The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A national survey suggesting physical activity levels of Canadian children plummeted during the pandemic has researchers hoping the summer serves as a reboot for families. The survey was published last week in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Tilted ‘Impact of the … [Read More...]
Halifax committee recommends in favour of eight-storey downtown heritage property addition
The city's peninsula planning advisory committee is recommending in favour of a big developer’s plans to add a modern eight-storey building to the back of a South … [Read More...]
Opposition critics react to AG’s P3 report
“The auditor general has said today that governments pay a premium when they bring in private companies to build and maintain public infrastructure,” said Susan … [Read More...]
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Pandemic drinking is no joke
News 1. Where's the plan? Parents call on province to release back-to-school details A group of Nova Scotia parents have sent an open letter to Premier Stephen McNeil, calling on the province to make "children and their right to education" a … [Read More...]
Auditor General gives thumbs-up to P3 build for new hospital
Replacing the crumbling Victoria General hospital will be the largest infrastructure project in the province’s history with no estimated timeline for when an expansion at the Halifax Infirmary site and a new Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre … [Read More...]
Petition calls for mass murder inquiry with “feminist lens”
A petition containing 7,648 signatures calling for a “feminist lens” to be included in a Nova Scotia independent public inquiry into the worst mass shooting in Canadian history was sent yesterday to the prime minister; the federal ministers of Public … [Read More...]
Parents press for back-to-school plan
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. More than 100 parents from across the province have … [Read More...]
Family of Eastern Passage man shot dead by police says he was holding a pellet gun
The family of Richard Kenneth Wheeler, the 60-year-old man shot to death by the RCMP in Eastern Passage last week, is pushing … [Read More...]
Why we need a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia massacre
We are now about to enter our fourth month since that horrendous weekend of April 18-19, when 22 people were murdered in an … [Read More...]
A virtual disaster: the Halifax Convention Centre
1. McNeil and workers Writes Stephen Kimber: Our premier prefers to attack those who dare to question him. Just ask the … [Read More...]
On Wounding
I was once on a panel with NourbeSe Philip and Katherine McKittrick. I was nervous; I had been reading and citing both women … [Read More...]
Hubbards residents cite ‘dangerously close calls’ along Highway 3, call for safer streets
Hubbards residents concerned by the frequent “dangerously close calls” between pedestrians and vehicles are advocating for … [Read More...]
Does Stephen McNeil believe in workers’ rights? Next question
Quick question. Does Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil believe in Section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and … [Read More...]
Historical sexual harassment on Sable Island
News 1. McNeil doesn't want any negative talk about assault at border This item was written by Tim Bousquet CTV … [Read More...]
Not satire: Halifax police board to consider appointing committee to define defunding
At a meeting where it was expected to debate defunding the police, Halifax’s police board voted to debate appointing a … [Read More...]
The NSHA’s STI clinic is closed. What does that mean for people who need testing?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Visit the NSHA's STI and STD clinic website, and you're … [Read More...]
My name is Demario Chambers. I’m the 15-year-old who was beat up by the cops at the mall in Bedford. This is my story.
Hi, my name is Demario Chambers. A lot of people may know me as the 15 year-old youth who got assaulted by the police in … [Read More...]
Stop shaming people for renting
News 1. Development agreement approved for preschool at Halifax councillor’s house Zane Woodford reports on the … [Read More...]
Development agreement approved for preschool at Halifax councillor’s house
Coun. Shawn Cleary's colleagues on the Halifax and West community council approved a development agreement for his house … [Read More...]
Researcher: “feel no shame — sext your quarantine away,” but be safe
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. While the pandemic might have more people opting for the … [Read More...]
Strang backpedals on self-isolation exemption for Irving execs
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The Irving Shipyard executives, including president … [Read More...]
There’s still confusion over who will get the “pandemic premium” and when they will get it
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. More than 45,000 Nova Scotian health care workers will … [Read More...]
Council approves 12-storey Halifax development after virtual public hearing
No one signed up to speak for or against a 12-storey development proposed for Joseph Howe Drive during a public hearing … [Read More...]
HRM: 5,490 square kilometres, 20 public toilets
News 1. Council needs to step up on fighting anti-Black racism, says Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard In a half-hour … [Read More...]
Halifax councillors push back on ‘loosey-goosey’ social procurement policy, but living wage further delayed
Councillors expressed their disappointment with a mealy-mouthed social procurement policy presented on Tuesday, but it will … [Read More...]
Should Nova Scotia schools open in the fall, and if so, what should that look like?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. As parents and teachers wait for the provincial … [Read More...]