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I’m a teacher at an elementary school, and I’m trying to figure out how to run my classroom during COVID

August 10, 2020 By Lalia Kerr 15 Comments

Lalia Kerr teaches at Three Mile Plains District School. Jennifer Henderson’s article, “The ABCs and Maybes of school reopening,” about the questions around school reopening was thoughtful but, like most examinations of the issue, lacking in attention to the issues that will arise in the younger grades. It seems as if everyone thinks we will be […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, masks, pandemic, school reopening, social distancing

Parents, teachers say Nova Scotia needs a plan for outdoor learning

July 31, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 2 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Getting kids outside and into nature to learn has plenty of benefits, but some parents and teachers say they’re not sure how outdoor classrooms and outdoor learning, which the province is encouraging in its back-to-school plan, could work this upcoming school year. Stacey Rudderham is […]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Back to School plan, Cam Collyer, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Doug Hadley, Evergreen, Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) privacy breach, outdoor classrooms, outdoor learning, pandemic, return to school plan, social distancing, Stacey Rudderham, Violet MacLeod

Nova Scotia therapists can re-open their offices, but don’t expect to see them in person anytime soon

July 27, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. For Nick Cardone, practicing therapy means getting out into the world — meeting clients for activities like hikes, rock climbing, or playing music together. But during the lockdown, he was forced to practice over the phone and online. Now, getting back to sort-of normal doesn’t […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cornavirus, COVID-19, Daniel Chorney, Free Range Therapy, Judie MacDougall, masks, mental health, Nick Cardone, pandemic, social distancing, tele-health, therapists, therapy, virtual counselling

Why we need a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia massacre

Is it a crazy idea that the Nova Scotian mass murderer was a police informant? Consider the historic context: while he was an RCMP informant, Dany Kane killed 11 people.

July 13, 2020 By Paul Palango 19 Comments

We are now about to enter our fourth month since that horrendous weekend of April 18-19, when 22 people were murdered in an unprecedented rampage in Nova Scotia by the madman denturist the Halifax Examiner is identifying as “GW.” From the outset we’ve known two things: 1) GW was a psychopathic, revenge-seeking maniac and 2) […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: bikers, Brink's, CIBC Intria, confidential informants, Const. Chad Morrison, Const. Heidi Stevenson, COVID-19, Dany Kane, Elizabeth McMillan, fake RCMP car, Hell's Angels, lockdown, mass shooting murder Portapique, Michael John Lawrence, pandemic, Peter Alan Griffon, Portapique Beach Road, Public Inquiry, Randy Mersereau, RCMP, RCMP Supt Darren Campbell, shooting rampage Nova Scotia, social distancing, Stephen Maher, Sylvain Boulanger

Should Nova Scotia schools open in the fall, and if so, what should that look like?

July 7, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. As parents and teachers wait for the provincial government to release its plan for reopening public schools in the fall, children’s health experts say the benefits of returning to school outweigh the risks. “We need to find a way, much like we have throughout opening […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Canadian Pediatric Society, Children First Canada, coronavirus, COVID-19, IWK, Krista Jangaard, mental health treatment, pandemic, return to school plan, school reopening, social distancing

Epidemiologist: the Atlantic bubble is low-risk, until the second wave comes

July 3, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont 2 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. When the Atlantic bubble was announced on June 24, 11-year-old Jeevan Singh from Saint John, New Brunswick planned to be at the Nova Scotia border by midnight the day it came into effect.  “He believes that we’re going to get stuck in a line up […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Atlantic bubble, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darlene Singh, Janice Boucher, Jeevan Singh, masks, Newfoundland and Labrador, pandemic, social distancing, Susan Kirkland

Dating, romance, and sex in the pandemic

Halifax researcher collecting data about our habits, appetites and how we feel about ourselves and our romantic relationships.

June 19, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Dating isn’t dead due to COVID-19, but it sure looks a lot different.  From socially distanced coffee meetings in separate cars to touring museums together via their own personal computers, people are finding creative ways to date and find a mate. Saint Mary’s University researcher […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, dating, dating survey, Maryanne Fisher, pandemic, relationships, sex, social distancing

What will it take to restart film and TV production?

Morning File, Thursday, June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 5 Comments

News 1. New class-action lawsuit proposed against RCMP and attorneys general of Canada, NS Families of those killed on April 18 and 19 in Nova Scotia are suing the RCMP, along with the attorneys general of Canada and Nova Scotia, for failings related to the mass murders. The suit is being brought by Patterson Law […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Angry Inuk, Ben Knockwood, blood collection, bloodwork, Chief William Paul, coronavirus, COVID-19, film industry, Freedom of Information request, Halifax Public Libraries, HRP police contract collective agreement, Indigenous History Month, Jean Laroche, John Knockwood, Martin Sack, Maureen Parker, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Nova Scotia Archives, pandemic, Paul Palango, RCMP, RCMP class action lawsuit, Shannon Gormley, Sheila Nevin, social distancing, Stephen Maher, Taylor Samson, William Sandeson

NSHA working on fix for swamped blood collection appointment line

Patient frustrated by booking system: 'There's no way to leave a message, no online service. Just call over and over until you win the privilege of being on hold for 30-60 mins'

June 17, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

  The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The Nova Scotia Health Authority says it’s aware of — and working on a solution for — the overwhelmed blood collection appointment line in the Halifax area. Frustrated patients in the NSHA’s Central Zone (which includes Halifax) are reporting the need to make repeated […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Anita Muise, blood collection, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jenna Young, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), pandemic, QEII Health Sciences Centre, social distancing

We’re told to socially distance, but people are hooking up and having sex

Sexual health advocates worry people are avoiding STI testing for fear of being judged for straying outside their bubbles.

June 11, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Despite the pandemic, provincial sexual health centres are dealing with increased demands for information and a steady stream of requests for STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing. “I know through friends and clients that there are a lot of people who aren’t necessarily respecting all of […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Kate Calnan, Lesley Mulcahy, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), pandemic, Rene Ross, safe sex, sex, Sexual Health Centre, sexually transmitted blood borne infection (STBBI), social distancing, STIs

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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

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