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What will it take to restart film and TV production?

Morning File, Thursday, June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 5 Comments

News 1. New class-action lawsuit proposed against RCMP and attorneys general of Canada, NS Families of those killed on April 18 and 19 in Nova Scotia are suing the RCMP, along with the attorneys general of Canada and Nova Scotia, for failings related to the mass murders. The suit is being brought by Patterson Law […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Angry Inuk, Ben Knockwood, blood collection, bloodwork, Chief William Paul, coronavirus, COVID-19, film industry, Freedom of Information request, Halifax Public Libraries, HRP police contract collective agreement, Indigenous History Month, Jean Laroche, John Knockwood, Martin Sack, Maureen Parker, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Nova Scotia Archives, pandemic, Paul Palango, RCMP, RCMP class action lawsuit, Shannon Gormley, Sheila Nevin, social distancing, Stephen Maher, Taylor Samson, William Sandeson

Nova Scotia appeals court quashes conviction, grants new trial for William Sandeson

June 17, 2020 By Zane Woodford Leave a Comment

Nova Scotia’s court of appeal has quashed his conviction and granted William Sandeson a new murder trial, determining in a decision released Wednesday that his first trial should’ve been declared a mistrial after the traitorous conduct of a defence investigator came to light. In June 2017, a jury found Sandeson, now 27, guilty of first […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Bruce Webb, Justice David Farrar, Justice Jamie Saunders, Justice Josh Arnold, Justice Ted Scanlan, Justin Blades, Pookiel McCabe, Taylor Samson, Tom Martin, William Sandeson, William Sandeson retrial

Davie and Irving shipyards are in the midst of a lobbying blitz in Ottawa

Morning File, Thursday, October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 3 Comments

News 1. Davie v Irving In recent days, Unifor Marine Workers Federation Local 1, which represents Irving Shipyard workers, has been conducting a “Ships Stay Here” campaign that included getting Halifax council to support its efforts. The union fears that some of the shipbuilding work contracted to Irving will be shifted to Davie Shipyard in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alex Cooke, Ashley Lemire, Bay Ferries, Becky Pritchard, Blair Rhodes, Bruce Webb, cannabis, Dalhousie University, Davie Shipyard, Fred Boisvert, Irving Shipyard, Jacob Boon, James Irving, lobbying, Naresh Raghubeer, R. Peter MacKinnon, shipbuilding, Ships Stay Here, shipyard lobbying, Tantallon asphalt plant, William Sandeson, Yarmouth Ferry numbers, Zane Woodford

Thug Life: Sandeson trial reveals dysfunctional university crime culture

May 13, 2017 By El Jones 9 Comments

I’m in Winnipeg! It’s still morning here… and Tim is off looking for Stan of Green Stables, so who knows when he’ll publish this. 1. If the news wrote about the Sandeson case the way they write about Black people… Accused shooter and drug dealer William Sandeson is back in court as his trial continues […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Crackdown on university crime, crime on campus, Post Traumatic Slammer Disorder, PTSD in provincial jails, Taylor Samson, William Sandeson

Court Watch: Jimmy Melvin Jr, William Sandeson, Gabor Lukacs, and a really cool chart

May 10, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

Epic Season Finale Court Watch will take a break for the summer. I’m finally done law school and I’m moving to Wolfville soon for work. Tim says the column may restart in the fall, when he can rope another law student into writing. So that’ll be it for me in the hallowed pages of the...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Christine Driscoll, Criminal procedure flowcharts, Derek MacPhee, Eugene Tan, Gabor Lukacs, Gus Richardson, Jimmy Melvin Jr., Justice Josh Arnold, Kieran Leavitt, Pat MacEwen, Pookiel McCabe, Rick Woodburn, Steve Bruce, Terry Marriott Jr., William Sandeson

Under Observation: Morning File, May 6, 2017

May 6, 2017 By El Jones 12 Comments

News Ugh, I have some weird deathly ill throat virus that started as body aches, moved to a cold, and now is agonizing pain in my throat and a gross clammy fever. I’ll be back next week with more extensive Morning Filing. 1. Cameras in Uniacke Square Metro Regional Housing Authority plans to install security […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Angela Davis, Anthony Morgan, cameras in Uniacke Square, drug ring at Dalhousie, garbage dumping in North Preston, Jacob Boon, Judith Butler, Operation Dalhousie, white innocence, William Sandeson

Court Watch: Jimmy Melvin Jr., Raymond Kobylanski, and William Sandeson

May 3, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

On the Docket Jimmy Melvin Jr. trial begins Thursday The week began with pretrial motions in Jimmy Melvin, Jr.’s murder trial. Melvin is charged with first-degree murder arising from the death of Terry Marriott, Jr. in 2009. On Thursday, jury selection is scheduled to begin. The trial is scheduled for 24 days. In Court Hubley...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Blair Rhodes, Catie Miller, George Edward Hubley, Jason Johnson, Jimmy Melvin Jr., Justice Felix Cacchione, Kelly MacDonald, Mackenzie Ruthven, Michael Raymond Kobylanski, Roger Sayer, Sandra Johnston, Steve Bruce, Susan MacKay, William Sandeson

Feet File, Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Who is taking their shoes off in the Halifax Library? WHO?

May 2, 2017 By Katie Toth 14 Comments

I’m Katie Toth, serving up freshly-baked news takes to start your Tuesday. Tim just got back from a super-secret trip to Cape Breton. Don’t tell anyone. Do follow me on Twitter. News 1. Election campaign, Day One On the first day of the election campaign, the NDP focuses on more doctors, the Liberals double down on roads, and the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Chinese fire drill, dog, feet, fire, Fyre festival, Gary Burrill, Haley Ryan, Halifax Central Library, Hammonds Plains, Jamie Baillie, Jessica Durling, Matt Whitman, Mike Gorman, shoes, St. Margarets, Taylor Samson, William Sandeson

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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