News 1. Portapique: 13 dead in 40 minutes, children left alone for hours This article includes graphic descriptions of intimate partner violence, multiple murders, and trauma to children. Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson report on documents released by the Mass Casualty Commission, laying out just what happened in Portapique on the night of April 18, […]
A terribly depressing read from start to finish
Morning File, Thursday, June 14, 2018
News 1. Fool’s Gold, Part 4 We’ve published the fourth and final instalment of Joan Baxter’s “Fool’s Gold” series. Part 4 looks at how the mining lobby is working to undermine environmental protection in Nova Scotia. In particular, the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) wants to open up protected wilderness areas to mining. Writes […]
Why aren’t people burning shit down? Morning File, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
News 1. Dirty Dealing This morning, the Halifax Examiner published Linda Pannozzo’s in-depth investigation of the proposal to clean up Boat Harbour: Earlier this month a delegation of fishers from Nova Scotia, PEI, and First Nations met with the Nova Scotia Environment Minister Iain Rankin, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser, and Pictou West MLA Karla […]