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The Brooklyn Biomass plant belching smoke

‘A farce, a sick joke’: Nova Scotia amps up burning of biomass for electricity

by Jennifer Henderson December 20, 2022December 29, 2022

Three red and white smoke stacks against a blue sky, with crisscrossing power wires in the foreground.

Province asks UARB to reject settlement to hike Nova Scotia Power rates by at least 14%

by Jennifer Henderson December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

This aerial view of the Point Tupper site shows a rendering of EverWind's project facilities in phase one and phase two (imagine contributed by 3D Wave)

Where will all the ‘green energy’ come from for EverWind Fuels’ ‘green hydrogen’ project?

by Joan Baxter December 15, 2022January 13, 2023

A grey box with a fan inside and hoses leading away from it is mounted to the side of a home.

Nova Scotia to pay for free heat pumps for low-income households

by Tim Bousquet December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

Electrical equipment is seen behind a fence with a sign indicating DANGER.

Nova Scotia Power details proposed rate increases

by Jennifer Henderson December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

A white car with three men standing behind it.

It’s hard to buy an electric vehicle in Nova Scotia. Here’s why

by Jennifer Henderson December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

A man in a dark suit sits at a table next to Nova Scotia flags.

Houston asks UARB to reject power rates deal

by Jennifer Henderson November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

A red, white, and blue gas pump showing the prices of gas.

Carbon tax coming to Nova Scotia next summer, federal minister ‘baffled’ by Houston’s pleading

by Jennifer Henderson November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

A woman with brown hair waving in the wind, as she stands on a rocky beach

Yvette d’Entremont: one of the cornerstones of the Examiner’s foundation

by Tim Bousquet November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

A large white two storey Victorian home on a corner lot with solar panels on its roof.

Nova Scotia’s energy-efficiency programs rank among Canada’s best, report finds

by Jennifer Henderson November 17, 2022November 17, 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.