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A tale of two protests

While officials moved quickly to respond to student protests about the cancellation of high school rugby, they were quick to erect roadblocks when students wanted to protest climate change.

May 5, 2019 By Stephen Kimber

“In my view, kids should be in class.” Premier Stephen McNeil March 2019 “Something is happening here But you don’t know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones?” Ballad of a Thin Man Bob Dylan (1965) One Friday. Two student protests. Two very different (immediate) results. On Friday at noon — less than 24 hours...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Education, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Citadel High School, climate change, Doug Hadley, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia, Fridays for Future, Greta Thunberg, Ivan Andreou, Joe Morrison, Premier Stephen McNeil, rugby, student activism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Willa Fisher

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.

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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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