Prisoners launched a protest in August asking for better conditions at the jail, including access […]
The Lobster Wars of Bird Islands: Morning File, Wednesday, July 26, 2017
News 1. Twinning the 103 Yesterday, the federal government announced funding for the twinning of Highway 103: Work involves twinning approximately 10.8 kilometres of road between Upper Tantallon and Ingramport, with the construction of new bridge structures over Mill Lake, Little Indian Lake, the Ingram River, and over Highway 103 at Mill Lake. A further […]
Just-in time for breakfast: Morning File, Tuesday, January 17, 2017
New police details about the attack on Liam Thompson, and a thorough discussion of Justin Trudeau's town hall last night.
Tim is in bed. Katie is writing Morning File. She’s a freelance reporter and she’s out of coffee so she’s sadly settling for tea. (She’s as CFA as they come, in case the tea thing wasn’t a dead giveaway.) News 1. Horrible details from night Tylor McInnis and Liam Thompson were shot The night that […]
So Long and Thanks for all the Fish: Morning File, Friday, December 30, 2016
News 1. Fish kills “A dead whale has washed up in the same area of western Nova Scotia that has seen scores of dead herring, starfish, clams and lobster litter the shoreline — but fisheries officials say it’s too early to say whether the deaths are related,” report Aly Thomson and Alison Auld for the Canadian Press: […]
Captain Cash and clickbait for mansplainers: Morning File, Monday, October 17, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Election results Saturday’s election was the most interesting HRM election I’ve witnessed. A record five new councillors were elected, which promises a newly energized council and very possibly surprising initiatives and the end of business as usual. One can hope, anyway. Two incumbent […]
The Revolving Door and the Final Exit: Morning File, Saturday, August 6, 2016
My mother wanted to watch the Olympic opening ceremony with me. Here is some of her commentary. On selfies: “They say selfies increasing the lice!” Note: I’m guessing because people are putting their heads together for pictures more? I don’t know. On the information that some countries are wearing “Zika pants” infused with mosquito repellant: “I […]