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George Armoyan is playing Halifax council like a fiddle

Morning File, Monday, March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 6 Comments

News 1. Founders Square “On Friday morning, the janitors who clean Founders Square held a press conference and rally outside the building,” writes El Jones: As explained in the press release sent to the media by Darius Mirshahi, an organizer with Justice 4 Janitors: Cleaners at Founders Square in downtown Halifax are alleging racial discrimination against […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Armco Building, Councillor Lindell Smith, Culture Link Performing Arts Centre, George Armoyan, Willow Tree high-rise, World Trade and Convention Centre

Taking it to the bank: Morning File, Thursday, January 18, 2018

January 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News 1. Melford Mary Campbell discusses the business case for the proposed Melford Terminal on the Strait of Canso. Campbell was contacted by Richie Mann, the former MLA who now runs “government relations” for Melford International Terminal Inc, and the two had an interesting discussion about the differences between the proposed Sydney terminal and the proposed Melford […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick responds, affordable housing, APL Properties, Class A office space downtown, Cobequid Pass tolls, George Armoyan, Joachim Stroink, Judy Haiven, living wage, Mary Campbell, Melford terminal, minimum wage, Northern Pulp advertorial, Richie Mann, Rights At Work Nova Scotia, Shawn Cleary is conflicted, Sylvain Charlebois, Tom Ayers, Willow Tree proposal, World Trade and Convention Centre, Zane Woodford

The obsolete local newspaper: Morning File, Wednesday, May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Court Watch This week, Christina Macdonald looks at the Jimmy Melvin Jr and William Sandeson trials, Gabor Lukacs’ big small claims court victory, and points us to a really cool chart. Click here to read Court Watch. This article is behind the Examiner’s paywall and so available only to paid subscribers. Click here to purchase a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ben Thompson, business model for newspapers, Christina Macdonald, crosswalk flags, dead tree newspaper, election budget comparison, Labi Kousoulis, local newspapers, Metro Centre, Richard Starr, shared services agreement, World Trade and Convention Centre

Russell Walker needs a new catchphrase: Morning File, Wednesday, November 2, 2016

November 2, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

November Subscription Drive The following is written by Selena Ross. When she was working as a reporter for the Chronicle Herald, Ross was co-author of the award-winning article on the death of Rehteah Parsons. Since leaving the Herald, Ross has worked for the CBC and the Globe & Mail. She now lives in New York City. When I […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Curran, Chris Parsons, clearcuts, death candy, Fazal Malik, Halloween, Liberal Party, Linda Pannozzo, Michel Samson, Richmond County, Robert Devet, Russell Walker, Selena Ross, Stephen Kimber, Steve Sampson, Trade Centre Ltd., World Trade and Convention Centre, Yvette d'Entremont

The “elites” justify themselves: Morning File, Tuesday, September 27, 2016

September 27, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The “elites” justify themselves I attended the Dalhousie Senate meeting yesterday so I could hear president Richard Florizone justify the $300,000 trip by self-styled “elites” to MIT. In a response to questions by Senator Françoise Baylis, Florizone said the “REAP” trip was justified […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anjuli Patil, Anna Metaxas, bomb threat, Canal Greenway Park, Chris Lambie, coral, Francoise Baylis, George Armoyan, interview, Ivany Report, Joe Ramia, Letitia Meynell, Manny Tobin, MHPM, MIT, North End Community Health Centre, Nova Centre, Richard Florizone, World Trade and Convention Centre

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A young white woman with dark hair and a purple shirt lies on a large rock at dusk, looking up at the sky and playing her banjolele.

Episode 85 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Logan Robins (writer/director/composer) and Katherine Norris (star/composer) of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company are on the show this week ahead of their provincial tour of HIPPOPOSTUMOUS, Robins’ musical exploration of invasive species, colonization, environmentalism, and history. Hear how Pablo Escobar’s personal hippos have invaded and are ruining a section of Colombia, why Robins was intrigued to make a show about it, and all the places you can catch it this July. Plus Norris cracks out the banjolele to perform one of the show’s songs. And the new jam from Beauts!

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

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