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A green road sign that says Ecum Secum standing along a rural highway. There are lots of trees in the background.

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Eastern Shore residents want more services, funding from Halifax Regional Municipality

by Suzanne Rent November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Residents have their say at the first discussions of HRM budget on Tuesday.

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Report recommends 9.7% tax hike on residential, commercial properties in HRM

by Suzanne Rent November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

A bright blue and white road sign on large wooden posts says “Welcome to Beaver Bank.” It’s set in front of a blue sky with dark gray clouds and a busy street.

Transportation

Beaver Bank residents, councillor, MLA want connector highway back in community

by Suzanne Rent November 24, 2023November 24, 2023

An architectural rendering shows a tall tower on a sunny day, with birds in the sky, and people milling about on the streets of downtown Dartmouth.

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HRM heritage committee votes to send Dartmouth post office proposal to council

by Suzanne Rent November 23, 2023November 23, 2023

A white woman in a grey jacket, beige scarf, and jeans stands speaking at a microphone while people sit in chairs in an audience next to her. There are three cops in uniforms sitting at a separate table upfront.

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Dozens speak against Halifax police budget increase request at public meeting

by Suzanne Rent November 23, 2023November 23, 2023

A white woman with long light brown hair and wearing a purple shirt leans against a stone wall with her arms crossed.

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Director of CCPA-Nova Scotia says HRM must lead the way by paying its employees living wage

by Yvette d'Entremont November 21, 2023November 28, 2023

A neon yellow sign shows two people walking. Underneath, a white sign says “MAXIMUM 30 km/h WHEN CHILDREN PRESENT.” Next to the signs, a red car drives by.

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Halifax committee discusses benefits of reducing urban speed limits to 30km/hr

by Suzanne Rent November 17, 2023November 27, 2023

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RCMP want more cops, intimate partner violence investigators for Halifax

by Suzanne Rent November 16, 2023November 27, 2023

The Halifax city skyline is seen at sunset from Dartmouth. In the foreground there's a rocky outcropping with a log and an old tire. There's another rocky outcropping in the mid-ground, the King's Wharf pier.

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Council approves amended bylaw on infilling at Northwest Arm; staff report on Dartmouth Cove to come later

by Suzanne Rent November 15, 2023November 28, 2023

A lime green VW van sits in a cobblestone driveway outside a Tutor-style home of white stucco walls, rust red trim, and many windows. There are several trees out front and a lush green lawn.

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Council adds five Halifax homes to registry for heritage designation

by Suzanne Rent November 15, 2023November 27, 2023

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.

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.

Category: City Hall

Eastern Shore residents want more services, funding from Halifax Regional Municipality

Report recommends 9.7% tax hike on residential, commercial properties in HRM

Beaver Bank residents, councillor, MLA want connector highway back in community

HRM heritage committee votes to send Dartmouth post office proposal to council

Dozens speak against Halifax police budget increase request at public meeting

Director of CCPA-Nova Scotia says HRM must lead the way by paying its employees living wage

Halifax committee discusses benefits of reducing urban speed limits to 30km/hr

RCMP want more cops, intimate partner violence investigators for Halifax

Council approves amended bylaw on infilling at Northwest Arm; staff report on Dartmouth Cove to come later

Council adds five Halifax homes to registry for heritage designation

‘Routine’ forgery? Alleged woodlot theft raises suspicions about forestry industry practices

Nova Scotians urged to participate in national survey to help better understand grief

Eastern Shore residents want more services, funding from Halifax Regional Municipality

Our transportation system is ridiculous

Judge rejects Witness Protection Program’s request for a retroactive publication ban on Halifax Examiner articles, but gives the WPP everything else it asked for