Last February 12 began as a poor-weather day in Nova Scotia. The province was pretty well shut down because of an overnight snowstorm. Schools and public buildings were closed in Halifax and Truro. The temperature was hovering around the freezing mark. More snow was forecast. It was not the kind of day to be wandering […]
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.
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) […]
What will it take to restart film and TV production?
Morning File, Thursday, June 18, 2020
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 […]
How not to impress the queen: Morning File, Friday, October 28, 2016
News 1. Catie Miller “The man who killed Catie Miller and dismembered her body was arrested early in the police investigation because his appetite for murdering women was so strong, officers feared he would carry out his fantasies again,” reports Susan Bradley for the CBC: Jason James Johnson was captured on wiretaps talking “about his desire to […]
The paranormal investigators totally missed the zombies: Morning File: Monday, August 15, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Irving “deal”: Graham Steele responds On Friday, I linked to an article Paul Withers wrote for the CBC, which reported that: Nova Scotia’s Liberal government revealed Thursday it refused to honour a $200-million loan guarantee offered to Irving Shipbuilding in a secret 2012 […]
Salvage: The Stephen Maher interview. Examineradio, episode #74
This week we speak with Michener Award-winning journalist Stephen Maher about his new novel, Salvage. Set on the South Shore, the book is a gritty thriller packed full of Nova Scotia-isms. Maher’s book will be released this weekend with a Saturday party in Chester and a launch in Halifax on Sunday afternoon at the Economy Shoe Shop. Also, totally racist […]