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Black people die; corporations get rich

New policing technologies like body cameras don't help Black people; they're just another way to enrich corporations and police departments preying on Black people

August 5, 2020ByEl JonesLeave a Comment

CBC reports that the Truro police have started wearing body cameras. Truro Police Chief Dave MacNeil suggests the cameras are “partially a response to the global Black Lives Matter protests and partially to take advantage of improving technology.” The Truro police have been supplied with WatchGuard cameras. WatchGuard is owned by Motorola Solutions. In 2019, […]

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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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A scene from the film Night Blooms, with two young white women in front of a high school.

Episode 74 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

The Halifax-shot, Yarmouth(ish)-set feature Night Blooms stars Jessica Clement as Carly, a high schooler who becomes embroiled with her best friend’s (Alexandra MacDonald) father (Nick Stahl). Clement and writer-director (and fresh Canadian Screen Award winner) Stephanie Joline are Tara’s guests this week, digging into the grey areas around relationships, the film’s conception and production, and its theatrical bow Friday at Park Lane.

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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.

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

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