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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.
Posted inProvince House

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

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photoA smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Zane Woodford and Jennifer Henderson March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

The current rent cap of 2% expires at the end of 2023.

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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 21, 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
A brick hotel is seen on a sunny day. The old sign out front says "OUT OF BUSINESS."
Posted inCrime and Courts, PRICED OUT

Landlord appeals former Bluenose Inn and Suites tenant’s small claims win

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 14, 2023March 21, 2023
A parking lot is seen on a sunny early fall day.
Posted inCity Hall

Council votes to direct $11 million in federal funding to Brunswick Street affordable housing

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 7, 2023March 14, 2023
A woman walks by a collapsed building on a snowy day.
Posted inCity Hall

Collapsed Halifax heritage building leaves holes in streetscape and big development plans

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 7, 2023March 14, 2023
Three older women sit on a sofa with a corral and blue print and wicker armrests while another older woman leans on the back of the sofa.
Posted inMorning File

Sisters building housing for themselves: what a golden opportunity

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
A set of five keys is placed in front of a tiny wooden model of a house with a sheet of white paper underneath.
Posted inEquity and Equality, Housing

Feds announce funding for energy efficient housing, but advocates want to see more plans

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 1, 2023March 9, 2023
A woman wearing a red shirt, an orange coat and a beaded necklace speaks to people holding microphones out of frame. Behind her are rows of low-rise apartments.
Posted inPRICED OUT

Stacey Gomez says landlord is trying to limit media access to residential tenancies hearing

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 27, 2023March 7, 2023
The airbnb logo with a little red house and lowercase letters, is seen on a sign posted on a brick building.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax council approves short-term rental regulations but delays implementation

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 22, 2023March 1, 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.

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

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