Audit Trail · Article #2449126

N.S. school support workers to file 48-hour strike notice after talks break down

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-10-30T15:35:44 · ingested 2026-10-30T11:59:37.006019

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.40 vv3

The article presents a conflict between the union and the government, highlighting potential disruptions in education services without offering balanced perspectives or solutions.

Trigger phrases: strike noticetalks broke downpotential impacts of job action

      computed at 2026-10-30T12:24:04.482757
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.271 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-30T12:21:33.119808-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.364

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-30T12:24:04.482757

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-30T12:24:04.482757

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-30T12:24:04.482757

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true The union representing school support workers in Nova Scotia says it will be filing a 48-hour strike notice, after talks broke down with the province overnight.

Rule-based: source_credibility=True, has_stat=True, hedged=False

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-10-30T11:59:37.023901
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Nova Scotia school support workers to give strike notice, be off job Monday if deal isn't reached 3 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-30T10:30:46.477125
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

Accountability {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Environmental {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Fairness {'events': 3, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (3 events; minimum 100 for a non-provisional score)', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Privacy {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Safety {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-30T11:59:37.006019 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "left",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: union(-0.40\u00d71)",
    "score": -1.0,
    "signal_detected": true
  },
  "source_id": 4
}

2026-10-30T12:21:33.119808 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-left",
  "ensemble_score": -0.364,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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