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The Goldboro Gamble

Part 1: For nearly a decade, Alfred Sorensen has been assuring us that the multi-billion Goldboro LNG plant is a done deal. But his supposed German financiers aren't as certain as Sorenson pretends, and his company struggles to find a secure source of gas.

October 19, 2020 By Joan Baxter 5 Comments

Recent news that Calgary-based Pieridae Energy’s has found a new engineering firm for its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Goldboro, and worked out an agreement with a Calgary firm and the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs to build and operate a huge work camp at the site, has prompted headlines that suggest […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: AIMCo, Alberta Energy Regulator, Alfred Sorensen, Andrew Nikiforuk, Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, Bear Head LNG, Bechtel, Black Diamond Group, Chief Terrance Paul, Citizen’s Oil and Gas Council, Duke Energy, Environment Minister Randy Delorey, Goldboro LNG plant, Greta Thunberg, Kellogg Brown & Root, Keltic Petrochemicals, Kitimat, Korbinian Wagner, Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, lobbyist registry, Mike Sawyer, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, Nigel Bankes, Pieridae Energy, Press Progress, Roger Taylor, Sean Lewis, Shaun Fluker, Shell Canada, Stephen Lund, The Tyee, Uniper Global Commodities, Wskijnu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency Ltd

A few people care that we’re destroying the planet

Morning File, Tuesday, October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. A few people care that we’re destroying the planet Reporting for the National Observer, Carl Meyer has a look at the debate in Nova Scotia over offshore drilling: “My view is — hey, c’mon, it’s time to bite the bullet, and get away from any utilization of any possible new fossil fuel,” said Bill […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bus attack Bedford Highway, Carl Meyer, Chief Roderick Googoo, connell smith, Constable Andrew Samaha, Constable Edmee Folmer, Constable Matthew Luck, constable Todd McLellan, cop's truck stolen, Cornwallis committee, Daniel Uttaro, Detective Constable Corey Bergman, DNA, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Illya Nielsen, Irving Pulp and Paper, Irving's conflict of interest, J.D. Irving pollution case, John McPhee, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Justin MacIntyre, Kevin Findlay, Larry Amirault, Max Goguen, Mayor Carson Atkinson, Monica MacDonald, offshore drilling, postal strike, RCMP Constable Justin Brennan, Sergeant Andre Habib, Shaun Fluker, straight pride flag, Terrance Jefferies, Zane Woodford

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A young man wearing a purple jean jacket and sporting a moustache lies on the green grass surrounded by pink plastic flamingos

Episode 80 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Singer-songwriter Willie Stratton has wandered a number of genre paths, starting with raw acoustic folk as a teen phenom, moving through surf rock as Beach Bait, and landing in a Roy Orbison-style classic country on his new album Drugstore Dreamin’. Ahead of his release show at the Marquee on Friday, he stops in to explain why mixing influences makes the best art, how he approaches the guitar, and what he likes about his day job as a barber.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

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