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A moderate livelihood

Morning File, Monday, September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 7 Comments

News 1. Northwood review announcement coming today The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage free. What will health minister Randy Delorey announce today? Who knows? Whatever it is, Stephen Kimber is not expecting anything too earth-shattering. In his weekly Halifax Examiner column, Kimber writes: [Delorey] may unveil some part of some pre-selected, non-binding recommendations […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brandon Young, Caroline Arsenault, Charlotte Gill, Chief Michael Sack, Clearwater convicted, co-operative movement, Colin Low, illegal fishing, Indigenous fishers, Jay Pitter, Jimmy Tompkins, Kay Desjardins, Kent Martin, lobster fishery, Marshall Decision, Mi’kmaw, moderate livelihood fishermen, Moses Coady, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Natasha Pace, National Film Board (NFB), Nic Meloney, Paul Vienneau, Paul Withers, Silver Donald Cameron, Sipekne'katik First Nation, Trina Roache, Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce

How to succeed in business by killing a bunch of people

Morning File, Tuesday, June 2, 2020

June 2, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Mass shooting “The class action lawsuit brought against the estate of the man who killed 22 people and injured seven others during a fiery rampage across northern Nova Scotia has been updated through an amended statement of claim,” reports Jennifer Henderson: The lawsuit includes three groups of plaintiffs: those whose loved ones were […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alastair Campbell, Cape Breton Spectator, Entrevestor, Innovacorp, Mary Campbell, Permjot Valia, Silver Donald Cameron, Story Arc Series, The Mysterious East

A non-existent service is Nova Scotia’s top attraction

Morning File, Wednesday, December 4, 2019

December 4, 2019 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

News 1. Cassidy Bernard’s ex-boyfriend arrested for her murder Yesterday, RCMP announced second-degree murder charges against 20-year-old Austin Isadore. He is accused of killing Bernard last year. Isadore was her ex-boyfriend and is the father of Bernard’s twin daughters. An unbylined CBC story says: Janey Michael, who is president of the We’koqma’q Native Women’s Association, said she’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Austin Isadore, bicycle tourism, Cassidy Bernard, Cat ferry service, Chris Surette, Christopher Garnier appeal, cycling tourism, development, Elizabeth McSheffrey, Erynn Ahern, fishermen's strike, helen Craig, Homer Stevens, Janey Michael, Jim Haggerty, Judy Saunders, land-use regulations, Mark Scott, Mayann Francis, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Patsy MacKay, Robert Devet, Roger Burrill, Sea King Drive development, Sharon Davis-Murdoch, Silver Donald Cameron, The Education of Everett Richardson: The story of the Nova Scotia fishermen's strike 1970-71, unionism, William Craig, Yarmouth ferry, zoning laws

Afua Cooper: “We need to smash those [racist] stereotypes and see the humanity in each and every one of us”

Morning File, Wednesday, May 22, 2019

May 22, 2019 By Erica Butler 3 Comments

News 1. Bank of Canada acknowledges that climate change will impact the economy “For the first time ever, the Bank of Canada has released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country’s financial system,” reports Karina Roman for the CBC. The report in question is the Bank’s annual Fiscal System Review, which […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Afua Cooper, Alicia Draus, Bank of Canada, Catherine Tully, climate change, Connor Smithers-Mapp, Equity Watch, Freedom of Information request, Graeme Gibson, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), human resources (HR), Ipsos Reid, Josh K. Elliot, Judy Haiven, Karina Roman, Leslie Oliver, Margaret Atwood, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), privacy breaches, Racism, Rella Black History Foundation, Rick Howe Show, Robert Devet, Silver Donald Cameron, Task Force on Commemoration, Victoria Walton, Viola Desmond, Wanda Robson, Yvonne Colbert

Lionel Desmond, his tortured soul, and his guns: Morning File, Friday, January 6, 2017

January 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Lionel Desmond “A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back,” report Kevin Bissett and Michael MacDonald for the Canadian Press: “I’m truly sorry for freaking out at my wife/daughter […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: car pedestrian collision Gottingen Street, Chris Lambie, fish kills, Graham Ayers, Graham Steele, harm reduction, John’s Lunch sucks, Kevin Bissett, Lionel Desmond, Michael MacDonald, NSGEU conciliation, Paul Andrew Kimball, Silver Donald Cameron

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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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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