In a very unusual move, a Nova Scotia judge has ruled that an RCMP investigator made statements in a court application that were not true, and that the investigator’s methods are typical of police investigations that lead to wrongful convictions. At issue was a court application made by an investigator looking into the circumstances of […]
Archives for September 2020
There hasn’t yet been a COVID outbreak in Nova Scotia’s jails, but it could still happen
Morning File, Friday, September 11, 2020
News 1. COVID-19 and provincial jails Provincial jails have not seen a major breakout of COVID-19. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the jails have improperly infringed on prisoners’ rights, and the programs, policies, and supports that were implemented in order to prevent COVID infections in jails have been defunded; as a […]
15-storey Dartmouth apartment building approved, including some federally-financed affordable and accessible units
One-fifth of the units in a new 15-storey apartment building in Dartmouth will rent for less than market value, and 20 units will be accessible — as long as the developer secures financing with the federal government. The municipality’s Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council, tasked with development approvals on the Dartmouth side of the...
Committee approves Killam’s ‘high-end luxury’ proposal for downtown Halifax for the second time
The municipality’s Design Review Committee has approved Killam’s plans for the corner of Hollis and Bishop streets more than two years after it approved a slightly larger proposal for the same site. Killam applied through WSP Canada to build the seven-storey, 13-unit residential building with some commercial space on the site in front of its...
Hardening the shoreline
Morning File, Thursday, September 10, 2020
News 1. Mark Furey’s potential conflict of interest in the mass murder inquiry Tim Bousquet reports on PC leader Tim Houston’s affidavit, filed with the Conflicts Commissioner of Nova Scotia, arguing that justice minister Mark Furey is in a conflict of interest over the public inquiry into the mass murders of April 18-19. The conflict […]
Tim Houston says Mark Furey has a conflict of interest in the mass murder inquiry
On Tuesday, PC Leader Tim Houston submitted an affidavit to the Conflicts Commissioner of Nova Scotia stating that he believes Justice Minister Mark Furey has a conflict of interest in regards to the inquiry into the mass murders of April 18/19. You can read Houston’s affidavit here. Houston notes that Furey worked for the RCMP […]
What does it mean to be “Nova Scotia Strong”?
Maybe "Nova Scotia Heartbroken" has less of a ring to it.
The slogan is everywhere. On stickers in car and truck windows. On signs outside legions and businesses and homes. Sometimes it’s accompanied by a tartan design. Sometimes it’s over or beside the near-ubiquitous graphic of the province with a heart in the middle. The slogan, of course, is “Nova Scotia Strong.” It’s quickly become so […]
There’s a possible case of COVID-19 reinfection in Nova Scotia
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In May, a nurse in the Halifax area tested positive for COVID-19. As is standard, 10 days after the nurse stopped expressing symptoms, the nurse was considered “recovered” and resumed work. But recently, the very same nurse started expressing symptoms, and on Sunday was again […]
Sleeping on HRM streets: “This year is by far the worst I’ve seen”
Morning File, Wednesday, September 9, 2020
News 1. Were it not for COVID, “we probably would have got by for hundreds of years” with double rooms in nursing homes: deputy minister Jennifer Henderson reports on Tuesday’s meeting of the legislature’s Health Committee, the first meeting in six months, to talk about the pandemic and preparedness. Chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang […]
Were it not for COVID, “we probably would have got by for hundreds of years” with double rooms in nursing homes: deputy minister
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The legislature’s Health Committee met yesterday for the first time in six months to talk about the government’s response to the pandemic and future preparedness. “All in all, we have fared well,” said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang, pointing to just a […]
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