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Posted inMorning File

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

This is the world we live in. Everything, even our anger, is commodified.

A large white boat in the water.
Posted inMorning File

Billionaire John Risley won’t pay his credit card bill, says American Express

by Tim Bousquet March 3, 2023March 3, 2023
Three red and white smoke stacks against a blue sky, with crisscrossing power wires, a fence, and colourful leaves in the foreground.
Posted inMorning File

During the early February cold snap, the peak power demand was nearly 10% higher than the previous record

by Tim Bousquet February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
Posted inCOVID, Medical Research

Canadian researchers increase wastewater testing at airports to detect new COVID variants

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont February 16, 2023February 23, 2023
Two men sitting at a table.
Posted inMorning File

Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang are silent as 27 more people die from COVID

by Tim Bousquet February 10, 2023February 14, 2023
A concrete building is seen on a grey day. The sign says "The Law Courts, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia." There are three flags — two Nova Scotian and one Canadian, in the centre.
Posted inCOVID, Crime and Courts, Morning File, Science

Junk science continues to be presented as evidence in Nova Scotia courts

by Tim Bousquet January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inMorning File

WHO updates COVID guidance: just wear a damn mask

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch and Tim Bousquet January 17, 2023February 1, 2023
An apartment building with cars parked in a lot in front of the building.
Posted inMorning File

‘Depressing stupid macho bullshit’

by Tim Bousquet January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
A woman wearing a dark t-shirt and glasses speaks at a podium. In the background are three Nova Scotia flags, coloured blue, yellow and red.
Posted inMorning File

Like the rest of us, Health Minister Michelle Thompson has given up on meaningfully addressing COVID

by Tim Bousquet January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
A sitting woman with blond hair grimaces while a health care worker wearing a blue surgical mask dressed in white injects her with a vaccine.
Posted inCOVID

Answering questions on COVID-19 boosters, long-COVID, masks, and more

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

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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.


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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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