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A screenshot from a Zoom presentation that shows a textile sampler that shows a two-storey house with a red chimney in the middle of its roof and five windows and a front door. The text of the needlework says "God save our gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God save the queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save our queen. The entire work is surrounded by a small floral print. A second small sampler has text that has a poem from the National School of Halifax.

Samplers stitch together a hidden history of lives of Black girls at African School of Halifax

by Suzanne Rent May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Lisa Bower from the Nova Scotia Museum researches the history of needlework, including a piece created by 12-year-old Rachel Barrett.

A smiling white woman with long dark hair pulled back and wearing glasses, a denim jacket, and a long black dress. She is sitting on a purple metal bench that is on a concrete pathway on a waterfront area. Behind her is a dock where a ferry that's painted blue, white, and yellow is waiting to transport passengers. The ferry's engines are making waves in the water. On the bench in front of the woman sit three books.

Local History, Profiles, Women

Dr. Emily McEwan: Working to preserve Gaelic language, culture in Alba Nuadh and beyond

by Suzanne Rent May 15, 2023May 24, 2023

A brown ship with white sails on the blue water.

Morning File

Nova Scotia celebrates an actual Ship of Theseus

by Tim Bousquet May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

An old olive green home with symmetrical dormers on either side of a peak is seen on a street corner. The home has a storm porch with a curved staircase extending left from the doorway.

City Hall

Heritage committee recommends registration for Robie Street property

by Zane Woodford April 26, 2023May 3, 2023

An aerial shot of a church made from grey granite stones. The church has three red doors and a stone cross on top. In the background is the ocean while a two lane highway runs in front. There is a lineup of cyclists driving on the road. A few pickup trucks are parked in a grassy area across from the church. Houses are located along the road.

Francophone Nova Scotia, Local History

Charity, heritage society partner on 32-day campaign to buy, save historic Acadian church

by Suzanne Rent April 20, 2023April 27, 2023

A white woman with short grey hair, glasses, and wearing a red scarf under a navy blue winter coat stands outside a historic building with white shingles, red doors and shutters, and chimneys on its roof. The ground is covered with about a foot of snow and two black cannons are in the right-side of the photo.

Local History, Profiles, Women

Heather LeBlanc: Mapping the stories of Annapolis County

by Suzanne Rent April 5, 2023April 12, 2023

Morning File

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

A black woman and a white woman smile for the camera.

Black Nova Scotia, Local History, Profiles, Women

Debra Lucas and Iris Drummond: leading the way in historic Black community of Lucasville

by Suzanne Rent March 23, 2023April 27, 2023

Two young boys in caps peek around the corner of a wooden structure with woods behind them.

Francophone Nova Scotia, Local History

‘Their stories become our history forever’: Pubnico seniors share memories in new film

by Yvette d'Entremont March 21, 2023March 28, 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.

City Hall

26-storey tower proposed as addition to former Dartmouth post office

by Zane Woodford March 13, 2023March 13, 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.

Category: Local History

Samplers stitch together a hidden history of lives of Black girls at African School of Halifax

Dr. Emily McEwan: Working to preserve Gaelic language, culture in Alba Nuadh and beyond

Nova Scotia celebrates an actual Ship of Theseus

Heritage committee recommends registration for Robie Street property

Charity, heritage society partner on 32-day campaign to buy, save historic Acadian church

Heather LeBlanc: Mapping the stories of Annapolis County

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

Debra Lucas and Iris Drummond: leading the way in historic Black community of Lucasville

‘Their stories become our history forever’: Pubnico seniors share memories in new film

26-storey tower proposed as addition to former Dartmouth post office

Mental health services on site at Halifax evacuation centre for residents displaced by fires

Province issues emergency order to close Windsor aboiteau

Today’s fire news. The Halifax Examiner is here for you again; will you be here for the Halifax Examiner?

IWK: Creating safe spaces can help reduce anxiety in children during, after wildfires

Internal documents show Nova Scotia’s Liberal government assumed Northern Pulp links to Asia Pulp & Paper, links Paper Excellence execs deny