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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

An overhead view of the forest floor on a sunny day shows many large trees toppled over and scattered haphazardly.

Nova Scotia’s maple syrup industry was ‘devastated’ by Fiona

by Yvette d'Entremont December 12, 2022December 13, 2022

An orange and blue sunset over a lake surrounded by trees and rocks.

Nova Scotia gets 14 new nature reserves, wilderness areas, including area in Sackville

by Suzanne Rent December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

Nova Scotia releases a Climate Change Action Plan just days after extending the life of the Donkin coal mine

by Tim Bousquet December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

A white bucket truck with a man in an orange outfit in the bucket is braced on a dirt road that is blocked with downed trees by Post Tropical Storm Fiona.

Nova Scotia’s climate risk assessment misses the present emergency

by Joan Baxter December 5, 2022December 7, 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 large grey building next to a pile of black coal.

Business and Development

Province renews Donkin Mine approval despite long history of safety violations

by Tim Bousquet December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

A man wearing a suite and tie speaks into a microphone.

Provincial politician prevaricates: carbon edition

by Stephen Kimber November 27, 2022November 28, 2022

aerial view of a wooded area with a mix of green conifers and leafless hardwoods divided by a broad dirt road with a light cover of snow

‘Citizen scientists’ call on Houston to freeze all logging around Goldsmith Lake in Annapolis County

by Joan Baxter November 25, 2022December 22, 2022

A red, white, and blue gas pump.

Houston defends decision to cap power rates , says Nova Scotia Power should manage business

by Jennifer Henderson November 24, 2022November 24, 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.