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Is executive fraud behind the bankruptcy of VistaCare Communications?

Morning File, Tuesday, July 9, 2019

July 9, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

News 1. Power rates “Nova Scotia Power has filed an application that would see power rates rise 1.5% a year for residential customers in each of the next three years, if approved by the Utility and Review Board (UARB),” reports Jennifer Henderson: The increases are related to rising fuel costs and purchases of imported power. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, ACOA grants and loans, Advatek Systems, Andrea Gunn, Ben Cowan-Dewar, BMO, Bruce Phinney, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDBC), Cabot Links, Cape Breton Island Airport Community Interest Company, Daniel Gallivan, David Deveau, Donkin coal mine rockfall, Edna Restaurant, Frank Anderson, Inverness Airport, Jane Wright, Jenna Mooers, Jennifer Alkenbrack, Just Jane's, lobbying, lobbyist, Maxime Bernier, Michel Jacob, Mike Keiser, MLA Gordon Wilson, MP Colin Fraser, MP Rodger Cuzner, Paul LeBlanc, People's Party of Canada, Peter Moreira, Pierre LeBlanc, Riverside Lobster, Robert Marks, Ronnie LeBlanc, RoyNat Capital, RoyNat Inc, Russel Jacob, Scott Nauss, Tom Ayers, VC International, VistaCare, VistaCare Underground Equipment, VistaCare Underground Services, William Archer

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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