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A group of people wearing dark clothing and some holding bibles stand around a casket that has flowers on top.
Posted inCommentary

What my kid, a funeral director in training, is teaching me about life and death

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent February 6, 2023February 13, 2023
A muddy trail runs through a forest of tall redwoods with a blanket of ferns on the forest floor. The sun is peering in among the trees.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

‘You are not white men’: whispers to the redwoods and bros who forgot who they are

A Black woman with short hair and round black framed glasses, wearing a multi coloured dashiki. She is standing with her right fist raised, in front of a mural of Arethan Franklin with the word 'Respect' in big red letters. by Evelyn C. White February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
Several people stand behind a yellow, blue, and black sign that says Africa Festival of Arts and Culture
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Inclusion discussion, performances, gala all part of Africa society Black History Month events

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 February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
Two sandwiches with deli meats and lettuce on a serving board.
Posted inMorning File

Sandwiches are beautiful and so are essays about them

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
a collage of historic buildings
Posted inMorning File

Do we really need to outsource government responsibilities as corporate PR social media contests?

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
A dark grey house with a small attached building to the right. Each building has a bright blue door, and the house's roof is a bright blue, white and red Acadian flag. Small Acadian flags line the walkway leading to the main door.
Posted inFrancophone Nova Scotia

La Vieille Maison, the Acadian ‘old house,’ is finalist in National historic preservation contest

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
A two-storey old house in dark green paint and white trim.
Posted inCity Hall

‘Mission accomplished:’ home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor gets heritage designation

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 January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inMorning File

WHO updates COVID guidance: just wear a damn mask

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch and Tim Bousquet January 17, 2023February 1, 2023
A two-storey old house in dark green paint and white trim.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Heritage hearing set for home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor

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 January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
A man wearing glasses and a short-sleeve plaid shirt speaks into a microphone on a sunny day. Behind him is a group of men, one holding a sign, and an old house. The house is forest green with white trim.
Posted inCity Hall

Dalhousie’s Halifax heritage registration fight continues in court

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford January 5, 2023January 5, 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.


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.

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Acadia student advocating for improved access to mental health care for rural Nova Scotians

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