Follow The Halifax Examiner, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/halifaxexaminer Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:16:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAaCRBCZ666iYOzdsCmHakzH Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Pat Dunn spoke to the Halifax Examiner last week about the work of the office and the “backlash” he faced after his appointment in the fall. Following last summer’s provincial election, the Examiner was first to ask ‘Who will be the next minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs?’ after […]]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:31:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAaCRBCZ666iYOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAait7nZhrwSd-T5HJgy6HUf Books about Black Canadians and Black history were among many highlights of the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute’s (DBDLI) Report to the Community, which took place Thursday night at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook. “Our institute’s commitment to being a leading publisher of Africentric resources is evidenced through growth of […]]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:36:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAait7nZhrwSd-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYruI6aAVWmRXn9ye8UNv30 News 1. Atlantic Gold “St Barbara Ltd, the Australian mining company that owns Atlantic Gold and Atlantic Mining NS, which operates the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, is in trouble,” reports Joan Baxter: This week, St Barbara’s share prices crashed 14% “to a multi-year low,” after the company released a statement that […]]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:18:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYruI6aAVWmRXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAa-vdTTcxkTmezdsCmHakzH The federal government claims an accused RCMP didn’t sexually assault a teenage girl in the 1990s — and if he did, he “was acting outside the scope of his duties as an employed officer of the RCMP.” The girl, now an adult referred to in court documents as X.Y., is suing Halifax Regional Municipality and […]]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:17:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAa-vdTTcxkTmezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZytMpu_TP7RXn9ye8UNv30 [Canadian Press:] Canadians would very much like to know how many people have died? [Chief Superintendent Supt. Chris Leather:] I can tell you that in excess of 10 people have been killed, but the investigation is still ongoing, and I expect to have more details in that regard in the coming days. [Canadian Press:] Thank […]]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:56:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZytMpu_TP7RXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAbhrsjdEztH1ps0ohxaO6Yr St Barbara Ltd, the Australian mining company that owns Atlantic Gold and Atlantic Mining NS, which operates the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, is in trouble. This week, St Barbara’s share prices crashed 14% “to a multi-year low,” after the company released a statement that warns of “near-term risk of disruption” at […]]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 16:35:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAbhrsjdEztH1ps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAavtLMQ_y6SFnn9ye8UNv30 Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday   Monday, June 20 1. Random thoughts on a random day in a random June Stephen Kimber’s been doing some thinking lately and he has questions: […]]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:02:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAavtLMQ_y6SFnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZio0b6W_rgo6CY3L745TL_ News 1. Women and housing “A 25-unit affordable housing complex in Lakeside, NS called The Sunflower that will provide housing for women, families, and gender-expansive people is almost complete. But women and gender-diverse people, who are vulnerable in a housing crisis, need more to keep them from facing homelessness and housing insecurity,” reports Suzanne Rent: […]]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:49:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZio0b6W_rgo6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZbtm4WwWUDOpVjH6qdYdAk The Ecology Action Centre is urging the provincial government to rescind or revoke a directive to Nova Scotia Power to maximize the burning of biomass to generate electricity.  That instruction was first given by the McNeil government in May 2020 after ongoing delays in receiving renewable energy from Labrador. “In January and again in March, […]]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:43:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZbtm4WwWUDOpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZUDIbWWIrVWZs0ohxaO6Yr New turn signals at intersections in Halifax could protect pedestrians from careless drivers, but the municipality’s engineers aren’t willing to risk added congestion to make it happen. Last year, Coun. Waye Mason moved for a staff report, “to be completed prior to the start of 2022/23 budget discussion, that outlines options for a program for […]]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:21:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZUDIbWWIrVWZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYy3x-2dBUfPcb1naedg1wr A 25-unit affordable housing complex in Lakeside, NS called The Sunflower that will provide housing for women, families, and gender-expansive people is almost complete. But women and gender-diverse people, who are vulnerable in a housing crisis, need more to keep them from facing homelessness and housing insecurity. Cheryl MacIsaac is a program coordinator with Adsum […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:43:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYy3x-2dBUfPcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAarZZ9m7vc2KZs0ohxaO6Yr Residents living in and around Windsor can expect to see frequent closures of the emergency department at the Hants Community Hospital over the next two months. Dr. Cathryn Smith, chief of staff at the Hants Community Hospital, said there are 27 shifts for which no emergency department doctor is available and that will mean closing […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:52:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAarZZ9m7vc2KZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAaARFH2I2AkTpVjH6qdYdAk News 1. Former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly accused of ‘devastation’ of Eagle Head Beach Tim Bousquet drove to Queens County yesterday where residents near Eagle Head Beach are trying to stop construction at an oceanfront site owned by former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly. Cathie Mourre wrote in a press release that the “devastation is extreme.” […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:19:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAaARFH2I2AkTpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZ1f7qYScjeb5s0ohxaO6Yr Residents near Eagle Head Beach in Queens County are trying to stop construction at an oceanfront site owned by former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly. “The devastation is extreme,” said Cathie Mourre in a press release. “The sea grass is gone. The sand is being moved about and trucked away. The ponds are being infilled. The […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:02:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZ1f7qYScjeb5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYIjzsSV2trZ5VjH6qdYdAk On Tuesday, a group of citizens who set up camp off a remote dirt road near Highway 10 in Annapolis County back in December declared partial victory, believing enough of the area was now under provincial protection. The group, which had spent 202 days at the site, enduring the elements, including blizzards and knee-deep snow, […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:07:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYIjzsSV2trZ5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYdRVHG0uhxYezdsCmHakzH A committee of council is recommending heritage registration for the former Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children. At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the Heritage Advisory Committee considered the application from Akoma Holdings for the former home at 18 Wilfred Jackson Way in Westphal. The proposed heritage registration is part of Akoma’s redevelopment plan for […]]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:18:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYdRVHG0uhxYezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZTAjGgAbnh2ilmFkX7M1Jw Skyrocketing gas prices, higher prices for food and restaurant services, and a continuation of elevated food and shelter costs have led to an annual inflation rate the likes of which Canada hasn’t experienced in almost 40 years. On Wednesday, Statistics Canada released its consumer price index for May. It reported a 7.7% increase compared to […]]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:34:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAZTAjGgAbnh2ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYQjwZWQK7Rv5s0ohxaO6Yr Halifax’s auditor general says the city is failing to create a respectful workplace culture, and the chief administrative officer suggests the release of her report could make it worse. Auditor General Evangeline Colman-Sadd tabled her office’s Management of Respectful Workplaces Audit at a meeting of council’s Audit and Finance Standing Committee on Wednesday. The audit […]]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:50:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYQjwZWQK7Rv5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYQiRItjmIvxSejEQ2Mq9rY News 1. RCMP Commissioner tried to “jeopardize” mass murder investigation to advance federal gun control efforts The latest string of shootings south of the border, Uvalde and Buffalo chief among them, has stirred up the same debates in the United States this past month. More gun control versus freedom to live (and die) as Americans […]]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:45:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAYQiRItjmIvxSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAY1S9VnGt7qtKCY3L745TL_ The federal government received nearly 500 comments about an application to infill part of Dartmouth Cove, but the municipal government missed the deadline. As the Halifax Examiner reported last month, a numbered company owned by Bruce Wood has applied to fill in part of Halifax Harbour at the cove with excavated rock from construction sites, […]]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:44:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/wgVY4YXGVAY1S9VnGt7qtKCY3L745TL_