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Why the Halifax Examiner published a month-long series on ‘AI’

Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Why the Halifax Examiner published a month-long series on 'AI' - Halifax Examiner
Countering all this takes independent and scrappy news publications that remain true to the values of holding the powerful to account.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Halifax staff identify 22 buildings on Dalhousie’s campus for heritage designation

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Halifax staff identify 22 buildings on Dalhousie's campus for heritage designation - Halifax Examiner
A staff report on buildings went to the heritage advisory committee's meeting on Wednesday.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Colchester’s Rath athletic complex mired in controversy

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Colchester's Rath athletic complex mired in controversy - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotia’s minister of Municipal Affairs has been asked to investigate a controversial decision by the municipality of Colchester to terminate the operating agreement for the Rath Eastlink Communit...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Shawn Cleary wants Halifax to gather more data on effectiveness of speed display signs
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Shawn Cleary wants Halifax to gather more data on effectiveness of speed display signs - Halifax Examiner
A report on the speed display signs went to the transportation standing committee meeting on Thursday.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Premier Tim Houston says Nova Scotia Power customers deserve more respect
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Premier Tim Houston says Nova Scotia Power customers deserve more respect  - Halifax Examiner
Other issues discussed following Thursday's cabinet meeting include Northern Pulp, American alcohol sales, new public housing sites, West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, environmental racism panel.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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‘All of us are looking for the truth’: What a Canadian journalist learned about AI in newsrooms
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'All of us are looking for the truth': What a Canadian journalist learned about AI in newsrooms - Halifax Examiner
Angela Misri talks about a study she researched with fellow professors, Nicole Blanchette and April Lindgren, from Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Journalism.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Nova Scotia approves Halifax’s amended bylaw for Dartmouth Cove, with provisions
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Nova Scotia approves Halifax's amended bylaw for Dartmouth Cove, with provisions - Halifax Examiner
Minister of Municipal Affairs John A. MacDonald released his decision on Wednesday.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Here’s the Halifax Examiner’s AI policy
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Here's the Halifax Examiner's AI policy - Halifax Examiner
As with everything the Examiner does, the foremost concern for use of computer programs is the environmental and social impact of our work.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Nova Scotia Power president promises ‘fix’ for thousands of customers
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Nova Scotia Power president promises ‘fix’ for thousands of customers - Halifax Examiner
"My promise to you is if we have overestimated your bill, we will fix it. If you have overpaid, we will fix it. If we have made a mistake, we will fix it," Nova Scotia Power president and CEO Peter Gr...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Discover Halifax through an AI travel genius? No thanks. It’s people who make a visit memorable
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Discover Halifax through an AI travel genius? No thanks. It's people who make a visit memorable - Halifax Examiner
AI takes the humanity out of travel.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap
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Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap - Halifax Examiner
Steele spoke about her upcoming motion during council's budget committee meeting on Friday.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Is it possible to stay true to ourselves in the age of AI?
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Is it possible to stay true to ourselves in the age of AI? - Halifax Examiner
I wonder if I had met "Comrade" now in the age of AI, would we have succeeded in earning the trust that formed the foundation of our relationship?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Public comments in recent report favour offshore wind, oppose offshore drilling
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Public comments in recent report favour offshore wind, oppose offshore drilling - Halifax Examiner
For its "What We Heard Report," the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) solicited public comments during a two-month period from July until September.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Tech Won’t Save Us: Paris Marx on the folly of tech hype
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Tech Won't Save Us: Paris Marx on the folly of tech hype - Halifax Examiner
Tech Won't Save Us is geeky in all the right ways, taking on the issues seriously and with new insight.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Budget committee votes against seven more officers for Halifax RCMP
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Budget committee votes against seven more officers for Halifax RCMP - Halifax Examiner
Committee votes in favour of two new intimate partner violence investigators.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Neighbours boiling over new lobster pound in Tantallon area
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Neighbours boiling over new lobster pound in Tantallon area - Halifax Examiner
NovaShell previously operated a lobster pound in a rented facility in Mount Uniacke. The owner said move to St. Margarets Bay is meant to provide "another access point for the local fishermen, to brin...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Advocates push for protection of Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes during public session
By Alexandra MacRae
Advocates push for protection of Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes during public session - Halifax Examiner
Residents, city planners, developers, and members of Friends of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes attended Wednesday's session about Highway 102 West Corridor Lands Special Planning Area.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The collective madness of ignoring the environmental costs of the AI industry
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
The collective madness of ignoring the environmental costs of the AI industry - Halifax Examiner
Just as humanity is facing the existential crisis of climate change, we're going to add enormous amounts of carbon to the atmosphere by burning more fossil fuels to power ChatFuckingGPT?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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87% of Bird Canada riders in Halifax use e-scooters, report finds
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87% of Bird Canada riders in Halifax use e-scooters, report finds - Halifax Examiner
Presentation on the update for Bird Canada's e-bike, e-scooter pilot was given to the accessibility advisory committee on Thursday.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Nova Scotia Energy Board approves $685 million transmission line
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Nova Scotia Energy Board approves $685 million transmission line - Halifax Examiner
A project decades in the making to relieve a bottleneck and increase the ability to move electricity between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick moved a step closer Thursday.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Andy Fillmore says ‘nothing is off the table’ when it comes to making cuts in Halifax budget
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Andy Fillmore says 'nothing is off the table' when it comes to making cuts in Halifax budget - Halifax Examiner
Council votes in favour of mayor's motion to consider options for financial restraint.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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‘We’re not fooled’: No Desert Data Center’s fight against Project Blue is a common one across North America
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'We're not fooled': No Desert Data Center's fight against Project Blue is a common one across North America - Halifax Examiner
An interview with a member of a coalition fighting to stop a data centre in Tucson, Arizona.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Nova Scotia Power says ‘estimated’ bills will be adjusted in future
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Nova Scotia Power says ‘estimated’ bills will be adjusted in future - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotia Power employees are busy dealing with people disputing high amounts on “estimated” bills received this month.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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N.S. NDP calls for answers about ‘dire situation’ at Cobequid Community Health Centre
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N.S. NDP calls for answers about 'dire situation' at Cobequid Community Health Centre - Halifax Examiner
Two weeks ago, Sackville-Cobequid MLA Paul Wozney wrote to health minister after panicked emergency department doctor called on day that was "worst on record" with overcrowding and patients being turn...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Halifax council passes motions on road safety engineering and communications
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Halifax council passes motions on road safety engineering and communications - Halifax Examiner
Councillors Laura White and Sam Austin introduced motions same day council heard presentation on 2025 Road Safety Annual Report.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM