Staff are recommending Halifax regional council adopt a code of conduct for its suppliers, including a living wage requirement for most kinds of contracted work at an estimated cost of $8 million annually. It’s a response to council’s lukewarm reception of the social procurement policy passed in July — an optional policy, where departments “shall consider” including criteria … [Read More...]
Province changes QEII hospital parkade plans again, further encroaching on Halifax Common
The provincial government has updated its plans for a new parkade for the QEII hospital, and it's now further encroaching on the Halifax Common. It’s the third … [Read More...]
Why did the Canadian Civil Liberties Association challenge Newfoundland & Labrador’s travel ban?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Yesterday, Justice Donald Burrage ruled that Newfoundland and Labrador’s (NL) COVID-19 travel … [Read More...]
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The criminal destruction of evidence in the Assoun case by cops should scare the hell out of all of us
News 1. Premier calls for criminal investigation of cops "Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil wants police acts in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) for a possible criminal … [Read More...]
Transportation committee pushes back on buttons at Halifax intersections
Pushing back against the municipality’s traffic authority, council’s Transportation Standing Committee wants to rid much of the city of pedestrian push buttons in the next year. The committee met in person at Halifax City Hall on Thursday to … [Read More...]
Halifax refuses to reveal source of mysterious motion defining defunding police
Halifax is refusing to reveal the source of a controversial motion around defunding the police that was added to a Board of Police Commissioners agenda at the 11th hour this summer. At the board’s July 9 meeting, municipal staff brought forward a … [Read More...]
Nova Scotia premier asks for criminal investigation of police in wrongful conviction case
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil wants police acts in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case referred to the Serious … [Read More...]
What does the mayor do?
News 1. Mayoral candidates face off for the first time Halifax's three mayoral candidates debated each other … [Read More...]
Halifax mayoral candidates debate Cornwallis, affordable housing, defunding the police, and more
Two opposing candidates with well-entrenched positions argued back and forth as the man in between tried to find the middle … [Read More...]
Halifax auditor general finds city has no set timelines for building permits and inspections
Halifax has no clear timeline for the approval of building permits and inspections and its records are inaccurate, according … [Read More...]
Lesser-known Nova Scotia histories
News 1. Dartmouth development to include affordable and accessible housing, but it needs help from government Zane … [Read More...]
Dartmouth development to include affordable and accessible housing, but it needs help from government
Plans for an affordable and accessible housing development in Dartmouth are nearing completion, but there are still … [Read More...]
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage launches re-election campaign, releases platform
Mayor Mike Savage launched his re-election campaign Tuesday, selling himself to voters as a consensus-building leader focused … [Read More...]
Keep the travel restrictions
News 1. Forest health Linda Pannozzo writes: Instead of improving the state of the province’s forests, the Nova … [Read More...]
Halifax continues to keep police services review secret
In response to a freedom of information request, Halifax is refusing to release a review of policing in the municipality … [Read More...]
Clear as mud: How the government’s reports on Nova Scotia forests obfuscate and confuse the data
In recent days you might have received an email from the Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF) inviting you to answer a … [Read More...]
Breaking down street barriers for people who are blind and partially sighted
News 1. QAnon knows no borders Joan Baxter reports on QAnon, a global movement that promotes conspiracy theories, … [Read More...]
QAnon knows no borders
This article contains graphic descriptions of conspiracy theories about child abuse and torture that may not be suitable for … [Read More...]
Nova Scotia is safe for school children and would-be municipal politicians… but not for Liberal MLAs
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. It was just another week in our paradoxical … [Read More...]
Plans for seven-storey building at North and Oxford streets coming to new Halifax committee
A developer is submitting an updated proposal for the corner of Oxford and North streets, and a new committee created for the … [Read More...]
Judge: RCMP investigator made “declarations under oath [that] do not appear to be factually correct”
In a very unusual move, a Nova Scotia judge has ruled that an RCMP investigator made statements in a court application that … [Read More...]
There hasn’t yet been a COVID outbreak in Nova Scotia’s jails, but it could still happen
News 1. COVID-19 and provincial jails Provincial jails have not seen a major breakout of COVID-19. That's the good … [Read More...]
15-storey Dartmouth apartment building approved, including some federally-financed affordable and accessible units
One-fifth of the units in a new 15-storey apartment building in Dartmouth will rent for less than market value, and 20 units … [Read More...]
Committee approves Killam’s ‘high-end luxury’ proposal for downtown Halifax for the second time
The municipality’s Design Review Committee has approved Killam’s plans for the corner of Hollis and Bishops streets more than … [Read More...]
Hardening the shoreline
News 1. Mark Furey's potential conflict of interest in the mass murder inquiry Tim Bousquet reports on PC leader Tim … [Read More...]
Tim Houston says Mark Furey has a conflict of interest in the mass murder inquiry
On Tuesday, PC Leader Tim Houston submitted an affidavit to the Conflicts Commissioner of Nova Scotia stating that he … [Read More...]