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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J. Walling
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
 News 95.7 radio blew it. News 95.7 had a great opportunity to showcase the Tory leadership convention this weekend and blew it, big time.
Where were they? As one media person told me, ‘you mean they were there’ at the convention?
Being in my news mode and wanting information on what was being called one of the closest political races ever, this past Saturday afternoon I hit the radio dial and started twisting and calling newsrooms.
I called several newsrooms to find out if they had a reporter or two at the convention and when the ‘coverage’ was to begin.
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World News
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Written by Reporters Without Borders
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Reporters Without Borders today deplored the Malaysian government's decision to suspend the Sarawak Tribune daily newspaper's publishing licence for reprinting the controversial caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in its 4 February issue. A tabloid in Indonesia was seized by authorities for the same reason.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by HRC
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
An independent human rights board of inquiry will begin hearing arguments on Monday, Feb. 13, in a complaint of disability and racial discrimination filed against Halifax Regional Municipality's Metro Transit and Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
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General Media Releases
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Liberal Energy Critic, Manning MacDonald, says Service Nova Scotia is holding for ransom public information about the Keep the Heat program.
The department is charging the Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus Office $2,190 for a request made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The caucus office requested 30 days of correspondence between the department and its information call center staff to learn why false information about who qualified for rebates was given to the public.
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Canada News
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Written by Government of Canada
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Minister for International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics David Emerson today announced $33.88 million in funding for the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Organizing Committee (VANOC). This announcement fulfills the Government of Canada's commitment to support Vancouver 2010 capital requirements for the current fiscal year.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NS Government
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
The Department of Energy is offering a $200 rebate to Nova Scotians who purchase Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified wood or wood pellet stoves between Oct. 12, 2005, and Aug. 31, 2007.
"We are helping Nova Scotians make smart energy choices that will help the environment and help their pocketbook," said Energy Minister Cecil Clarke. "This rebate helps Nova Scotians make a smart and renewable energy choice."
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General Media Releases
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Written by Wire Services
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
Enshrine Marriage Canada (EMC) called upon Justice Minister Vic Toews to re-open committee hearings on the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Science & Technology
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Written by Reporters Without Borders
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the US firm Yahoo! for handing over data on one of its users in China which enabled the authorities there to send him to prison for eight years, the second such case that has come to light in recent months.
It called on Yahoo! to supply a list of all cyberdissidents it has provided data on, beginning with 81 people in China whose release the worldwide press freedom organization is currently campaigning for.
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Local HRM News
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Written by Management
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
Halifax Live would like to inform our members that we have decided to close our forum operations. The decision did not come easy. The move to streamline operations will allow us to concentrate our efforts on developing new, unique and exclusive content.
We realize the news will come as a surprise to most members, including our over-worked moderators. Halifax Live would like to take this opportunity to thank them publicly for their dedication and a job well done, strike that, a great job.
We have also reached an agreement with Atlantic Canada Live to host forums for our current members. The forums are currently active and can be viewed by Clicking Here.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our members. |
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by CUPE
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
Nursing home workers at several more Nova Scotia facilities have given their union a strike mandate.
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