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Black man selling 'Stay Strong. Stay Black.' t-shirts at an outdoor vendors market

Black Nova Scotia

Telling the stories of Black culture one t-shirt at a time

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter August 16, 2022November 8, 2022

Sun beams down on a Black man in sunglasses holding a football

Black Nova Scotia

Former football pro hopes to inspire Black youth with free camp in North Preston

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 29, 2022November 8, 2022

Left Photo: Black man in red t-shirt and Black hat sits at a desk. Right photo: Black man in red t-shirt drills and installs baseboard lights in a dimly lit roller skating arena

Black Nova Scotia

Owner of roller dome optimistic business will skate to success

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 25, 2022November 8, 2022

Left Photo: Black and white photo of Private George Alexander Downey Sr.. Right photo: Downey's grandson Robert Downey

Black Nova Scotia

Grandson of No. 2 Construction Battalion member hopes for ‘real apology,’ action on recommendations

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 7, 2022November 8, 2022

Bernadette Hamilton-Reid was the featured guest Monday Night on Soundtrack to the Struggle

Black Nova Scotia

Bernadette Hamilton-Reid talks advocacy, economics, and connectivity in the Black community

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 16, 2022November 8, 2022

a white man's hands holding open an empty wallet

Labour, Morning File, Profiles

Ditching the “culture of blame”

by Suzanne Rent June 8, 2022January 9, 2023

Black man in a yellow helmet sits in helicopter cockpit

Black Nova Scotia

Ardel Smith’s career as a helicopter pilot takes him to great heights

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 6, 2022November 8, 2022

A Black man speaks next to a bright mural painted on a brick wall

Black Nova Scotia

New mural in Kentville honours life, boxing career of Olympian Bryan Gibson

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter May 28, 2022November 8, 2022

Two Black ladies pose in front af a radio station promotional poster

Black Nova Scotia

Nicole Johnson finds a seat at the table with radio show about Black Nova Scotians

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter May 4, 2022November 8, 2022

Black hockey coach in dark baseball cap and team windbreaker with blurred hockey action in the background

Black Nova Scotia

Black ice: Continuing the tradition of Black hockey in Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter April 6, 2022November 8, 2022

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.