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A group of men and women of colour stand in room. Behind them is large TV screen and a glass door.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Justice institute to use federal funds to help Black Nova Scotians understand legal rights

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 March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

The federal Department of Justice will spend $607,200 over three years for a Justice Partnership and Innovation Program.

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A Black woman wearing a red sweatshirt with the word SCOTIAN Since 1783 poses for a photo in front of a sign that says UPPER HAMMONDS PLAINS COMMUNITY CENTRE.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles, Women

Gina Jones-Wilson: volunteering to connect generations to roots of Upper Hammonds Plains

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 1, 2023March 9, 2023
A young Black woman with long dark hair wearing a black, brown, and white print top, stands with her hands on her hips.
Posted inArts and Culture, Black Nova Scotia

‘We’re fired up:’ Halifax Black Film Festival back for first in-person event since 2020

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 23, 2023March 2, 2023
A woman in a wheelchair with a ventilator smiles for the camera in front of a poster for her book, 'Writing With My Eyes: Staying Alive While Dying'
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles

‘A lasting legacy:’ Truro author who wrote book about ALS remembered for courage, compassion

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 21, 2023February 28, 2023
Vanessa Fells, ANSDPAD Coalition Director smiles at the camera while working from her laptop at her office.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Justice, Racism

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society’s new advisor to work on equity, access plan

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 17, 2023February 24, 2023
Side-by-side photos of two Black men. The man in the photo on the left is wearing a dark trench coat over a suit and colourful tie. And the man in the photo on the right is has glasses and a moustache and is wearing a beige suit over a white shirt and blue patterned tie. Both men are in a room of a house decorated with hockey memorabilia. One of the hockey jerseys has the name "Paris" on it with the number 1.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Local History, Sports

Two brothers to coach teams in event honouring Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes

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 15, 2023February 22, 2023
A Black man in a dark suit stands at a podium in front of a room of people seated in chairs. At the front of the room, next to the man at the podium, is another table of people. On the wall at the front of the room is a video screen while a tripod with a camera sits in a row in the middle of the chairs.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Labour, Racism

‘Going through hell:’ Black HRM worker speaks at panel on equity, inclusion in workplace

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 8, 2023February 15, 2023
A red brick building with an awning over the main entrance that says Welcome, Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. A poster on the side of the building has a black-and-white photo of a Black couple. The lawn in front of the building is very green and the sun is shining.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Education, Health

Scholarship named in honour of health advocate to be awarded to Black students in Nova Scotia

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 7, 2023February 14, 2023
A group of men and women of colour stand in room. Behind them is large TV screen and a glass door.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Justice

African Nova Scotian Justice Institute to continue ‘invisible’ legal work with renewed funding

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 7, 2023February 14, 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

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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.

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by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Deforestation Inc: Canada is a ‘world laggard’ in sustainable forestry, say critics, and Paper Excellence’s expansion threatens this country’s boreal forests

by Joan Baxter March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Halifax landlord Peppermint Properties using fixed-term leases to clear out units, jack up rents

by Zane Woodford March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

Justice institute to use federal funds to help Black Nova Scotians understand legal rights

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

Kids whose childhoods were made into social media ‘content’ are starting to speak out

by Suzanne Rent March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
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