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A distinguished older white gentleman, with grey hair and a white beard, in a navy blue wool jacket, sitting on a wood bench.

Stephen Kimber brings a wealth of skill, experience, and knowledge to the Halifax Examiner

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

The backs of children's heads are seen as a teacher gestures at the front of the classroom standing to the side of a large whiteboard.

‘Schools are in crisis’: more subs, better working conditions needed, union president says

by Yvette d'Entremont November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

The entrance to NSCAD University’s Port Campus on a sunny day in June 2021. The building's horizontal rippled metal cladding creates horizontal stripes of sun and shade. The building's railing is shiny aluminum with newel posts topped with shiny steel orbs. The NSCAD sign is dark royal blue with white lettering, and there is a geometric graphic above it in black, white, and gold.

A new deal between NSCAD University and the Port of Halifax should be ringing alarm bells

by Tim Bousquet November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

A pile of stickers that say "Hello, my name is" sit on a desk next to four markers.

Hello, nice to meet you: building a bigger, better social life when you’re in middle age

by Suzanne Rent November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

A man wearing glasses and a blue and pink striped shortsleeve shirt sits in a chair in an office. On the walls behind him is African artwork and flags.

Black Nova Scotia

Black and African Diaspora degree program at Dalhousie may be first in Canada, professor says

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

A yellow excavator is seen on a construction site with workers behind it. There are homes in the background and wooden concrete forms in the foreground.

Nova Scotia Community College building three student residences with total of 350 beds

by Zane Woodford November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

A woman wearing orange and grey sneakers runs up concrete steps.

Let’s get physical: learning to enjoy exercise

by Suzanne Rent November 3, 2022November 6, 2022

A woman with long dark blonde hair and wearing a beige blazer over a black top sits at a dark wooden desk and in front of a lineup of Nova Scotia flags

Education, Health, Province House

Masks won’t be required when kids head back to school

by Jennifer Henderson August 24, 2022January 9, 2023

Black woman in blue head wrap moderates a panel discussion.

Black Nova Scotia

Dalhousie professor hopes symposium encourages Black students to consider studying STEM

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 26, 2022November 8, 2022

Black Nova Scotia

Schools across Nova Scotia to celebrate Black Excellence Day on Friday

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 16, 2022November 8, 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.