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We need to keep talking about racism

Morning File, Tuesday, June 16, 2020

June 16, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 10 Comments

News 1. Board of police commissioners’ meeting cancelled and other tales of non-transparency and lack of accountability El Jones writes about the cancellation of today’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting, ostensibly because — three months into the pandemic — they can’t figure out how to use Microsoft Teams. Jones writes: As the movement to defund […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adrian Harewood, anti-racist, Ashley Thompson, body cameras, Capt. Jenn Casey, Catherine Wright, Chief Allan Adam, Christine Genier, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Pugliese, Desmond Cole, ejection seat, Gabbie Douglas, Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, Kentville Police, Kim Wheeler, long term care (LTC), Magnolia residential care home, Martin-Baker, Mike Harris, non-racist, Northwood, Nova Scotia Policing Policy Working Group, nursing homes, Pam Berman, pandemic, police violence, Racism, racism in journalism, RCMP violent arrest, Rhonda Britton, Shaina Luck, Sharisha Benedict, Sherri Borden Colley, Snowbirds crash, speed bump vs speed hump, Terence McKenna, Waubgeshig Rice

Misconduct, prejudice, laments and lies

Morning File, Monday, July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019 By Erica Butler 5 Comments

News 1.  Halifax police, RCMP, and Crown misconduct Tim dives into the court documents released Friday regarding the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction and finds two sets of police misconduct. The first set of misconduct was when Halifax police working on the investigation into the Way murder improperly threatened and cajoled witnesses to provide false testimony […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anglican church, bad drivers, CFB Halifax, CFB Shearwater, Christian Reeves, crosswalks marked vs unmarked, David Burke, Francis Campbell, Gail Lethbridge, guns, handguns, Jim Hoskins, Kyle Wagner, Lee Wilson, Mi'kma'ki, Michael de Adder, North American Indigenous Games, pedestrian safety, racial discrimination, same sex marriage, Shaina Luck, Sherri Borden Colley, tree inventory

It won’t be loading passengers any time soon, but the Alakai ferry has returned to Yarmouth

Morning File, Monday, June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Steve Craig “It is way too early to read anything of significance from a single constituency byelection in the muddling middle of any government’s mandate,” writes Stephen Kimber. “But let’s give it a shot…” Click here to read “The Sackville-Cobequid byelection: seeking meaning in the meaningless.” This article is for subscribers. Click here […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Air Canada, Alakai, Allie Jehle, BDS movement, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, Craig Kennedy, Dalhousie Student Union, Erin Moore, Greg Wright, Halifax Against Hate, Icarus Report June 24 2019, Jo Castillo, land title initiative, MLA Alana Paon, national citizens alliance, Nazis, Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs, Sandra Hannebohm, Sherri Borden Colley, Tiffani Adams, Yarmouth ferry

Stephen McNeil held a scripted PR event and the compliant media played along

Morning File, Friday, May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Stephen McNeil to John Perkins: file a complaint “If you aren’t keen on police roughing you up and cuffing you at a pubic meeting, or corporations dialing up the Mounties to act as bouncers, then go file a complaint with one of two watchdogs that investigate actions by RCMP officers,” reports Jennifer Henderson. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, China Canada photo op, Chinas Ambassador to Canada, Communications Nova Scotia, Icarus Report May 31 2019, John Perkins, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Keith Doucette, Lu Shaye, male sexual assault, ManTalk, New Start, Premier Stephen McNeil, Robert Wright, Sherri Borden Colley, Stephen Archibald and herms, Taryn Grant

Treat your brain: get outdoors

May 17, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 11 Comments

News 1. Premier vs teachers, round 27 Premier Stephen McNeil returned from his latest trip to Europe and China yesterday, and pretty much immediately started in on the teachers’ union — this time, accusing them of spreading misinformation about cuts. A CP story in The Star Halifax says McNeil criticized the union Thursday for alleging […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aly Thomson, Charnell Brooks, climate change, Julia Murphy, Mainland Moose, Meghan Groff, Memorial Cup, mental health, mental health treatment, mental illness, moral treatment, Nova Scotia Hospital, Nova Scotia Legal Aid, Nova Scotia Power, Nova Scotia Teachers Union, Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB), Paul Casey, Paul Wozney, Phlis McGregor, Premier Stephen McNeil, psychiatric treatment, school boards, Sherri Borden Colley, support groups, Thomas Millette

