November subscription drive Have you subscribed yet? This would be an excellent time, and if you buy an annual subscription this month, we’ll mail you a Halifax Examiner T-shirt. We’ve got lots of them: Also, any subscription gets you into our subscriber party, to be held Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum […]
Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest Linden MacIntyre
Morning File, Friday, November 9, 2018
News 1. Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest speaker Linden MacIntyre We’re in the midst of the Halifax Examiner’s subscription drive. We do this every November, and towards the end of the month we have a party to thank our subscribers. This year’s party will be on Sunday, November 25, from 4–7pm, at […]
Nova Scotia’s problematic family court judge
Morning File, Wednesday, June 13, 2018
News 1. Court of Appeal lambastes custody ruling In November 2017, I reported that: In August [2017], Lawrence O’Neil, the Associate Chief Justice of the Family Court, awarded custody of a five-year-old boy to the child’s father, who has a history of domestic violence, even though the father had previously signed away his right to […]
The justice system is destroying an innocent man
Morning File, Thursday, June 7, 2018
News 1. Injustice in Nova Scotia As I reported Tuesday, three Germans got drunk on a flight from Germany to Cuba and caused such a disruption that the flight had to be diverted to Halifax, where the three were arrested. Transport Canada hasn’t yet detailed what exactly happened on the plane, but here in Nova Scotia, […]
The Randy Riley trial: how news media are falling down on the job
Dropping coverage of a court trial mid-trial is a disservice both for readers and for justice.
Last Tuesday, there was dramatic moment in Supreme Court, worthy of its own Law & Order episode. In the course of its prosecution of Randy Riley for the 2010 murder of Chad Smith, the crown called its witness Nathan Johnson. Johnson took the stand and — bam! — said that he, and he alone, killed […]
Dave’s not here: Morning File, Friday, December 8, 2017
News 1. Cannabis in liquor stores The McNeil government yesterday released its cannabis policy: These decisions follow the federal government’s decision to legalize recreational cannabis by July 2018. The key policy decisions on cannabis are: — a legal age of 19 for use, purchase and possession — distribution and sales will be online and in […]
A blast from the past: Morning File, Thursday, November 16, 2017
A blast from the past Rewatching that video, which publicly introduced the Examiner at its launch in 2014, the first thing I notice is how young I was. The second thing I notice is that it’s all about me, and that bothers me. I couldn’t predict then to what extent I could grow this operation, […]
Just OK beer and crappy food: Morning File, Wednesday, September 27, 2017
News 1. Here’s what we need for a great new Mumford Terminal “It’s finally happening,” writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler. “The city has started planning its redo of the ghastly, despised Mumford Terminal.” First, Butler explains, the city must make big decisions on commuter rail and transit lanes in order to get the bus terminal […]
Show us you’re a true hero, Sid: refuse to attend the White House. Morning File, Monday, September 25, 2017
1. The future on the Port of Halifax Former CTV reporter Rick Grant writes: If the Port of Halifax is going to compete in a post-Panamex world, it will need a new, larger container terminal. But a Port Master Plan is delayed, and myriad difficulties are posed by potential new sites for a terminal. That […]
The Summer of Hate: Morning File, Tuesday, June 20, 2017
News 1. Street checks “All Halifax Regional Police officers — from the chief through to new recruits — will receive training in 2018 on fair and impartial policing in order to improve street check practices that disproportionately target black people,” reports Sherri Borden Colley for the CBC: It’s one of several measures the police force is taking, Halifax Regional […]