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The never-ending search for enlightenment and murderous Icelandic models

Morning File, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

September 10, 2019 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

News 1. Crane A fire department release from yesterday: Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) Chief Ken Stuebing this evening exercised his authority to execute an evacuation order on several properties in the vicinity of South Park Street. The evacuation order is necessary to protect the safety of residents living near a construction crane that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Breezes, Brooklyn Currie, Charlottetown CAO Peter Kelly, Councillor Bob Doiron, crane incident, Dave Stewart, Dennis Donald James Patterson, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Elizabeth McShefrey, Hilary Beaumont, Hurricane Dorian, Nicole Williams, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), Osprey's Nest Public House, Ozen Rajneesh, Peter MacNeil, Petit Riviere General Store, shellfish, Steve Bruce, Tanya Shaw, Unique Solutions, Wadih Fares, Wray Hart, Zane Woodford

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

There is a crack in everything, including Antarctica: Morning File, Wednesday, February 8, 2017

February 8, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. School board to close Dartmouth and Bedford classrooms for refugees and immigrants learning English “Nearly 200 adult immigrant students are taking a democratic action that many people born in this country never have,” reports Jennifer Henderson for the Halifax Examiner: They’ve have signed petitions addressed to local Liberal Members of Parliament, Nova Scotia Immigration […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Antarctic ice crack, Cease Trade Order, CEDIF, Chris Payne, Community Economic Development Investment Fund, Jukal K. Patel, Lindell Smith, living wage, Nova Scotia Security Commission, Ron Moxness, Tanya Shaw, Unique CEDC Ltd., Unique Solutions

Halifax-Needham heads to the polls: Examineradio, episode #73

August 5, 2016 By Russell Gragg Leave a Comment

This week we feature a roundtable between Halifax Examiner editor Tim Bousquet and candidates Lisa Roberts and Andy Arsenault. In it, they discuss seniors’ issues, housing, the Film Tax Credit and the future of the Bloomfield site. Also in the news, lawyers representing Westlock County, AB, have detailed no fewer than 12 breaches of contract/breaches of county rules […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Andy Arsenault, Examineradio, Lisa Roberts, podcast, Rod Wilson, Tanya Shaw, Unique Solutions

Unique Solutions is kaput and taxpayers have lost $5.6 million: Morning File, Wednesday, August 3, 2016

August 3, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 19 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Unique Solutions is kaput The board of directors of MeID, which is the rebranded name for Unique Solutions Ltd, voted to cease operations yesterday, and all employees were given termination notices, effective immediately. The move came after secured creditors initiated foreclosure proceedings. Unique Solutions was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Powers, Chronicle Herald, Dennis Connor, Frances Kordyback, Gail Lethbridge, Harry Smith, Ian Thompson, Judy Myrden, Morning File, Nova Scotia Business Inc, Patricia Brooks, Patricia Hurley, Peter Moreira, Sharon Montgomery-Dupe, Tanya Shaw, Tuoc Luong, Unique Solutions

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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