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Raped twice by the same cop

The Serious Incident Response Team is tasked with investigating police, but it has no written policies for preserving rape kit evidence and its investigators have no specialized training in dealing with victims of sexual assault.

June 13, 2019 By Maggie Rahr 3 Comments

Elizabeth had no expectations when she opened her email on a Monday morning in early February. But the words she read in the message received at 9:05am struck fear through her. As she stared at the screen, disbelief escalated into panic. “To date I have not heard back from you. After discussions with our Director, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation Tagged With: Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Benjamin Perryman, Felix Cacchione, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Jackie Stevens, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Keith Stothart, Philadelphia Model, rape, rape kits, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Sexual Assault Investigative Team, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), sexual violence, Sunny Marriner

Lido Pimienta happened

The Halifax Pop Explosion is vowing to do better in the wake of a racist incident at a concert during its 25th anniversary festival.

October 22, 2017 By Maggie Rahr

“Brown girls to the front! Brown girls to the front!” Lido Pimienta orders into her microphone, bending low so she can meet the faces in her audience, hot pink braids swishing on either side of a resolute face. The 2017 Polaris prize winning Colombian Canadian tour de force is dominating the stage at the Marquee...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Halifax Pop Explosion, HPX, James Boyle, Jesslene Jawanda, Kate Giffin, Lido Pimienta, Maggie Rahr, Racism

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A blonde woman and a white man with a dark beard, both wearing pajama bottoms and either a red or a pink bra, have a pillow fight on a bed.

Episode 84 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

After a year’s worth of singles and videos, the Halifax duo is finally releasing its first recorded project in the form of FLUTTER, a six-song genre-agnostic EP that’s deeply personal and incredibly catchy. Art Ross and Aaron Green return to the show a year later to dish on their music-industry immersion, why Ross’ sapphic lyrics strike all kinds of chords, and where you can see them this summer.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

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