November subscription drive We've got travel mugs! They're too costly to mail, tho, so you can only get them if you come to our subscriber party, Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum Pieces will play, and former CBC host and spice merchant Costas Halavrezos will introduce investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre as our guest speaker. Free entry … [Read More...]
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Habitat for Humanity’s Spryfield project snagged by property dispute
Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia's Spryfield project is ambitious, the largest the organization has ever undertaken. The proposed 78-unit development includes a … [Read More...]
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John Risley, owner of a private island and a $30 million yacht, lectures us about thrift
November subscription drive Have you subscribed yet? This would be an excellent time, and if you buy an annual subscription this month, we'll mail you a Halifax … [Read More...]
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Six public policy failures in one morning news recap
November subscription drive Sorry to pester you again, but just a short note to say we're in the middle of our annual subscription drive. The Halifax Examiner needs your money to make this work possible. Please subscribe. Subscription party … [Read More...]
Paradise is lost, but no one much cares
Subscription drive If you haven't yet, please consider subscribing. 1. Press-conference journalism "I’ve never been a fan of press-conference journalism," writes Stephen Kimber: It may be a marginal improvement on canned-quotes … [Read More...]
The president versus the press. Or should that be the president thanks the press?
I’ve never been a fan of press-conference journalism. It may be a marginal improvement on canned-quotes press-release journalism when it comes to public accountability, but most press conferences I've attended are little more than carefully staged … [Read More...]
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Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest Linden MacIntyre
News 1. Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest speaker Linden MacIntyre We're in the midst of the … [Read More...]
Erica Butler’s deep dive into the transportation beat
News 1. Erica Butler As the Examiner's transportation columnist, Erica Butler gets into the nitty gritty of, yep, … [Read More...]
Breaking: Southwest Properties takes court action against union members picketing at YMCA construction site
Southwest Properties is asking the court to intervene in what Southwest calls "illegal picketing and related activities" by … [Read More...]
Jennifer Henderson: a reporter’s reporter
News 1. Jennifer Henderson One of the great unexpected pleasures I've had over the past four years was the day in 2016 … [Read More...]
El Jones gets at the human core of the issues and people she writes about
News 1. El Jones I first met El Jones when I worked at The Coast. Our meeting was not in person, but virtually — I … [Read More...]
Crown expert witness had undisclosed conflict of interest, claims company convicted in diver’s death
On July 15, 2015, diver Luke Seabrook died while doing what Nova Scotia Power said was "routine" maintenance work at the … [Read More...]
Stephen Kimber’s indispensable contribution to local journalism
News 1. Jen's choice Writes Stephen Kimber: Jen Powley is smart. She has four degrees. She’s a prize-winning author … [Read More...]
Jen’s choice is no choice at all; why not?
Jen Powley is smart. She has four degrees: a BA in Social Sciences (with Distinction) from King’s University College in … [Read More...]
Containing Northern Pulp’s mess
The numbers are staggering. Over the past 51 years, the bleached kraft pulp mill on Abercrombie Point in Pictou County has … [Read More...]
Halifax CFL team: the Richard Butts connection
November subscription drive Today, I could write a long thing telling you about how important your subscription is, or you … [Read More...]
Bullshitter of the day: Jacques Dubé
November subscription drive It's time for our annual November subscription drive, so all month I'll be banging the … [Read More...]
And the stadium financing cup-and-pea, smoke-and-mirrors game begins
News 1. Stadium I was thinking that this morning I'd have a lot of details related to yesterday's council's discussion … [Read More...]
City takes Canna Clinic to court
1. Stadium Halifax council takes up the stadium issue at its meeting today, which starts at 1pm. As the representatives of … [Read More...]
Image at NSCC Early Childhood Education classroom reflects centuries of negative stereotypes of Black women
Vanessa Fells is the programming and outreach co-ordinator for the Black Loyalist Heritage Society. This weekend, Fells … [Read More...]
With increased projections of sea level rise and storm surges, does it make sense to put a Cultural Hub on the waterfront?
Question: With signs of accelerating effects from climate change, should $200-300 million of public money be invested in a … [Read More...]
The stadium proposal deconstructed
News 1. Stadium Tuesday, Halifax council will take up the proposal for a football stadium at Shannon Park. Specifically, … [Read More...]
Let us eat cake
Granton, Nova Scotia: Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. today announced two new projects at its Michelin Pictou County … [Read More...]
Phillip’s story: “They told me it could be a lifelong job. And instead I got a lifelong addiction.”
Phillip Izzard has been trying to get someone to listen for 37 years. I interview Phillip in his home in Uniacke … [Read More...]
Dispensary raids: protecting the government monopoly on cannabis
News 1. Halifax cop accused of using police database to investigate his girlfriend’s ex-husband I reported … [Read More...]
Halifax cop accused of using police database to investigate his girlfriend’s ex-husband
A Halifax police officer used a police computer database to improperly investigate his girlfriend's ex-husband, alleges a … [Read More...]