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A white man wih salt and pepper hair and wearing a dark suit with burgundy tie sits in front of a microphone at a dark wood desk. Behind him is a video screen that says Nova Scotia. On either side of him are blue, white, and yellow Nova Scotian flags.

Making sense out of public opinion polling nonsense

by Stephen Kimber December 11, 2022December 11, 2022

A white bucket truck with a man in an orange outfit in the bucket is braced on a dirt road that is blocked with downed trees by Post Tropical Storm Fiona.

Nova Scotia’s climate risk assessment misses the present emergency

by Joan Baxter December 5, 2022December 7, 2022

A white man with brown hair and a dark shirt.

The crypto blame game plays on

by Stephen Kimber December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

A man wearing a suite and tie speaks into a microphone.

Provincial politician prevaricates: carbon edition

by Stephen Kimber November 27, 2022November 28, 2022

Const. Terry Brown from video cam at Onslow Fire Hall. He's wearing dark clothing, a dark cap, and carrying a gun.Const.

Internal RCMP report raises questions about officers’ actions — but about SIRT too

by Stephen Kimber November 20, 2022November 21, 2022

Union-chief spat just the tip of the troubles at Halifax Regional Police

by Stephen Kimber November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

A woman and a man stand in an open field area.

Did the Mounties charge Lisa Banfield to distract from their own failures? Probably

by Stephen Kimber November 6, 2022November 16, 2022

This black and white photo by Gerry Farrell shows the massive amount of air emissions from the Northern Pulp mill a few years ago, before the mill was closed and went into hibernation.

Northern Pulp wants another six month delay in B.C. court and forced mediation with Nova Scotia

by Joan Baxter October 31, 2022November 9, 2022

Man in a room

Emera: the view from the expensive seats

by Stephen Kimber October 30, 2022October 30, 2022

No need to lobby: Newly hired bureaucrats to turn Environmental ‘Assessments’ into Environmental ‘Approvals’

by Joan Baxter October 25, 2022November 9, 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.