News Views News 1. The Halifax Pile On Club Apparently Black Friday is just nicer and more polite in Canada. Just like our racism! “I think we’ve Canadian-ized it,” said Danielle Hill, an annual Black Friday shopper. “It’s very different up here, it’s very courteous. It’s very, like we’re all here for one thing and we’re helping […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. NSCAD Tuition “About 100 students forced the board of governors at NSCAD University to delay a decision on a tuition hike Thursday evening,” reports Frances Willick: Students gathered outside the meeting room shortly before the session began at 4 […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News Note: this is an abbreviated version of Morning File, as I’m travelling and catapulting between airports. 1. Ships Start…. well, maybe not “The government’s massive $39-billion national shipbuilding procurement strategy (NSPS) is in need of repair, with costs for some […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Younger Games Late yesterday afternoon, Premier Stephen McNeil announced that his chief of staff, Kirby McVicar, had resigned. Here’s the entire release from the premier’s office: PREMIER’S OFFICE–Premier Accepts McVicar Resignation ————————————————————- Premier Stephen McNeil has accepted the […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Younger Games Friday, Kevin Murphy, the speaker of the house, issued a warrant ordering Andrew Younger to turn over all recordings of a conversation he had with Premier Stephen McNeil’s chief of staff, Kirby McVicar. Murphy ordered Younger to turn the […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Bomb threats Apparently, any idiot with a burner phone can disrupt air travel. Last week, an Air France flight was diverted to Halifax after a bomb threat was called in. On Saturday, a Turkish Airlines flight was likewise diverted […]

News Views News 1. Get to know a white person day… (…aaaand a bunch of people stop reading right at the headline and decide to skip Saturday Morning File.) On Saturday, the Muslim community in Halifax is holding a hijab day at the Halifax Central Library to help combat “misconceptions about their faith.” “One event organizer hopes […]

News Views Government This date in history On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Younger Games The Andrew Younger saga is becoming even more of a mess. As Michael Gorman reports: The government introduced a motion on Thursday compelling Andrew Younger to release the conversation with the premier’s chief of staff he […]