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Former residents of Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home suing, alleging physical, sexual, and emotional assault

July 11, 2022ByZane WoodfordLeave a Comment

Five former residents of the Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home are suing the provincial government and the organization that once ran the home, alleging “an atmosphere of tolerance of physical, sexual and emotional assault,” and “dehumanizing, degrading” treatment of children in care in the 1950s and 60s. The home was established in the mid-1800s to house […]

Filed Under:Crime and Courts,Featured,News,Province HouseTagged With:Attorney General of Nova Scotia,Children’s Aid Society,Chronicle Herald,Department of Public Welfare,Donna Morse,Halifax,Halifax Children's Foundation,Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home,Liam O'Reilly,Lois Legge,Nova Scotia,Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children,orphanage,Tim Day,Veith House,Wagner's law firm,Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home,Zane Woodford

PRICED OUT

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PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

你可以了解这个项目,包括我们如何re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on thePRICED OUT homepage.

If you need housing help, ourResource Listis here.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Episode 94 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.
A young Black woman with long braids, a bright pink head wrap and black top, and a really big smile

The debut feature of Halifax hyphenate Koumbie — known as an actor for the stage and screen, a writer, and a director — will have its world premiere at the Atlantic International Film Festival on September 22.Bystanderstells the story of a lifelong friend group rocked to its foundation by accusations of sexual misconduct against one of their own. He’s their friend, brother, even ex-boyfriend — so now what? As Koumbie puts it, “What do you do when someone you love does something you hate?” A thoughtful conversation that digs into the grey areas of so-called cancel culture, how it is to be an actor directing actors, and what the filmmaker hopes you’ll take away from the experience.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodeshere.

Subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your device — there’s agreat instructional article here.Email Suzannefor help. You canreach Tara here.

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