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Author Archives: Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Matthew Byard writes news, profiles, and stories of the Black Nova Scotia community. His reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.

A Black woman wearing glasses smiles.
Posted inProvince House

Twila Grosse said no decision yet on her role with African Nova Scotian Affairs, joining caucus

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter August 11, 2023August 11, 2023

Grosse, the first person of African descent to be elected for the provincial PC party, won the Preston byelection on Tuesday.

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A Black man with glasses wearing a beige blazer over a dress shirt stands giving a speech at a podium.
Posted inJustice

Justice Institute alleges systemic racism at Nova Scotia’s Crown prosecutor’s office

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
A young Black woman wearing a sweater dress with pink sleeves and a black bodice sits on a black sofa next to a pillow with colourful chevron pattern. A wall next to the sofa is painted to resemble blue bricks.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

New union for Black artists launches in Nova Scotia to fight for fair wages, more protections

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Four colourful quilts hang on the white walls of an art gallery. One quilt features a Black woman in a green dress with a basket at her feet. Another quilt features a Black woman in a red dress holding a silver bucket and walking toward a pink house. Another quilt showed a small house, with a crow, and red, black, yellow stripes, and the final quilt shows a Black woman praying and surrounded by waves of colour.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Local History

Nova Scotia Black artist, historian hopes Secret Codes quilt exhibit inspires younger generations

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 26, 2023August 2, 2023
A Black woman with long wavy hair swept to one said and wearing sparkly silver head wrap and dress stands next to a young Black man with glasses and wearing a white hoodie over a white sports jersey with the number 11.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Local News

Women with a Vision: North Preston mother continues annual celebration in honour of late daughter

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 19, 2023July 27, 2023
A smiling Black woman wearing a blue headscarf, large gold earrings, and a sleeveless blue dress with a print on the collar accepts an award from a white man with grey hair and wearing a black-and-white shirt, black tie, and black pants. Behind the man and woman are another man and woman sitting at a wooden table. There are a Canadian flag and a Nova Scotian flag in the backround.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles

Truro council honours Dr. Lynn Jones for appointment to Order of Canada

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 12, 2023July 19, 2023
A Black woman dressed in a colourful print head scarf and tunic and burgundy fingerless gloves stands in a classroom and points to an infographic being screened on the wall from a projector. The infographic says "Road to Unity, Critical Elements." A Black man and a Black woman sit at the table, which is covered with a white tablecloth and has a projector and laptop on it. A yellow banner that says "Road to Economic Prosperity" stands in the corner.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Poverty, Racism

Stats Canada data show income, housing disparities between Black, white Nova Scotians

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 4, 2023July 11, 2023
A bald Black man with a salt-and-pepper beard and moustache and wearing a black t-shirt that says "Black Excellence" sits in front of a laptop in a radio station booth. A He's wearing headphones and there's a microphone in front of him.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles

DJ R$ $mooth celebrates career as host of longest-running Black music radio show in Atlantic Canada

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 29, 2023July 6, 2023
A group of people stand in front of a banner that has a logo that says "Africadian Empowerment Academy" all over it. The Black students in the back row are all wearing black, green, red, and yellow sashes around their necks that have "grad of 2023" stitched into the scarf.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Education

Grads of Africadian Empowerment Academy find pathway to success with Red Seal certification

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 27, 2023July 4, 2023
A Black woman with short dark hair, glasses, and wearing a long blue and white tweed jacket stands at a podium with a microphone. The sky is blue with a few clouds, just like the sky in the opening for the show the Simpsons.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Elections

Twila Grosse running for PCs in Preston byelection

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 22, 2023June 30, 2023

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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.


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Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc homepage.


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2020 MASS MURDERS

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, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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