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The Halifax police department has a crisis of legitimacy 

Morning File, Monday, June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

News 1. The Halifax police department has a crisis of legitimacy Is there an unusually large number of Halifax cops who are crooks? I suspect there is an institutional culture that looks the other way and avoids confronting official misconduct, and that institutional culture therefore actually encourages even more misconduct. But of course it’s a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Chris Mosher, Constable Chris Friis, Criminal Conviction Review Group, Detective Constable Justin Sheppard, Fred Fitzsimmons, Gary Basso, George Farmer, Glen Assoun, Halifax Police, James Lockyer, Jane Downey, Jerome Kennedy, Justice James Chipman, Phillip Campbell, police malfeasance, Sean MacDonald, Stephen Angle, Sylvia Parris, Tina Cameron, trichomoniasis

Documenting police “malfeasance” in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction

Morning File, Tuesday, June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

Yesterday, Glen Assoun’s lawyer Phil Campbell filed a brief with the Supreme Court in response to a media application to unseal court documents related to his wrongful conviction. The media coalition consists of the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press. Campbell’s brief wants a partial publication ban to be placed on three people […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Constable Chris Friis, Criminal Conviction Review Group, Detective Constable Justin Sheppard, Fred Fitzsimmons, Glen Assoun, Halifax Police, James Lockyer, Jane Downey, Jerome Kennedy, Justice James Chipman, Phillip Campbell, police investigator Dave MacDonald, police malfeasance, Sean MacDonald, Stephen Angle, Tina Cameron

DEAD WRONG

A BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION AND A PROBABLE WRONGFUL CONVICTION SHED LIGHT ON THE MURDERS OF DOZENS OF WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA.

February 6, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

Editor’s note: the DEAD WRONG homepage has links to previous articles, the cast of characters, extras, and commentary. Part 3: If Glen Assoun Didn’t Kill Brenda Way, Who Did? This article contains graphic accounts of violence and sexual violence that will disturb some readers. Three months after the jury convicted Glen Assoun of the murder of Brenda Way, […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Ashley Herridge, Avery Greenough, Brenda Way, Carl Joseph Francis, Dave MacDonald, DEAD WRONG, Fred Fizsimmons, Glen Assoun, James Lockyer, Jerome Kennedy, Michael McGray, Mowen McGuire, Robert George Poole, Sean MacDonald, Stephen Angle, Suzanne Hood

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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