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Family Feud: Morning File, Tuesday, December 2, 2014

December 2, 2014ByTim Bousquet2 Comments

新闻1。Ian Thompson quits Ian Thompson, the associate publisher at the Chronicle Herald, has announced to the newsroom that he is leaving the position at the end of the year. Thompson’s departure seems sudden, and the CBC reports that he “expressed that he stayed longer than he originally planned and noted his decision is not […]

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Sunshine list, speaking in tongues, and naming names: Council preview, December 2, 2014 meeting

December 1, 2014ByTim Bousquet

The meeting starts at 1pm. I’ll be live-blogging via the Examiner’s Twitter account, @hfxExaminer. Here are some of the bigger issues: Tenders Voith Canada Inc.—$1,348,912 for two propellers for a ferry. This is part of a plan to replace and expand the ferry fleet. The first new ferry in this plan, the Christopher Stannix, is now...

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The Rabbit-Duck War: Morning File, Monday, December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014ByTim Bousquet5 Comments

新闻1。科尔港口拍摄4人穿bandanas opened fire in a Cole Harbour house last night at around 7pm, injuring two men and one woman. Two of three are in serious condition. A man and a boy later tuned themselves in to police, but the other two gunmen are presumably still on the loose. […]

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Purple Saturday: Morning File, Saturday, November 29, 2014

November 29, 2014ByTim Bousquet5 Comments

新闻1。Xanadu delayed Yesterday, Trade Centre Limited announced that Nova Centre developer Joe Ramia is missing the promised January 1, 2016 “substantial completion” date for the project. In its press release, TCL ridiculously couched the announcement within a celebratory message about “final floor plans” for the convention centre part of the project, but the nut of […]

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Does anyone care that the convention centre Joe Ramia is building isn’t the one we ordered?

November 28, 2014ByTim Bousquet2 Comments

There’s so much to say about today’s announcement that Joe Ramia will miss the January 1, 2016 target for completing the Nova Centre, which includes the new convention centre. Instead, Ramia now says he’ll open the convention centre on September 30, 2016—that is, after the summer convention season for which at least some conventions have been scheduled—and […]

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Consumerism run amok: Morning File, Friday, November 28, 2014

November 28, 2014ByTim Bousquet2 Comments

新闻1。Nova Centre The lawyer for Thiel family—owners of the BMO building, the TD Centre, and the Royal Bank Tower in downtown Halifax—made oral arguments in court yesterday, asking Justice Frank Edwards for a declaration that exemptions to planning laws given to the Nova Centre were illegal. Reporter Rachel Ward was on hand to watch the proceedings, which […]

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Thiels take Nova Centre objections to court

November 27, 2014ByTim Bousquet

by Rachel Ward The provincial government unfairly bent the rules in order to allow Joe Ramia finish the Nova Centre on time, said lawyer Victor Goldberg in court Thursday. Goldberg, of the Cox Palmer law firm, represents the Thiel family, which own several development companies and 10 percent of the commercial rental space in downtown...

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New Brunswick eases restrictions on abortion, but there’s still a long way to go

November 27, 2014ByTim Bousquet

by Karen Rawlines As of Jan. 1, 2015, abortion access in New Brunswick will change: Women will no longer need the approval of two physicians to get an abortion, and the procedure will no longer need to be performed by a specialist. Those changes are important improvements in a province that lost its sole abortion...

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A turkey of a day: Morning File, Thursday, November 27, 2014

November 27, 2014ByTim Bousquet3 Comments

新闻1。Catie Miller’s remains found, two more arrested Halifax police releases: Nov. 26, 2014 at 11:55am: The investigation into the murder of Catherine ‘Catie’ Miller is progressing. Today at approximately 7:30 a.m. investigators in the Homicide Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division made two additional arrests in connection with the murder of Catie […]

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Assoun case: timeline and more details

November 26, 2014ByTim Bousquet

This article contains graphic details of violence and sexual violence. Glen Assoun walked out of the Law Courts building in downtown Halifax Monday, not exactly a free man, but finally, after nearly 17 years, no longer imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Assoun’s wrongful conviction is not just a miscarriage of justice, but an...

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

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Episode 68 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

The sixth annual Halifax Black Film Festival returns with 73 films from more than a dozen countries, screening online from Thursday to Sunday. Lead programmer Joyce Fuerza beams into the show from Montreal to break down this year’s program—including the two local filmmakers on the docket—as well as discuss the challenges of putting together film festivals in COVID times, which have also affected filmmaking and film distribution as a whole. Plus a brand-new single from Safeword.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

1995年,布伦达方式背后被残忍地谋杀了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.

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