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The Alakai, docked at Yarmouth in 2019 on a hazy summer day.

Nova Scotia’s delay in studying the Yarmouth ferry demonstrates the problems with economic impact analyses

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 6, 2023March 7, 2023

A man wearing a dark suit with a polka dot shirt and striped tie laughs at a podium. In the background are three Nova Scotia flags, coloured blue, yellow and red.

Climate, Province House, Province House, Utilities

Nova Scotia Power fails to meet renewable power mandate, faces potential $10 million fine

by Jennifer Henderson March 6, 2023March 13, 2023

The outside of a building that has lots of windows and rust-red and grey siding. A bit of dirty snow is on the sidewalk out front and a few pedestrians walk by. The sign on the building says Cyclesmith, Bicycle Sales and Service. Hovering behind the building is a construction crane.

Former employees of Cyclesmith allege sexist treatment, unpaid training

by Suzanne Rent March 3, 2023March 10, 2023

A large white boat in the water.

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

by Tim Bousquet March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Government, Immigration, Province House

Nova Scotia welcomes asylum seekers who entered Canada from Quebec’s Roxham Road

by Jennifer Henderson March 2, 2023March 9, 2023

Deforestation Inc: Paper Excellence and the ‘environmental insult’ to a First Nation community

by Joan Baxter March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Nature Nova Scotia slams Port Hawkesbury Paper logging deal

by Jennifer Henderson March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Deforestation Inc: How an email from China triggered an international investigative journalism project

by Joan Baxter March 1, 2023March 20, 2023

A man with a chain saw spewing dollars, standing in front of logs.

‘Deforestation Inc.’: the Halifax Examiner goes international

by Tim Bousquet and Yvette d'Entremont March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

A white woman with light hair, glasses, a red blouse and a orange scarf sits before a microphone and water bottle.

Are Nova Scotia’s de-carbonization programs working?

by Tim Bousquet February 28, 2023March 7, 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.