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A group of people stand on either side of a black podium that has the initials NPCC for North Preston Community Centre on it.

Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs opens regional office in North Preston

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

Three women stand in an office decorated with houseplants and paintings on the wall. The woman in the middle is holding a framed award.

Equity and Equality

Dartmouth non-profit that supports sex workers wins human rights award

by Suzanne Rent December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

The front steps of the warm and welcoming red brick building that is the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.

Black Nova Scotia

Family says cops racially profiled Black teen arrested at gunpoint after fight in Dartmouth

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

A smiling white woman with long straight brown hair stands with her arms crossed. It is a bright, sunny day. She wears a blue dress and stands beside a tree and in front of an institutional brick building

To rename or not to rename? Mount A prof grapples with Canada’s place names in new book

by Philip Moscovitch December 6, 2022January 20, 2023

A man with grey hair, glasses, and wearing a black winter jacket sits at a round table in an open area. Behind him are black chairs set up in a semi-circle. Along the perimeter of the room are a Christmas tree, chairs, and clothes set out on tables.

Sackville warming centre, overnight shelter opens; micro shelters to be on site soon

by Suzanne Rent December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

A row of green and red apples in bins at a grocery store.

Equity and Equality

Food prices expected to increase by up to 7% for 2023, report predicts

by Yvette d'Entremont December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

A white man with glasses and wearing a dark coloured jacket over a pale blue shirt sits at a table in front of a microphone.

Cop testifies about anti-Black racism training at Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Wooden Scrabble blocks that spell out, "do the good thing."

Doing good deeds: it’s not all about you

by Suzanne Rent November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

A young Black woman sits at a table with a white man wearing glasses. Behind them are several other people seated at tables.

Cops testify at Nova Scotia Police Review Board about Kayla Borden’s arrest

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

A small child's hands gently pat down a green ball of play dough in a line of other primary coloured play dough sitting on a grey table.

Families and Childcare

Nova Scotia parents to get another 25% reduction in child care costs

by Yvette d'Entremont November 29, 2022November 29, 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.