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Nova Scotia cabinet round-up: Mandatory masks, open borders and more

July 31, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

Premier Stephen McNeil’s cabinet met Thursday and took questions from reporters afterward. Here’s what they talked about: Masks mandatory as of today Health Minister Randy Delorey was asked how his department intends to enforce a new policy requiring most adults and children over age 2 to wear a non-medical mask when they are inside public […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS), Brian Flinn, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 and public schools, COVID-19 waiver, Dr. Robert Strang, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Justice Minister Mark Furey, masks, mass shooting inquiry, Minister Bill Blair, Minister Labi Kousoulis, Minister Leo Glavine, pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil, school reopening, St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), Tourism, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Yarmouth ferry cancellation, Yarmouth ferry costs

More jerks who pay less than a living wage

Morning File, Wednesday, October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 8 Comments

News 1. The Climate Emergency We’ve taken the first two parts of Linda Pannozzo’s four-part “The Climate Emergency” series out from behind the paywall. Here’s “Part 1: Why it’s time to ditch the language of economic growth.” And here’s Part 2: Why growth, even if it is green, is not enough.” 2. New traffic act delayed […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Allanique Hunter, Alton Natural Gas Storage Project, bad landlord, Cornwallis Task Force, Darlene Gilbert (Thunderbird Swooping Down Woman), Dignity Period, Erin Casey, Friendly Divas, Halloween costumes, Jean Laroche, Jen Gunter, Julie-Simone Rutgers, Katy Parsons, Kelsey Jones, living wage, Madonna Bernard (Kukuwes Wowkis), Michael MacDonald, Monica MacDonald, Motor Vehicle Act, Nova Scotia Period Poverty Summit, Paula Isaac (Kiju Muin), Robert Devet, shit wages, Suzanne Lively, Traffic Safety Act, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Walmart

The curtain falls on this year’s ferry follies… but there’s always next year

Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines had to sort-of admit his ferry universe hadn’t unfolded exactly as planned, or… well, at all. “We're really disappointed on behalf of the operators that we haven't been able to mount a season…” On behalf of the operators?! The operators are making out like bandits. What about the rest of us?

October 13, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

So it’s finally, Thanksgiving-ly, over. For now. We hope. But don’t hold your breath. And do hold on to your wallet. Tightly. “There will not be any commercial crossings in 2019,” Mark MacDonald, the CEO of Bay Ferries, emailed a CBC reporter Friday in response to his question about whether the Yarmouth-Bar Harbor ferry would...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Yarmouth ferry

A fascinating (and disturbing) look at North End Dartmouth, circa 1970s

Morning File, Friday, August 30, 2019

August 30, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Politicians respond, sort of, to Greg Hiles’ death This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Premier McNeil, Health Minister Randy Delorey, and Justice Minister Mark Furey all read from the same script after Thursday’s meeting of Cabinet ministers in charge of the province. There will be no consideration given to any sort of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Barbara Darby and kittens, Bay Ferries, Bernie Schulz, Calvino Anderson, cannabis dispensary raid, David Patriquin, David Wilkins, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH), East Coast Greenery, forests, Greg Hiles, Gregory Hiles, Halifax IT/Tech Meetup, Health Minister Randy Delorey, Icarus Report August 30 2019, investigative journalism, Jack Julian, Jason Paul Pelley, Joseph A. Clarke, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Maggie Rahr, Matt Whitman tech genius, MLA Tim Halman, Mulgrave Lane, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Nicholas Quinlan Hood, Noah Mansfield Greiss, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Office of the Medical Examiner, proforestation, Robert Devet, Sheila Hiles, sinkholes, Stephanie Alexandra Clarke, Stephen Archibald and bag collection, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Troy William Power, Yarmouth ferry

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.

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