News 1. #YouKnowHerName A trial starts today for an Eastern Passage man charged in the euphemistically named “high-profile child pornography case.” Five days have been set aside for the trial, but there’s some expectation that the man will simply plead guilty and that will be the end of it. The first man tried in the case […]

News 1. Jail release Some un-specified “corrective action” will be taken against jail staff for mistakenly releasing some guy accused of viciously attacking an old man instead of some guy facing minor charges. “Correctional officers at the appropriate points in the discharge process did not verify the offender’s identity prior to release,” reads the stunningly obvious one-page […]

News 1. Outsourcing Conservatives love cops. That’s why they want to outsource policing services, paying those brave defenders of liberty maybe half what they’re making now. 2. Holly Bartlett Holly Bartlett’s family is angry with police. As I wrote yesterday: Over the next few days and weeks [after Holly was discovered dying under the MacKay […]

News 1. Rich woman says we should cut taxes on rich people The Liberal government hired Laurel Broten, a lawyer and former Liberal Ontario cabinet minister, to review Nova Scotia’s tax system. Her report was published yesterday. It recommends that we eliminate the top tax bracket on those with incomes of more than $150,000, while doing away […]

News 1. Explosion photos Never before publicized photos of the Halifax Explosion have emerged, reports the BBC. British sailor Victor Magnus, an “avid photographer,” was on watch when the Explosion occurred, and took a series of photos. His daughter has decided to make the photos public to commemorate the centennial of the start of World War […]

News 1. Electricity rates Battling headlines. From the Chronicle Herald: And from the CBC: 2. Cops charged with crimes A Halifax police release: At 3:33 a.m., police responded to a report of a single vehicle crash in the 0-100 block of Prince Albert Road. Witnesses reported that a car travelling East on Prince Albert Road hit a […]

News 1. Bottomless pit The Halifax Security Forum is a black hole, so far sucking up $10 million in federal government support, with no sign of realistically ever getting off the government teat. “The government says the investment is well worth it and brings significant attention to Halifax. Delegates from five dozen countries are scheduled […]