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Halifax council has declared a climate emergency, so why is it preparing to increase transit fares?

Morning File, Wednesday, July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Mark Furey is free to speak, but won’t Conflict of Interest Commissioner Joe Kennedy has cleared Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey to speak to the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction. In a letter released yesterday, Kennedy reviewed the Assoun case, the RCMP’s involvement in the case, and Furey’s worry that he had a […]

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The owners of The Exchange restaurant say they were cheated out of their space in the Maple building

Morning File, Tuesday, May 7, 2019

May 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Art gallery… on the waterfront? “In the last three months, it’s been reported that the Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, which will mean a higher rise in sea-level than earlier projected; that temperatures in Canada are warming at approximately double the average global rate; and that more flooding is predicted […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Exchange Resto Group lawsuit, Barney’s Beach, Carl Sparkes, Carl Sparkes Family Trust, Donald Gibbons, Eleanor McCain, Gordon Laing, Hacketts Cove Beach lawsuit, Hal Whitehead, herring, Jim Spatz, Justin Garland, Lindsay Construction, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Matt Gurney, McCain Woods property, Michael Tutton, Mill-Right Woodworking, MP andrew Leslie, Olaf Berghaus, Paul Withers, Robert Moore, Scott Brison, Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia, Shawn Gibbons, SNC-Lavalin, Southwest Properties (SWP) MAPLE, Sparkes Family Trust, The Exchange, Thomas Covey, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman trial, whales and noise, XOH

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.

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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