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A pile of Canadian bills and coins, including loonies, twoonies, nickels, dimes, quarters, plus bills of 100, 50, 10, and 20 dollars.

Labour

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

by Suzanne Rent March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Conference set for all day Saturday in Halifax, Sydney, and online.

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Morning File

The Port of Sydney discovers wind

by Tim Bousquet March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

City Hall

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

by Zane Woodford March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

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

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, City Hall, Labour, Racism

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

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 22, 2023March 29, 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

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

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

The Port of Sydney discovers wind

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

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

The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

PCs reject move to tighten language in Bill 256 to protect patients from poorly trained or unethical health care providers