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Councillors cold to cooling-off proposal, and other Halifax City Hall updates

January 15, 2020ByZane Woodford

Halifax councillor Shawn Cleary’s proposal for a cooling-off period for councillors and senior officials was met with a cool reception at council. The request for a staff report looking into the policy, which would temporarily bar politicians and some staff from taking a job dealing with the city after their terms ended, came up during...

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PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
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 lit up Christmas tree, about 4 feet tall, in a living room at night, with a red tree skirt and a very contented cat nestled on it .
Episode 58 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

A dozen local songs to score the holiday season! Some classic, some brand-new, and a handful of originals to spice up your nog. Featuring:

Breagh Isabel, “Winter Wonderland”
Meaghan Smith, “It Snowed”
Terra Spencer, “Melt”
In-Flight Safety, “Last Christmas”
Ria Mae, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Smaller Hearts, “Christmas At Home”
Waants, “Another Fckn Christmas”
Reeny Smith, “Dear Santa”
Villages, “Writing a Letter (This Christmas)”
Hilary Adams, “Sending Love”
Jenn Grant, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Quiet Parade w/Dance Movie, “The Christmas Song”

Listen to the full 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.

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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Examiner folkThe Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip MoscovitchMore about the Examiner.

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