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A city scene on a sunny winter day. In the background, the stone backside of Halifax City Hall. In the foreground, a pedestrian wearing a three-quarter length winter jacket, red sneakers and a white N95-style mask walks on the sidewalk. Another pedestrian behind her, wearing a red toque and blue sneakers, mounts the sidewalk. A right-turning navy SUV drives through a crosswalk behind the man.

Proposed 9.7% tax increase dropped as Halifax regional council starts budget process

by Suzanne Rent November 29, 2023December 6, 2023

A green road sign that says Ecum Secum standing along a rural highway. There are lots of trees in the background.

Eastern Shore residents want more services, funding from Halifax Regional Municipality

by Suzanne Rent November 28, 2023December 6, 2023

A group of women stand in a conference room holding signs.

Staff at Nova Scotia transition houses in talks to achieve wage equity

by Suzanne Rent November 28, 2023December 6, 2023

Halifax City Hall — an old sandstone building with a clock tower — is seen on a sunny day.

Report recommends 9.7% tax hike on residential, commercial properties in HRM

by Suzanne Rent November 27, 2023December 6, 2023

A driver in a red car speeds through a crosswalk on Barrington Street in Halifax in 2018. It's an inhospitable section of street, with a concrete wall and chain link fence on the other side of the street.

Crime and Courts, Government

Sydney woman suing car driver, owner, CBRM for $2 million after driver hit her in crosswalk

by Suzanne Rent November 24, 2023December 1, 2023

A bright blue and white road sign on large wooden posts says “Welcome to Beaver Bank.” It’s set in front of a blue sky with dark gray clouds and a busy street.

City Hall, Fires, Province House, Transportation

Beaver Bank residents, councillor, MLA want connector highway back in community

by Suzanne Rent November 24, 2023December 1, 2023

A modern hospital, in red and beige brick with an awning and a glass walled entrance.

Crime and Courts, Health

Woman who suffered brain aneurysm suing emergency doctor, Nova Scotia Health, ambulance service

by Suzanne Rent November 23, 2023November 30, 2023

An architectural rendering shows a tall tower on a sunny day, with birds in the sky, and people milling about on the streets of downtown Dartmouth.

HRM heritage committee votes to send Dartmouth post office proposal to council

by Suzanne Rent November 23, 2023November 30, 2023

A white woman in a grey jacket, beige scarf, and jeans stands speaking at a microphone while people sit in chairs in an audience next to her. There are three cops in uniforms sitting at a separate table upfront.

Dozens speak against Halifax police budget increase request at public meeting

by Suzanne Rent November 23, 2023November 30, 2023

A man with a blue winter coat, dark and greying hair, wearing glasses, holds a microphone while speaking to a panel of six people sitting at a table. Behind those people is a video screen that says Accessibikity Advisory Committee's Annual Town Hall: Envisioning an accessible, inclusive Halifax Regional Municipality together

Accessibility in HRM: some successes, but still a work in progress

by Suzanne Rent November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

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.

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

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.

Read the entire series, plus articles about Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, on the DEAD WRONG homepage.