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An image from a microscope of a black legged tick that has eight legs.

Health, Province House

Lyme disease awareness advocates disappointed by Nova Scotia premier’s lack of action

by Suzanne Rent April 19, 2023April 26, 2023

Auditor General: government is moving too slow on new hospital project

by Jennifer Henderson April 19, 2023April 26, 2023

Community council denies Hubbards residents’ appeal, allows Shore Club patio

by Zane Woodford April 17, 2023April 24, 2023

A woman pushes a stroller down a paved multi-use path with a yellow line down the centre on a sunny day. There are more people walking further from the camera, and a lake in the background.

HRM proposes paths, off-leash dog park, disc golf, and more on Cole Harbour parkland

by Zane Woodford April 17, 2023April 24, 2023

A white man with grey hai and wearing a plaid suit with a white shirt and pink, blue, and black striped tie talks to reporters with microphones.

The 14-day legislature: Tim Houston’s idea of accountability, then and now

by Stephen Kimber April 15, 2023April 17, 2023

In a nighttime scene, silhouetted people are seen outside a building with neon lights and an all-caps sign: SHORE CLUB.

Neighbours appeal Shore Club’s approved patio plan

by Zane Woodford April 14, 2023April 21, 2023

A simple black and white architectural rendering shows four apartment towers.

‘NIMBY with a megaphone’ disrupts West End Mall redevelopment meeting

by Zane Woodford April 13, 2023April 20, 2023

A satellite view of a fan-shaped dump site.

Province House, Recycling and Waste Management

City construction waste going to North Mountain dump is ‘a threat to public health,’ say residents

by Jennifer Henderson April 11, 2023April 18, 2023

two pickup trucks and an excavator at a construction site

Climate, Province House

Houston government once again delays implementation of Coastal Protection Act

by Jennifer Henderson April 10, 2023April 17, 2023

A white woman with short blonde hair, glasses, and a black jacket

Tim Houston wants to ‘move forward’ from his very bad week. Our columnist has a suggestion

by Stephen Kimber April 10, 2023April 19, 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.

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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.