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A large historic building with white shingles and dark trim. The building has tall windows on the front and along the sides and a staircase and ramp that wraps around the perimeter.
Posted inCity Hall

Councillors ask provincial government to keep Dartmouth shelter open

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 21, 2023March 28, 2023
About a dozen women and one man, all wearing blue face masks are standing and seated looking slightly to their left.
Posted inHealth, Province House

Nurses to receive $10,000 bonus, offered a second $10,000 if they stay two more years

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 21, 2023March 28, 2023
A rainbow appears to come out of the roof of a two-storey brick building.
Posted inCommentary

What Michelin wants, Michelin gets… always

by Stephen Kimber March 20, 2023March 20, 2023
A screenshot shows a website. There's a title at the top, PEPPERMINT PROPERTIES, with a menu: Home, Residential, Commercial, Availability, Apply, Forms, Contact. There's a photo of a brick building on a corner lot.
Posted inPRICED OUT, Province House

Halifax landlord Peppermint Properties using fixed-term leases to clear out units, jack up rents

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 16, 2023March 23, 2023
muddy ground with enormous tread marks from tree harvesting and small pools of water all the way to the grey horizon with just one tiny clump of trees in the far distance
Posted inInvestigation

Deforestation Inc: Nova Scotia opts for forest certification scheme critics call ‘greenwashing’

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
Posted inProvince House

Houston government releases $1.6 billion capital budget, heavy on highways and health care

by Tim Bousquet March 13, 2023March 20, 2023
An architectural rendering shows a tall tower on a sunny day, with birds in the sky, and people milling about on the streets of downtown Dartmouth.
Posted inCity Hall

26-storey tower proposed as addition to former Dartmouth post office

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
A close up of the HRP crest on the sign for the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.
Posted inPolicing

Halifax police board looks to improve its budget process, citing ‘frustration’

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 10, 2023March 10, 2023
A mess of signage and fencing is seen. The biggest sign is blue and green, with white lettering denoting the name of the park and the address, 1287 Cow Bay Road. Underneath is a sign with crossed out dog reading, "Dogs are now allowed at any time." There's a portable toilet in the midground, and behind that is a beach.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax goes back to court over Silver Sands Beach access in Cow Bay

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 9, 2023March 16, 2023
A young boy wearing a navy ball cap, orange hooded sweatshirt and grey pants sits on a wooden wharf looking down at seagulls in the water.
Posted inEquity and Equality, Poverty, Province House

Federal benefits reduced child poverty in Nova Scotia, but ‘province did very little,’ report finds

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 9, 2023March 16, 2023

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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.


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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.

LATEST NEWS

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

by Tim Bousquet March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

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

by Suzanne Rent March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

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

by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

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

by Zane Woodford March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

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

by Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023
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