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EverWind ups the PR pressure as it seeks support for its massive wind projects in Colchester County

by Joan Baxter November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

The Halifax city skyline is seen at sunset from Dartmouth. In the foreground there's a rocky outcropping with a log and an old tire. There's another rocky outcropping in the mid-ground, the King's Wharf pier.

Group wants Dartmouth Cove to be included in proposed infill bylaw

by Suzanne Rent November 13, 2023November 20, 2023

A path winds its way through a forested area with tall trees. The sun shines though the tree branches.

Hemlock Ravine Park with no hemlocks? Councillor wants to protect eastern hemlock in Halifax from woolly adelgid

by Suzanne Rent November 13, 2023November 20, 2023

A white woman standing at a podium and three white guys sitting at an adjoining table.

Municipal councillors challenge provincial ministers

by Jennifer Henderson November 10, 2023November 20, 2023

EverWind CEO and founder, Trent Vichie, in the centre of this photo appears to be explaining a display board to other men at the occasion of the signing of memoranda of understanding with Uniper and E.On. (Photo contributed by EverWind)

EverWind is looking for big money and tax breaks from Ottawa for its ‘green hydrogen’ project in Nova Scotia

by Joan Baxter November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

One woman and five men sit at a long table covered with a black tablecloth. Behind them are several flags representing several Canadian provinces. Each person has a microphone and glass of water in front of them.

Premiers urge Ottawa to extend home heating break to all Canadians

by Jennifer Henderson November 6, 2023November 20, 2023

A white shed with a red door and red trim on its upper window sits on a dock and reflects onto the calm ocean water. In the background are trees and a house.

Climate, Province House

Ecology Action Centre, 12 municipalities pen letter demanding Nova Scotia implement Coastal Protection Act

by Yvette d'Entremont November 6, 2023November 20, 2023

A group of people with bright signs demanding the province of Nova Scotia implement the Coastal Protection Act stand at the bottom of stairs leading into Halifax Harbour.

Climate, Province House

Ecology Action Centre wants Nova Scotia to move on Coastal Protection Act

by Yvette d'Entremont October 24, 2023November 7, 2023

Two hands hold two small crayfish above a rocky ground with a lake behind then.

DFO: Red swamp crayfish trapped in Halifax area lake could have ‘severe’ impact on ecosystems

by Yvette d'Entremont October 19, 2023November 7, 2023

A Delta airlines plane taxis at an airport, while a smaller plane takes off in the background.

Is it time to give up flying?

by Philip Moscovitch October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc 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.

To read the entire DEAD WRONG series, and articles on Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, click here.