Allegations of a sexual assault committed 16 years ago by spiritual leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is credible, say investigators, and there’s corroborating evidence the Shambhala leadership knew of the incident at the time. An update released this week by Project Sunshine investigators contains new details on an attempted rape that is alleged to have taken […]
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25 for 25: episode 1997
The year 1997 is when Mike Savage first tried—and failed—to enter politics. It’s also the year his father, John Savage, resigned as premier. The mayor joins us in studio to talk about both events and his family’s history in Dartmouth of yore. University of King’s College professor Susan Dodd is also here to discuss the […]
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UPDATED: False outrage over this past weekend’s Marine Band protest
Update: Since this piece was published Shaw has deleted his tweets and web producer/social media manager Andrea Jerrett has apologized to Masuma Khan. Her emailed message is shared below with Khan’s permission. “While CTV Atlantic always strives to report accurate information, in this case, our reporter did issue a tweet with incorrect information,” Jerrett writes on […]
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Awkward! National school board conference comes to Nova Scotia
“The irony, a little bit, is there, for sure,” says Canadian School Boards Association president Floyd Martens. Over 200 CSBA trustees from across Canada will arrive in Halifax this week for the organization’s annual conference, only a few months after the provincial government dismantled Nova Scotia’s elected school boards. Martens says the event was planned […]
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Smiling Goat owner suing former employees
The owner of the Smiling Goat chain of cafes is claiming his former workers and the Service Employees International Union conspired to harm his business and ruin his reputation. Jagpreet “Kit” Singh and his Hebron Hospitality Group filed two different lawsuits this past week against six former employees and the SEIU Local 2. According to […]
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25 for 25: episode 1996
If you haven’t heard prolific writer, former Pride co-chair and all-around lovely person Jane Kansas spin some yarns about the mid-’90s LGBTQ+ scene, you’re in for a treat. Then, film professor and local actor Glenn Walton is here to share stories from the set of Titanic—his special relationship with James Cameron, the film’s champagne budget and […]
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The Ecology Action Centre’s unsustainable ecosystem
No one’s speaking, but beneath the surface there’s disquiet. Over 60 supporters of the Ecology Action Centre rustle in their seats at the not-for-profit’s annual general meeting last week, inside the Halifax Forum’s Maritime Hall. For the first time ever, the media is in attendance. Reporters are placed off to the side by the cake […]
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25 for 25: episode 1995
This week on the podcast, Tara and Jacob try to clean up the mess that was the G7 summit, stroll down to the waterfront hoping to hit the jackpot at Halifax’s newly opened casino and find out what Bon Jovi got up to after the band’s Natal Day concert. The Carleton owner Mike Campbell also […]
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Cool-as-hell teens are tagging this city with some kickass graffiti
The kids, as they say, are alright. Some seriously awesome youths have picked up their spraypaint cans and unleashed anarchy on Halifax’s streets. “On a busy-stretch of the Bedford Highway, a billboard advertises a garden centre, but only the sharpest-eyed motorists would notice it’s now also advertising something else,” reports CTV Atlantic’s Bruce Frisko. “Although […]
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TorStar CEO wines and dines Halifax bigwigs with mini lobster rolls
Halifax officials got some Star treatment on Monday night. TorStar chief executive officer John Boynton was in town, hosting various city hotshots for dinner at The Bicycle Thief. According to one attendee, the event was to dialogue about how the Toronto Star and its StarMetro Halifax paper can shift the way they target and portray news […]
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Halifax council looking for staff report on CFL stadium
It’s official. The municipality will once again tackle whether or not to build a stadium. Councillor Steve Craig is asking for a staff report on the “opportunities and risks” involved with establishing a mixed-use development, CFL franchise and football stadium in Halifax. The announcement came nearly 12 hours after council met behind closed doors with Maritime […]
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Racism, sexism and bullying will now be publicly reported to Halifax council
It’s not a public inquiry, says deputy mayor Waye Mason. It’s better than that. “A public inquiry would be a moment in time. This is an ongoing commitment.” In response to continuing outcry about the discrimination faced by HRM employees, Halifax Regional Council approved a motion Tuesday requiring CAO Jacques Dubé to provide quarterly public […]