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Posted inHealth

Amherst emergency doctor files defence in Holthoff death lawsuit

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Allison Holthoff, 37, died at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Dec. 31.

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Posted inHealth

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

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023
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Posted inEducation, Health, Poverty, Province House

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

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 24, 2023March 31, 2023
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Posted inHealth, Research

Acadia student advocating for improved access to mental health care for rural Nova Scotians

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 24, 2023March 31, 2023
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Posted inHealth

Houston government to make it harder for employers to require sick notes and makes it easier for health care providers to move to Nova Scotia

by Tim Bousquet March 21, 2023March 21, 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
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Posted inMorning File

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
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Posted inEquity and Equality, Health, Province House

Spending on health care, inequality, climate change top priorities of alternative budget

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 16, 2023March 23, 2023
A man sitting at a desk with a pen and a form asks a woman questions in a drab office. They're both wearing masks.
Posted inHealth, Medical Research

Campaign raising awareness about delirium with screenings at inpatient units in Nova Scotia

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 15, 2023March 22, 2023
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Posted inEquity and Equality, Health, Province House

Author of Dying to Be Seen wants book to start discussion about privatization, Medicare

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 14, 2023March 21, 2023

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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.

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