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The stadium proposal hijacks the real need for recreation and sports facilities

Morning File, Monday, September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News 1. Stadium Writes Stephen Kimber: [L]et me ask a simple question. Where would you rather your governments spend $5–6-million (almost certainly more) of your tax dollars every year for the next 30 years (and likely the next forever after that)? Would you prefer they spend that $180 million (interest included, over-runs not included) on […]

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How Vaportecture is used to obscure Canada Land’s untendered sale of land for a Shannon Park stadium

Morning File, Tuesday, April 2, 2019

April 2, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson on Northern Pulp This evening at 7pm, Joan Baxter will be interviewed by Jennifer Henderson on stage at the St. Margaret’s Centre in Tantallon. From the Facebook event page: Incisive, no nonsense, take no prisoners. Joan Baxter’s brilliant exposé “The Mill – Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, Bay Ferries, biomass, Canada Lands, Catherine Tully, FOIPOP request Yarmouth ferry, Jennifer Henderson, Joan Baxter, Joan Jones, Joanne Bernard, Justice Peter Rosinski, Kristen Hare, Lisa Manninger, Neil deMause, Nicole LaFosse Parker, PC lawsuit, percent, Rocky Jones, Schooners Sports and Entertainment (SSE), Scott Campbell, Shannon Park, Sport Nova Scotia, stadium, stadium rendering, Stephen Archibald and Encounter at Kwacha House, Tim Houston, Vaportecture, Wendie Poitras, Woman Hailing a Cab

Anthony Leblanc rolls into to town and all the public consultation about Shannon Park is thrown out the window

Morning File, Monday, April 1, 2019

April 1, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Street checks Saturday, young people in Halifax’s Black community led a conversation at the North Library about Scot Wortley’s report on street checks and the effects of street checks on them. After the conversation, there was a march from the library to the police station (and then on to Province House) demanding an […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alison Auld, Anthony Leblanc, APTN, Canada Lands, Canadian Press (CP) layoffs, Christie Blatchford, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Justice Derek Green, Justin Brake, Mary Campbell, Michael Tutton, Minister Margaret Miller, MP Darren Fisher, Northern Pulp, Philip Croucher, public consultation, public engagement, Saltwire Network, Shannon Park, Sport Nova Scotia, stadium, street checks, The Blatchford Bad Writing Hall of Fame

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.

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