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Halifax council has declared a climate emergency, so why is it preparing to increase transit fares?

Morning File, Wednesday, July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Mark Furey is free to speak, but won’t Conflict of Interest Commissioner Joe Kennedy has cleared Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey to speak to the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction. In a letter released yesterday, Kennedy reviewed the Assoun case, the RCMP’s involvement in the case, and Furey’s worry that he had a […]

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The owners of The Exchange restaurant say they were cheated out of their space in the Maple building

Morning File, Tuesday, May 7, 2019

May 7, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Art gallery… on the waterfront? “In the last three months, it’s been reported that the Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, which will mean a higher rise in sea-level than earlier projected; that temperatures in Canada are warming at approximately double the average global rate; and that more flooding is predicted […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Exchange Resto Group lawsuit, Barney’s Beach, Carl Sparkes, Carl Sparkes Family Trust, Donald Gibbons, Eleanor McCain, Gordon Laing, Hacketts Cove Beach lawsuit, Hal Whitehead, herring, Jim Spatz, Justin Garland, Lindsay Construction, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Matt Gurney, McCain Woods property, Michael Tutton, Mill-Right Woodworking, MP andrew Leslie, Olaf Berghaus, Paul Withers, Robert Moore, Scott Brison, Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia, Shawn Gibbons, SNC-Lavalin, Southwest Properties (SWP) MAPLE, Sparkes Family Trust, The Exchange, Thomas Covey, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman trial, whales and noise, XOH

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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