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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 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

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 young Black woman smiles while sitting at a table. There are other people in the room sitting at tables wrapped with white table cloths.

Black Nova Scotia

Kayla Borden’s appeal hearing to continue after being adjourned for almost a year

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

A purple sign with white text stands along the corner of two rural roads. Above are power and telephone lines. The sign says North Preston, Nova Scotia. Canada's largest Black Community. We've this far by faith.

Black Nova Scotia

Community land trusts could mean more affordable housing for Preston, advocates say

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 24, 2022November 24, 2022

Union-chief spat just the tip of the troubles at Halifax Regional Police

by Stephen Kimber November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

A young Black couple smiles for the camera. Both are wearing dark sunglasses and blue jerseys.

Black Nova Scotia

Halifax couple wins award for getting African Nova Scotian, immigrant children into soccer

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter October 24, 2022November 7, 2022

A Black man and three women of colour stand next to a blue and white sign that says Land Titles Initiative a project to support land clarification within designated areas.

Black Nova Scotia

Land Titles Initiative consultations continue in Black communities across Nova Scotia

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter October 11, 2022November 8, 2022

Commentary, Journalism, Province House, Racism

‘Frank’-ly, my dear, I don’t give a damn

by Stephen Kimber September 18, 2022January 9, 2023

Morning File, Racism

The vile racism and misogyny that was Frank Magazine

by Tim Bousquet September 15, 2022January 9, 2023

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.