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Anaconda Mining joins the gold rush on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore

Part 3: From West Africa's gold fields to Canada’s ocean playground

February 13, 2022ByJoan Baxter

黄金勘探和采矿公司衬砌up to get at Nova Scotia’s gold, as the province undergoes a fourth gold rush. In 2017, Atlantic Gold opened the province’s first-ever open pit gold mine in Moose River, with plans to open three more along the Eastern Shore, in what it described to potential investors as...

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

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Episode 66 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

It’s been a pandemic full of learning and experimenting for Gabrielle Papillon, whose latest recordShoutis an art-pop celebration of self. That includes building and producing from a home studio, mentoring with producer friends, composing and presenting an original musical (very common), and managing to squeeze in a UK tour in between lockdowns. She stops by to chat about all of this, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and the uncertain future.

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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.

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