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The bow of a canoe is centred in the foreground on a still waterway. In the background, green trees, red huckleberry, and yellow grasses stand along a shoreline, along with some granite rock. The foliage is reflected in the blue, still water.

Province House

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

by Zane Woodford March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Nova Scotia has reached a contribution agreement with Parks Canada.

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Black Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia wants to hire Black high school students through summer mentorship program

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

The front of Province House in June 2021. In the front is a very clean sidewalk and wrought iron fence; in the background, rising high above the roofline, are more modern buildings.

Morning File

My trip to Province House, and why it makes me worry about the future

by Tim Bousquet March 24, 2023March 25, 2023

A white man has a bunch of microphones thrust at him.

Education

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

by Jennifer Henderson March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

City Hall

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

by Zane Woodford March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

A white man with a dark suit sits in front of Nova Scotia flags.

Province House

Houston government tables $14.4 billion budget, heavy on health care spending, not much for poor people

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

A rocky outcropping is seen in Halifax Harbour on a sunny day, with the smoke stacks at Tufts Cove and the MacKay and Macdonald bridges in the background.

City Hall

Council looks for options to include new Bedford library with ferry station

by Zane Woodford March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Three red and white smoke stacks against a bright sky are seen in the background of a street lined with trees with colourful leaves on a sunny afternoon.

Energy

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

by Jennifer Henderson March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

A Black man wearing a baseball cap, vest, hoodie, and grey pants speaks from a megaphone at a rally in an outdoors town square. The day is sunny and a group of people are standing on the cobble stone pathways. There are banners hanging from the lamposts.

Black Nova Scotia, City Hall, Labour, Racism

Halifax mayor speaks at third rally for Black HRM workers who allege racial discrimination

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter March 22, 2023March 29, 2023

Three similar concrete apartment buildings are seen in a row, with balconies protruding. In the background, we see the tower of a green suspension bridge.

Province House

Nova Scotia to extend rent control to end of 2025, increase annual cap to 5%

by Zane Woodford and Jennifer Henderson March 22, 2023March 29, 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.

Category: Government

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

Nova Scotia wants to hire Black high school students through summer mentorship program

My trip to Province House, and why it makes me worry about the future

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

Houston government tables $14.4 billion budget, heavy on health care spending, not much for poor people

Council looks for options to include new Bedford library with ferry station

Province hikes Nova Scotia Power’s potential maximum fine to $25 million

Halifax mayor speaks at third rally for Black HRM workers who allege racial discrimination

Nova Scotia to extend rent control to end of 2025, increase annual cap to 5%

The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

PCs reject move to tighten language in Bill 256 to protect patients from poorly trained or unethical health care providers