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Photos of cute kittens: Morning File, Friday, July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. Queen’s Marque Site remediation at the Queen’s Marque site is expected to cost $2 million — more than twice the $950,000 budgeted for it. The entire cost will covered by the provincial government. Click here to read “The cost of removing contaminated fill from the Queen’s Marque site has increased by $1 million.” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Baker Drive Park Master Plan, QEII redevelopment, Stephen Archibald, The Icarus Report July 21 2017

The Icarus Report: Morning File, Wednesday, May 17, 2017

May 17, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. The parties on the environment “Close to 150 people turned out for a rapid-fire political debate on environmental issues Tuesday at the University of King’s College,” reports Jennifer Henderson for the Halifax Examiner: The four parties were represented by Iain Rankin, Liberal candidate for Timberlea-Prospect; Lisa Roberts, NDP candidate for Halifax-Needham; Jessica Alexander, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: financiers in Halifax, Jad Crnogorac, Matt Whitman, Mexican Matt, Michael Tutton, Stephen Archibald, The Icarus Report May 17, tidal turbines and lobster, Vorarlberg exhibit

Trains, planes, and automobiles (and a hilarious horse): Morning File, Wednesday, March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. I Like Trains Really, I do! But that thing they’re talking about running around downtown ain’t no train. The Disneyfication of downtown continues apace. I don’t have the heart to write about it… read Jacob Boon in The Coast. 2. 40 kph speed limits “Halifax city council may be asking the province to lower speed […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Turpin, Blair Rhodes, Cathy Baker, Chris Parsons, death in police custody, Don Murray, I Like Trains, Lyle Howe, Marieke Walsh, Matt Whitman does something stupid, Preston Mulligan, Ron MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team, Stephen Archibald, Tim's fear of flying

Queen’s Marque is a gigantic piece of crap: Morning File, Monday, March 20, 2017

March 20, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Weather There are various kinds of weather today. 2. Examineradio, episode #103 This week we speak with Simon Greenland-Smith and Cameron Lowe of Divest Dal, a student lobby group working to get Dalhousie University to stop investing in fossil fuels. Also, Bassam al-Rawi was lost but now he’s found, Stephen McNeil takes a hit […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Beverly Miller, Bus Rapid Transit, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, disaster evacuation, gigantic piece of crap, Jean Laroche, Mobile Parking Payment, Nzingha Millar, Queen’s Marque, Request for Proposal, Simon Gillis, Stephen Archibald

Physics-defying transport has incident: Morning File, Monday, February 27, 2017

February 27, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Physics-defying transport has incident “The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after an Air Canada plane briefly left the runway while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport,” reports the Canadian Press. “Briefly left the runway”????? What the hell does that mean? Paul Varian of Burlington, Ont., says he was one of the 112 passengers aboard the flight when the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Acadia University, Air Canada, Bridge reconstruction, Brutalism, Caring Packages, Huggins Science Hall, intersection of Albro Lake and Windmill Road, Matt Whitman, Paul Schneidereit, Pedestrian struck Main Avenue, Pedestrians struck Brunswick Street, plane left runway, Ray Stapleton, short black male, stabbing Albro Lake Road, Stephen Archibald, Tony Trigiani

The convention centre on Trappist-1 probably opened on time: Morning File, Friday, February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Court Watch: Barenaked Ladies, murders, and a toothless victory for credit customers The week, Examiner court watcher Christina Macdonald goes to Toronto for something called the Moots and catches a glimpse of the BNL’s Ed Robertson in the courthouse. Macdonald also discusses Christopher Garnier’s alleged breach of conditions, George Hubley’s conviction of accessory to murder after […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: actual action plan, Aly Thompson, Culture Action Plan, Encounter on Urban Environment, Francis Campbell, Howard Miller, Kathy Birt, Lantz interchange, Margaret Miller, Paul Andrew Kimball, Pictou wake, Randall Edwin MacLean, Stephen Archibald

Nova Scotian taxpayers funded technology being used by US tech startup: Morning File, Wednesday, February 22, 2017

February 22, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Teachers The Liberal government passed the third and final reading of Bill 75 yesterday afternoon. All 33 Liberal MLAs voted for the bill, and all 17 opposition MLAs voted against. Once proclaimed (no doubt this morning), a new contract will be imposed on the province’s teachers. As Michael Gorman reports for the CBC: […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Austerity regimes, Bill 75, BodiData Inc, body scanning booth, J. Bruce Terry, Kent Worsnop, Margie Manning, MeID, Mi'kmaq-made baskets, Michael Gorman, neoliberalism, Robert Kutnick, Stephen Archibald, Tanya Shaw, teachers contract, Tim Krochak, Tuoc Luong, Unique Solutions

The finger thing means the taxes! Morning File, Thursday, February 16, 2017

February 16, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Weather There’s more weather. 2. Teachers strike The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has called a one-day strike for Friday, issuing the following statement yesterday morning: The complete lack of respect displayed by Stephen McNeil and his government towards teachers, students and their families has left NSTU members with no choice but to initiate a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: An 18th Century Moment, Bill 75, Calabash Nebula, Colman O’Hare, Graham Steele, house silhouette, Stephen Archibald, Stephen McNeil, teachers strike

The public wifi switcheroo: Morning File, Tuesday, February 7, 2017

February 7, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. “Public” wifi Today, Halifax council will consider a proposal for “Public” wifi in downtown Halifax and Dartmouth (the purple-ish areas shown on the map above). Let me first put out there that I am not the intended target of the proposal. I have a super-duper business account, and pay about $150 a month for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Angela MacIvor, Bill Bradley, Bill Turpin, coup at the Pride meeting, Denlock's Acadian Grill, electric cars, Halifax Pride, methadone, police participation, public wifi, redheaded duck, Stephen Archibald

Is the province out $200 million? Morning File, Thursday, January 26, 2017

January 26, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Atlantic provinces must repay “hundreds of millions” of dollars to Ottawa Charlottetown Guardian reporter Teresa Wright drops a bombshell this morning: Ottawa is asking all four Atlantic provinces to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in harmonized sales tax revenues the finance department says it overpaid to the region. The Guardian has learned Prince Edward Island, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Brendan Maguire, Chris Lambie, Christina Macdonald, court reporting, Dal SUB photos, Finance Canada, Graham Steele, Haley Ryan, Introducing: Court Watch, J.L. Ilsley High School, Jack Aubry, Lisa Roberts, Marcus goes ice fishing, miscalculation, overpaid HST, property damage Mount Olivet Cemetery, Schools and political spoils, Stephen Archibald, Stephen McNeil, teachers contract negotiations, Teresa Wright, Vaughan Davies

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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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