Feds invest in Sable Island cleanup

Morning File, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

February 12, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

News 1. Quadriga Halifax Examiner contributor Andrew D. Wright took a deep dive into the corporate history of the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange, and found much of it was based on false promises and lies. Click here to read “Quadriga’s Magic Ride: A journey into a labyrinth of money and lies.” This article is for subscribers. Click […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Adsum for Women and Children, Alexander Quon, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB), Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Christine Saulnier, Citadel Hill clock, Co-operators Insurance, Community Council Sector of Nova Scotia, Corey Beals, David Buffett, Halifax fire department, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, Halifax Taxi Association, Hara Associates, Jean Laroche, Jeffrey Lansing, Karen Foster, LaHave River ferry, living wage, Mairin Prentiss, Old Town Clock, QuadrigaCX, Sable Island, Sheri Lecker, Sherri Borden Colley, taxi industry, taxi licences, The Offshore Alliance, Vehicle for Hire Licensing Program Review, Walid Ali, Zane Woodford

Three men say they were sexually abused as teenagers at the Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre

Morning File, Friday, September 7, 2018

September 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A.L. MacDonald Building, accessibility, Alumitech Architectural Glass & Metal, Avondale Construction, beg buttons, Ben Marston, Bruce Wark, Building D, Burnside jail, Cape Sharp Tidal Turbine Update, child sex abuse, Dalhousie University, David Lombardi, David Patriquin, Doug Doucet, Fred MacKinnon, Gail Gatchalian, Gordon B. Isnor Manor, Gus Reed, Jack Julian, Jeremy MacDonald, Kelly McKenna, lockdown, Michael Dull, Norsat Eblaghi, Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, Nova Scotia Youth Training Centre, OpenHydro, Patricia Brooks Arenburg, Paul Vienneau, pedestrian walk signal, private woodlot owners, RCS Construction, Reynobond PE, Seaforth Energy Inc, Sherri Borden Colley, sidewalk rebuilt Citadel Hill, sidewalk renovation, Solitary confinement, Stacy Pineau, Stephen Ellis, Supreme Court Justice Frank Edwards, Warren Reed

News from the “under-explored global petroleum province”

Morning File, Tuesday, August 21

August 21, 2018 By Erica Butler Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: basic income pilot Ontario, Catherine L. Mah, Catherine Tully, Clayton Cromwell, Councillor Sam Austin, Devin Maxwell, Dexel Developments towers Spring Garden Road, Erica Butler, Harold and Michelle MacKay, John Gallant, Matt Higgs, Michelle Littlefield Bielaski, Morocco, motorcycle vehicle collision Main Street Dartmouth, Northern Pulp cleanup, Offshore Energy Research Association, Open Hydro, Premier Doug Ford, Saudi medical students exodus, shark video, Sherri Borden Colley, Steve Tonner, WingFest, Zane Woodford

The city sells naming rights to dog-awful corporations so you can save… two dollars

Morning File, Tuesday, April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

1. “Privacy breaches” continue

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Privacy breaches" continue, Afua Cooper, Auditor General Michael Pickup, Dartmouth Sportsplex naming rights, Halifax City vs living wage, Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) privacy breach, Jamaican Cultural Association, Jean Laroche, Northern Pulp Mill's "sponsored content" in the Herald, Olive Phillips, Patrick Casey, Robert Samuel, Sherri Borden Colley

Don’t say that again: Morning File, Thursday, March 8, 2018

March 8, 2018 By Erica Butler 4 Comments

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.  […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi deportation hearing paused, Dartmouth Clay Target Association, Erica Butler, Green Network Plan, Hammonds Plains Elementary, Jack Julian, Karen Robinson, Kristina Partington, Maggie Rahr, Michael McFadden, Natasha Pace, Paul Palmeter, racist graffiti East Antigonish Education Centre, Salt Marsh Trail, Sherri Borden Colley, Viola Desmond $10 bill, Wray Hart

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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