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On a sunny day, a speed skater with their arms tucked behind them skates on the oval. There's piles of snow in the background, and a sign on a fence in the foreground: "Emera Oval."

Emera to pay Halifax $1 million over 10 years for skating oval naming rights

by Zane Woodford March 7, 2023March 14, 2023

Halifax Regional Police cruisers lined up behind headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021. They're so shiny and white.

City Hall, Policing

Declassified report details rising long-term absences among Halifax Regional Police

by Zane Woodford March 6, 2023March 13, 2023

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

Halifax councillors headed for 6.2% increase to average tax bill, 4% residential rate decrease

by Zane Woodford March 3, 2023March 10, 2023

A bus driver navigates a corner on a sunny day.

No fare increase or cuts to Halifax Transit, councillors consider new supervisors for security

by Zane Woodford March 1, 2023March 9, 2023

Crime and Courts, Policing

Halifax police chief appeals review board decision, then ‘discontinues’ proceeding

by Zane Woodford February 28, 2023March 7, 2023

A woman wearing a red shirt, an orange coat and a beaded necklace speaks to people holding microphones out of frame. Behind her are rows of low-rise apartments.

Stacey Gomez says landlord is trying to limit media access to residential tenancies hearing

by Zane Woodford February 27, 2023March 7, 2023

A red building with BCC PANUK on the side is seen next to a lake on a summer day. There's sand on the shoreline and a dock attached to the building, with some green grass in the foreground.

Halifax council to consider grant of more than $250,000 for Banook Canoe Club renovation

by Zane Woodford February 24, 2023March 3, 2023

The front steps of the warm and welcoming red brick building that is the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.

Halifax police overstated progress on IT audit recommendations after ‘misunderstanding’

by Zane Woodford February 23, 2023March 2, 2023

A still from a video showing a show man leaving a building carrying a black duffel bag. A man in front of the camera is walking in the opposite direction

Crime and Courts

Courts to consider William Sandeson’s laptop, containing Bitcoin worth hundreds of thousands

by Zane Woodford February 23, 2023March 2, 2023

A stone building is seen on a sunny winter's day. There's no snow on the ground. The symmetrical building has a tall spire in the centre with a clock, and two big dormers on either side. There are also a series of three smaller dormers on each side of the central tower. The photo is taken from the right of the building.

Halifax councillors look to increase, not cut, arts funding

by Zane Woodford February 22, 2023March 1, 2023

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.

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.