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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.

Councillors ask provincial government to keep Dartmouth shelter open

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.

Health, Province House

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

by Jennifer Henderson March 21, 2023March 28, 2023

A rainbow appears to come out of the roof of a two-storey brick building.

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.

PRICED OUT, Province House

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

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

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

by Joan Baxter March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Equity and Equality, Poverty, Province House

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

by Yvette d'Entremont March 9, 2023March 16, 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.