“Adam’s fall” Matthieu Aikins’ award-winning feature on suicides from the Macdonald Bridge is a heartbreaking read even now, a decade after its publication. A year after Aikins’ story was printed, the bridge commission finally decided to install safety barriers along the old bridge to prevent future deaths. Seals of approval One of the most-read stories […]
Michelle Coffin
Coffin calls out Kousoulis on domestic violence supports
The Liberal government has unveiled new legislation aimed at protecting the employment of victims of domestic violence. Specifically, the amendments allow employees time off work without invoking sick leave. But there’s a hitch. The leave, up to 16 consecutive weeks, is unpaid. Michelle Coffin, a victim of domestic violence and former Liberal insider herself, says […]
Tory leader says premier engaged in a cover-up of Michelle Coffin’s story
Premier Stephen McNeil is changing his tune about the rehiring of Kyley Harris, nearly four months after The Coast first reported Michelle Coffin’s story. Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie pressed the premier on the Liberal Party’s version of events during the first question period of the fall assembly at Province House, Friday. Coffin, a former […]

