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A fishing boat with a green hull sits in a body of water not far from land. In the background is a rocky beach, grassy hill, and a white house.

Labour

Loss of 6 crew on scallop boat off Digby caused by insufficient crew training, says Transportation Safety Board

by Yvette d'Entremont March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

TSB described commercial fishing as one of the most hazardous occupations in the country.

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Three red and white smoke stacks against a bright sky are seen in the background of a street lined with trees with colourful leaves on a sunny afternoon.

Energy

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

by Jennifer Henderson March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

A Black man wearing a baseball cap, vest, hoodie, and grey pants speaks from a megaphone at a rally in an outdoors town square. The day is sunny and a group of people are standing on the cobble stone pathways. There are banners hanging from the lamposts.

Black Nova Scotia

Halifax mayor speaks at third rally for Black HRM workers who allege racial discrimination

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Investigation

Deforestation Inc: Media investigation into Paper Excellence ignites concerns on Parliament Hill over the company’s mysterious ownership, Chinese ties, and rapid expansion in Canada

by Joan Baxter March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

A rainbow appears to come out of the roof of a two-storey brick building.

Commentary

What Michelin wants, Michelin gets… always

by Stephen Kimber March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

aerial view of large brownish clearcuts with ridges showing from tree harvesting and logging roads winding between patches of remnant dark green forest

Investigation

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

Business and Development, Province House

Michelin subsidy backstory: in November, the Houston government back-dated changes to the Capital Investment Tax Credit, but refused to say why

by Jennifer Henderson March 16, 2023March 23, 2023

Morning File

Michelin receives $105.6 million public subsidy

by Tim Bousquet March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

muddy ground with enormous tread marks from tree harvesting and small pools of water all the way to the grey horizon with just one tiny clump of trees in the far distance

Investigation

Deforestation Inc: Nova Scotia opts for forest certification scheme critics call ‘greenwashing’

by Joan Baxter March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

A white woman with glasses and wearing a black hat, dark navy winter vest over a grey sweater and grey pants stands on a snowy lot near an old barn with grey shingles. The barn has a red-rust coloured wooden door.

Profiles

Nina Newington: Taking direct action to protect Nova Scotia’s forests

by Suzanne Rent March 13, 2023March 14, 2023

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.

Category: Economy

Loss of 6 crew on scallop boat off Digby caused by insufficient crew training, says Transportation Safety Board

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

Halifax mayor speaks at third rally for Black HRM workers who allege racial discrimination

Deforestation Inc: Media investigation into Paper Excellence ignites concerns on Parliament Hill over the company’s mysterious ownership, Chinese ties, and rapid expansion in Canada

What Michelin wants, Michelin gets… always

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

Michelin subsidy backstory: in November, the Houston government back-dated changes to the Capital Investment Tax Credit, but refused to say why

Michelin receives $105.6 million public subsidy

Deforestation Inc: Nova Scotia opts for forest certification scheme critics call ‘greenwashing’

Nina Newington: Taking direct action to protect Nova Scotia’s forests

Poverty and financial literacy: you can’t budget if you don’t have the money

Council looks for options to include new Bedford library with ferry station

Loss of 6 crew on scallop boat off Digby caused by insufficient crew training, says Transportation Safety Board

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

President of NSTU calls for more staffing, provincial strategy to address violence in schools