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Black Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia wants to hire Black high school students through summer mentorship program

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Applications now open for the Black Youth Development Mentorship Program.

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A white man has a bunch of microphones thrust at him.

Education, Health, Poverty, Province House

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

by Jennifer Henderson March 24, 2023March 31, 2023

The brown and orange facade of Charles P. Allan High School in Bedford.

Education

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

by Yvette d'Entremont March 22, 2023March 29, 2023

Commentary

Coach Brandon, his players and their parents versus mindless zero-tolerance policies

by Stephen Kimber February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

An overhead satellite image shows an existing school on the left, a sports field in the centre, and a proposed school drawn in yellow on the right, with parking and a bus loop.

City Hall

Halifax council approves parkland sale for new Park West School

by Zane Woodford February 7, 2023February 14, 2023

A red brick building with an awning over the main entrance that says Welcome, Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. A poster on the side of the building has a black-and-white photo of a Black couple. The lawn in front of the building is very green and the sun is shining.

Black Nova Scotia, Education, Health

Scholarship named in honour of health advocate to be awarded to Black students in Nova Scotia

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter February 7, 2023February 14, 2023

A Saint Mary's University sign on the lawn in front of the university's Burke Building.

Commentary

I am a SMU employee, parent, and alum – and I’m proudly prepared to strike

by Cathy Conrad January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

A group of students and adults pose for the camera in the lobby of a school.

Black Nova Scotia

Journalism, multimedia workshop now open to Black students in Nova Scotia

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Women

Canadian team of researchers studying vulnerablities of migrant women facing violence

by Suzanne Rent December 21, 2022December 29, 2022

A group of people in a warehouse space raise orange plastic cups in a toast.

Morning File

Sober parties and non-alcoholic beverages? I’ll raise a mocktail to that

by Suzanne Rent December 20, 2022December 20, 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.

Category: Education

Nova Scotia wants to hire Black high school students through summer mentorship program

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

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

Coach Brandon, his players and their parents versus mindless zero-tolerance policies

Halifax council approves parkland sale for new Park West School

Scholarship named in honour of health advocate to be awarded to Black students in Nova Scotia

I am a SMU employee, parent, and alum – and I’m proudly prepared to strike

Journalism, multimedia workshop now open to Black students in Nova Scotia

Canadian team of researchers studying vulnerablities of migrant women facing violence

Sober parties and non-alcoholic beverages? I’ll raise a mocktail to that

Mi’kmaw woman dies of pneumonia in provincial custody

Parliamentary committee to investigate ownership of Paper Excellence

Stephen McNeil, rocket man

Civil liberty groups, Montreal Massacre survivors, and women advocates applaud Mass Casualty Commission report

Heidi Stevenson shows us how to address policing