News 1. Child sex abuse Three men allege that they were sexually abused as teenagers when they were housed at the Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre in Bible Hill. The Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre was an institution for young people with mental disabilities. I’m withholding the men’s full names until and unless they want to be […]
News from the “under-explored global petroleum province”
Morning File, Tuesday, August 21
Hi there. It’s Erica Butler at the Morningfile wheel again today. News 1. Justice department asked to please release documents, three years later The Nova Scotia justice department has been asked to release documents related to the death of Clayton Cromwell, who died of a methadone overdose in 2014 in custody at the Central Nova […]
The city sells naming rights to dog-awful corporations so you can save… two dollars
Morning File, Tuesday, April 24, 2018
1. “Privacy breaches” continue
Don’t say that again: Morning File, Thursday, March 8, 2018
Hi folks. Erica Butler here again, filling in for Tim while he’s off preparing the next edition of Examineradio. News 1. Abdi deportation proceeding paused until March 21 Abdoul Abdi is one step closer to having a Federal Court consider his future instead of the Immigration and Refugee Review Board (IRB), reports the CBC’s Anjuli Patil. […]
Lincolnville and the case for reparations: Morning File, Tuesday, February 13, 2018
News 1. Susie Butlin Jennifer Henderson reports: Judge Al Bégin signed a no-contact order to keep Junior Duggan away from Susie Butlin. Duggan is now charged with murdering Butlin. Should Judge Bégin recuse himself from hearing the murder case? Click here to read “Judge may be asked to step away from Butlin murder case.” This article […]
Everybody wants a spaceport: Morning File, Thursday, November 30, 2017
Last day of the subscription drive You’ve heard it all before, so I won’t repeat myself beyond asking you to please subscribe. It’s appreciated. News 1. Lyle Howe Lyle Howe has asked the Supreme Court to overturn his disbarment by the Barristers Society. In a statement filed with the court, Howe alleges charges the Barristers Society […]
Beware of rats in Bedford: Morning File, Thursday, October 5, 2017
News 1. Transit Priority Lanes on Bayers Road and Gottingen Street “Consulting engineers WSP have proposed three options for Bayers Road, the most ambitious of which calls for road widening to allow for two new dedicated bus lanes running from Windsor Street to just past Romans Avenue,” writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: The most surprising […]
Adventures in journalmalism: Morning File, Thursday, September 28, 2017
News 1. The best next thing in naming rights: The Rogers Grafton Street Glory Hole “Rogers Communications announced Wednesday it acquired naming rights to an outdoor plaza at the Nova Centre, a million-square-foot complex that includes the new Halifax Convention Centre, office space and a hotel,” reports Brett Bundale for the Canadian Press. You’ll recall […]
The Summer of Hate: Morning File, Tuesday, June 20, 2017
News 1. Street checks “All Halifax Regional Police officers — from the chief through to new recruits — will receive training in 2018 on fair and impartial policing in order to improve street check practices that disproportionately target black people,” reports Sherri Borden Colley for the CBC: It’s one of several measures the police force is taking, Halifax Regional […]
Hooray for our side: Morning File, Tuesday, January 31, 2017
News 1. Hooray for our side “Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil Monday evening in Halifax’s Grand Parade in front of city hall to mourn those killed in a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque,” reports the Canadian Press. As with last week’s Women’s Marches and the widespread political demonstrations at US airports and town […]