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A blue sign says "WELCOME TO UPPER HAMMONDS PLAINS. HALIFAX. A Black Heritage Community Est. 1815"
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Council downzones historic Black community to stop ‘Wild Wild West of development’

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 12, 2023January 12, 2023
A young Black woman wearing a black blazer over a t-shirt that says "We've been here" sits at a table in a conference room. Behind her are two white men sitting at another table. One of the men is wearing a police uniform.
Posted inPolicing

Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella testifies at Kayla Borden’s review board hearing

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 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Two Black women stand at a podium with a decorated with a colourful African fabric. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress and glasses while the woman on the right is wearing a white top with black polka dots, and black pants. A banner in the background has the name of historic Black communities in Nova Scotia, including Monastery, Lincolnville, Cherry Brook, and East Preston.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Festival for Black Nova Scotian filmmakers back on stage for this spring

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 4, 2023January 5, 2023
A young Black woman smiles while sitting at a table. There are other people in the room sitting at tables wrapped with white table cloths.
Posted inPolicing

Rally in support of Kayla Borden to take place same day Halifax police chief testifies at hearing

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 3, 2023January 3, 2023
A headshot of a smiling Black man in a dark pinstripe suit and a blue shirt with a white collar.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

SIRT’s first director of African descent welcomes questions from Black community

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 December 29, 2022January 3, 2023
A white church at night. There are stained glass windows on the left side of the church and stairway leading up to the door. A steeple is in the middle.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

New Horizons prepares for Christmas Eve service as it faces continued renovation delays

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 December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
A young Black woman with long braids and wearing a blue top and plaid pants, poses next to a brick wall in a dark space.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

‘No Black experience is the same:’ documenting Black Maritimers’ stories

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 December 20, 2022December 29, 2022
A group of people stand in a town square in front of City Hall and a Christmas tree listening to a man on a microphone.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Black HRM workers alleging racist treatment rally at City Hall; activists suggest walkout

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 December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
A three-storey sandstone building with big wooden doors and a tall clock tower. In the foreground, green leaves hang over the frame.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Black HRM workers alleging racist treatment by management plan to rally Friday

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 December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
A black woman wearing a black head wrap and beige hoodie with UbU4U logo on it. Behind her are other hoodies in orange, yellow, and black that have Black Lives Matter logos on them.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles, Racism, Subscribers only

Black fashion designer relocates store to Halifax location, continues to give back to community

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 December 13, 2022December 16, 2022

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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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