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The entrance to the Atlantic Superstore on the Bedford Highway on a sunny day.

Lessons a grocery store employee learned working during the pandemic

by Suzanne Rent, Yvette d'Entremont and Jennifer Henderson October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

A montage of 6 images of a CO2 monitor, with readings ranging from 400 to 2150.

COVID

Me and my monitor: measuring CO2 in indoor spaces

by Philip Moscovitch October 12, 2022February 1, 2023

A group of protestors with signs stand at a monument at a Grand Parade in downtown Halifax.

Nova Scotia announces wage hikes for early childhood educators, but some still won’t make a living wage

by Suzanne Rent October 11, 2022January 5, 2023

A lineup of cars at a fast food drive through on a foggy morning

Labour, Morning File

Another emergency and the lowest paid workers are the heroes once again

by Suzanne Rent September 27, 2022January 9, 2023

Two men in suits walking down the a street in downtown Halifax.

COVID, Journalism, Labour, Morning File

Deputy Premier Allan MacMaster: minimum wage shouldn’t be increased because inflation is making things more expensive

by Tim Bousquet September 9, 2022January 9, 2023

A woman with short dark hair in a pink t-shirt and ripped faded jeans stand on a step with a flag that says Child Care Now Nova Scotia

Economy, Families and Childcare, Labour, Province House

Early childhood educators rally in Halifax to demand living wage

by Suzanne Rent September 8, 2022January 9, 2023

Economy, Labour

Living wage in Halifax now $23.50, reports Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

by Zane Woodford September 7, 2022January 9, 2023

a skunk on green grass

Economy, Labour, Morning File, Policing

Skunks, of the animal and human sort, are fouling up the Halifax airport

by Tim Bousquet September 2, 2022January 9, 2023

An artist's wooden mannequin of a hand, with its middle finger up

Economy, Labour, Morning File, Women

Choice words for people who don’t like female politicians swearing and dancing

by Suzanne Rent August 31, 2022January 9, 2023

A woman in red long sleeve shirt sitting on chair while leaning on laptop

Economy, Labour, Morning File, Women

Quiet quitting: the new “no one wants to work anymore”

by Suzanne Rent August 24, 2022January 9, 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.