The Halifax Examiner

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Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:18:39 GMT

News 1. An exercise in obfuscation I wrote this morning: The Halifax Examiner is one of eight media organizations that has been petitioning the court to unseal documents related to the RCMP’s investigation of the April 18/19 mass murders. The documents in question are the “Information to Obtain”s (ITOs) a search warrant, which the RCMP […]

The RCMP’s statement about the mass murder investigation is an exercise in obfuscation

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:07:52 GMT

The Halifax Examiner is one of eight media organizations that has been petitioning the court to unseal documents related to the RCMP’s investigation of the April 18/19 mass murders. The documents in question are the “Information to Obtain”s (ITOs) a search warrant, which the RCMP submitted to a court in order to get various search […]

Shrubsall: no guarantees

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:47:01 GMT

T.C. was there, or as close as Skype could bring her last Wednesday to a courtroom in Buffalo, NY. So, too, were K. C. and Tracy Jesso. They had gathered to watch — and to bear silent victim witness — as NY Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch, Sr., sentenced William Chandler Shrubsall to two-to-six […]

Parents, teachers say Nova Scotia needs a plan for outdoor learning

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:30:35 GMT

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Getting kids outside and into nature to learn has plenty of benefits, but some parents and teachers say they’re not sure how outdoor classrooms and outdoor learning, which the province is encouraging in its back-to-school plan, could work this upcoming school year. Stacey Rudderham is […]

August 1 is Emancipation Day, but are Black people truly free?

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:21:41 GMT

We are a collective of incarcerated Black people – political prisoners held hostage by the state – and our supporters on the outside who are making this statement on Emancipation Day. On August 1, African people across the globe celebrate Emancipation Day. This marks the day the Abolition of Slavery Act was passed freeing enslaved […]

Halifax’s design review committee approves 16-storey waterfront development from Southwest ...

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:13:13 GMT

The city’s design review committee has rejected advice from planning staff and approved an application from Southwest Properties for a 16-storey building on the waterfront. The site is known as the Cunard lot — located on the waterfront along Lower Water Street between Morris and Bishop streets, next to Southwest’s Bishop’s Landing condo development. It’s […]

Nova Scotia COVID-19 update: Two new cases, masks become mandatory

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:00:17 GMT

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Premier Stephen McNeil told a media briefing today that while he’s considering the options of re-opening to the rest of Canada, “we’re not there yet.” Two new travel-related cases of COVID-19 were announced in the province today, the first since July 15. Both cases were […]

McNeil is fighting the wrong battle

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:25:52 GMT

News 1. Cabinet roundup: Masks, schools, borders, and the Yarmouth ferry Jennifer Henderson participated by phone in yesterday’s post-cabinet meeting. (Eight “major” news organizations were allowed to take part in person; the Examiner was not included.) In her roundup, Henderson says the province has still not set a date for opening to the rest of […]

Nova Scotia cabinet round-up: Mandatory masks, open borders and more

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 12:15:23 GMT

Premier Stephen McNeil’s cabinet met Thursday and took questions from reporters afterward. Here’s what they talked about: Masks mandatory as of today Health Minister Randy Delorey was asked how his department intends to enforce a new policy requiring most adults and children over age 2 to wear a non-medical mask when they are inside public […]

How a ditch and a draft bylaw are threatening a growing meadow in Hammonds Plains

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 23:30:57 GMT

A meadow garden project on a municipally-owned right-of-way in Hammonds Plains, planted by residents in Kingswood subdivision, has run into some problems because of municipal rules. The meadow garden — started by Donna and Duff Evers, who live in Kingswood — is located on a quarter-acre plot of land the Evers actually mowed for about […]

Nova Scotia RCMP release long statement denying mass shooting details unsealed this week

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:49:59 GMT

The RCMP are brushing off explosive evidence in the mass shooting case unsealed in court this week, in a lengthy statement released on Thursday. On Monday, a Nova Scotia judge ordered that some of the redactions in search warrant documents related to the RCMP’s investigation into the events of April 18/19 be un-redacted. The ruling […]

A Q and A with the German journalist who broke the story of an extremist colony in Cape Breton

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:58:46 GMT

On July 23, 2020, Der Spiegel, Germany’s largest weekly magazine, published an article by Martin Doerry, entitled “Moose, Bears, Eva Herman: Right-wing ideologues and conspiracy-theorists, including the former “Tagesshau” presenter, lure Germans to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ‘New settlers’ can buy real estate in a colony of like-minded people.” The article was written […]

NSGEU bows out of Northwood review, citing secrecy and renewing call for a public inquiry

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:16:45 GMT

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The union representing some healthcare workers at the facility is bowing out of the government’s review into the response to COVID-19 at Northwood — citing secrecy and threats of fines or even prison time for publicly disclosing information. Northwood’s Halifax facility was the epicentre of […]

Wanna play on Canada’s ocean playground? You’ll need a car

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:51:55 GMT

News 1. Halifax Examiner is not major enough Yesterday, the Halifax Examiner learned it’s not one of the eight major news organizations whose reporters will be permitted at the in-person cabinet scrums, which start today. The eight news organizations whose reporters will be allowed in are Global, CTV, CBC, Radio Canada, allNovaScotia, Herald, Canadian Press, […]

Germans in Nova Scotia ‘devastated’ by reports of hard-right extremist colony in Cape Breton

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:10:10 GMT

Recent media reports about conspiracy-theorizing and hard-right extremists buying and selling land in Cape Breton, and setting up a colony of like-minded German-speakers from Europe on the island have shaken up many people in Nova Scotia, no more so than in the German-Canadian community. The reports have “devastated” her German business clients in Nova Scotia, says […]

Nova Scotia finance minister projects $850-million deficit due to COVID-19

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:45:18 GMT

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The Province of Nova Scotia is forecasting a record-breaking deficit of $852.9 million: a seismic shift of $907.9 million from the $55-million surplus predicted in February’s budget. The COVID-19 lockdown that began March 22 paralyzed the economy with businesses forced to shut their doors and […]

Halifax committee denies licence appeal for taxi driver accused of sexual assault

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:58:58 GMT

A Halifax-area taxi driver will remain off the job pending a sexual assault charge after council’s appeals standing committee denied his licence suspension appeal on Wednesday. Navneet Jaggi, 57, was charged with sexual assault on June 25 and the municipality’s licensing authority suspended his taxi driver’s and owner’s licences the same day. He appealed the […]

Celebrating the inquiry: ‘This was because of the families, our determination, our drive, and ...

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:55:16 GMT

Tuesday’s announcement that there will be a full public inquiry into April’s mass shooting had nothing to do with politicians and everything to do with the victims’ families and Nova Scotians. That was the message Nick Beaton delivered to reporters during a celebration event in downtown Halifax on Wednesday morning. Initially planned as a protest […]

Councillor vs cars: Guess who wins

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:29:39 GMT

News 1. Feds and province change course, call inquiry After several days of outrage and demonstrations, including a sizable one in Bridgewater that began at provincial justice minister Mark Furey’s constituency office, the provincial and federal governments announced yesterday that there will be a full public inquiry into the mass murders of April 18 and […]

Halifax woman racially profiled and arrested after Halifax Regional Police say they were ...

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:22:29 GMT

Local musician, music promoter, and community advocate Kayla Borden is traumatized and shaken after she was pulled over and handcuffed by police last night in what she calls yet another incident of racial profiling by the Halifax Regional Police. Borden says she was driving home at around 12:50am from her cousin’s place by Charles P. […]