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Paddlers in two side by side boats, perfectly in sync, cross under a bridge.
Posted inWomen

‘We’re all in this together’: Competition, collaboration, and caring in a dragon boat and beyond

A woman with fair skin, chin length auburn hair, and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater. by Suzanne Rent September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

Françoise Baylis, Deb Woolway, and Lisa Vaughan signed up for dragon boating to get fit, but they ended up finding friendship, too.

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A young white woman with shoulder length brown hair and wearing a pink tank top and skirt of pastel colours smiles for the camera. She is sitting in a wheelchair that is on a lush lawn.
Posted inProfiles

‘The sun is duller today’: remembering Jen Powley

A woman with fair skin, chin length auburn hair, and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater. by Suzanne Rent September 19, 2023September 19, 2023
A white woman with long grey hair tied back and wearing a purple winter coat over a blue shirt, beige scarf, and dark pants stands in a cemetery. She's holding a cane and standing next to a tomb and two old headstones. There are buildings along a city street and tree without their leaves.
Posted inLocal History, Profiles, Women

Deborah Trask: Carving her expertise in Nova Scotia’s cemeteries and gravestones

A woman with fair skin, chin length auburn hair, and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater. by Suzanne Rent August 8, 2023August 15, 2023
A smiling white woman with short grey-white hair and wearing a black suit, pale blue dress shirt, and black shoes sits in a bright blue chair next to a wooden-top table. There are a few other bright blue chairs at the table, which sits against a wall of tall windows looking out onto a campus courtyard.
Posted inEducation, Profiles

After a revolving door of men in the position, Kim Brooks is appointed as the first woman and openly queer president of Dalhousie University

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 July 21, 2023July 28, 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 white sign on a post that says Viola Desmond, gravesite. In the background are several newer and older headstones on a green lawn. There are a number of trees in the background, too.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Local History, Profiles, Racism

Wanda Robson championed her sister Viola Desmond’s legacy; now they are honoured together at Camp Hill cemetery

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 July 11, 2023July 19, 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 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.
Posted inLocal History, Profiles, Women

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

A woman with fair skin, chin length auburn hair, and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater. by Suzanne Rent May 15, 2023May 24, 2023
Two women sit cuddled together on a rocky outcropping with the ocean behind them on a sunny day.
Posted inProfiles

‘Never surrender’: Gifts of a decades-long friendship, new hope, and living in the present

A smiling white woman with wavy dark blonde hair and bangs, wearing a green top and a sweater with burgundy and white flecks. Behind her you can see dark trees. by Yvette d'Entremont May 10, 2023May 18, 2023
A Black woman with grey hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing glasses and a red blouse smiles while sitting in a chair. Behind her are two large green panels. The panel in the front has a design of a quilt on it in black, orange, red, and green. Text at the top of the screen says "Many rivers crossed."
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles, Racism, Women

Shelley Fashan: Connecting with and fighting for her Black Nova Scotian community

A woman with fair skin, chin length auburn hair, and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater. by Suzanne Rent April 27, 2023May 4, 2023

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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.


Tractors bulldoze trees as American money rains from the sky.
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.

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Nova Scotia launches review of provincial policing structure

by Zane Woodford September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Brad Johns once again spins the revolving door of SIRT directorship, but that won’t solve the crisis of legitimacy for the police oversight board

by Tim Bousquet September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Mount Uniacke residents organize, submit comments as quarry owners apply for expansion

by Suzanne Rent September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Halifax MP says council can go higher on federal housing application

by Zane Woodford September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

NDP wants Nova Scotia municipalities to tax developers who leave lots empty

by Suzanne Rent September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
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