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How Halifax council can (and must) regulate police use of force

June 9, 2020 By Harry Critchley 4 Comments

As has already been reported, at today’s Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Budget Committee meeting, every councillor with the exception of Steve Adams voted to approve an amendment to the budget that cancelled the purchase of an armoured vehicle for the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) and instead reallocate the funding. Specifically, after an hour in camera […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: anti-Black racism, Board of Police Commissioners, Corey Rogers, Councillor David Hendsbee, Councillor Lindell Smith, councillor Matt Whitman, councillor Steve Adams, councillor Tony Mancini, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Budget Committee, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), John Traves, Kirk Johnson, Lisa Blackburn, Martha Paynter, Police Act of Nova Scotia, police use of force, police violence, spit hood, tank armoured vehicle, taser

Defund the Halifax police

With calls around the world to redirect police resources, Halifax city councillors are tripping over themselves to see who can be most "pro police"

June 6, 2020 By Harry Critchley 5 Comments

Since the widely publicized death of George Floyd at the hands of MPD officer Derek Chauvin (what some commentators have called a “televised lynching”), calls for police accountability and even abolition have been growing, with protestors taking to the street in cities across North America, including Halifax. These calls are beginning to be heard and […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: anti-Black violence, anti-Indigenous racism, budget committee, Caora McKenna, councillor Steve Adams, councillor Tony Mancini, defund police, El Jones, Halifax city operating budget 2020/21, Halifax Police budget, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Hyde Inquiry, Leah Genge, street checks, taser, Wortley report

Policing the pandemic

Morning File, Tuesday, March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 10 Comments

News 1. Daily COVID-19 update: Community transmission has arrived The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. We all knew community transmission of COVID-19 was coming. Dr. Strang has said so repeatedly in his daily briefings. But I’ll admit I still felt a chill when I saw the news yesterday. Tim has the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alexander McClelland, apocalypse, Brendan Elliot, Charles Heinstein, Chris Lambie, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Donkin coal mine, Dr. Robert Strang, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH), food supply, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Howard Hyde, Imam Ibrahim Alshanti, Imam Wael Haridy, internet access, Kameron Coal, Laurie Penny, Lythel Miller, mental illness, Michael Gorman, mosques online, non-violent crisis intervention, Noushin Ziafati, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), pandemic, policing during pandemic, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Sheree Fitch, taser, Tom Ayers, Zoom

Halifax Transit moving forward together, but without some Beaver Bankers

Morning File, Thursday, December 5, 2019

December 5, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 8 Comments

News 1. 198 workers out of a job as Web.com closes Yarmouth location Almost 200 employees at Web.com in Yarmouth were told yesterday that their location is shutting down next year. The company offers internet services to businesses and has locations in New Glasgow and Halifax. The Yarmouth location has been operating for 18 years. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Beaver Bank bus route, Bryony House, bus route plan, Cedarstone Enhanced Care, councillor Lisa Blackburn, Debert Court, Dion Mouland, Doctors Nova Scotia, Dominique Amit, Erin DiCarlo, Fadila Chater, Halifax Transit, Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey, Jenna Young, Katherine VanBuskirk, Ken Wilson, Kevin Chapman, Kristin Gardiner, logging scars, Lyle Mailman, Maria MacIntosh, Matt Dagley, Mayor Pam Mood, Melissa Walton, Moving Forward Together (MFT), National Housing Co-Investment Fund, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), nursing homes, Ocean View, Sandy Ross, Shannex, Small History Nova Scotia, Special Care Act, taser, Tina Comeau, Web.com, Wildlands League

Desmond Cole Reads the Local News

May 13, 2018 By El Jones Leave a Comment

Desmond Cole is in Halifax this weekend, keynoting at the Media and the Law conference. At around midnight on Saturday after a long day, I sat down with Desmond and recorded his take on some of our local news stories. Here are the first two stories we spoke about. Some cuts have been made for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 2015 Valentine's Day shooting spree, Alek Minassian, Brad Marchand licking people, Crime Stoppers, Desmond Cole, Dominic Mallette, Drake, EHS, El Jones, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, mall shooting conspiracy, nazi, NBA, Peter MacKay, PK Subban, police brutality, profiling at airport, Sabrina Szigeti, taser, Taser on children, Wanda Gallant, white supremacy

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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