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A shot looking into the walkway that runs through Meagher Park. Tents surround it and two wooden emergency shelters stand in the background.

City Hall, PRICED OUT

Halifax housing manager warns of ‘refugee camps’ for unhoused people if N.S. lifts rent cap

by Zane Woodford February 21, 2023February 28, 2023

A brick hotel is seen on a sunny day. The old sign out front says "OUT OF BUSINESS."

Business and Development, Crime and Courts, PRICED OUT

Landlord loses Bluenose Inn and Suites renoviction case in small claims

by Zane Woodford February 14, 2023February 21, 2023

A white woman with a short brown hairstyle and with a tattoo on her left arm wearing a black tank top and pink jeans stands on scaffolding at a construction site. In the background are highrise buildings. Two construction workers in yellow shirts and wearing hard hats are to the woman's left.

Gentrification and how we can all have our say in how communities change

by Suzanne Rent February 9, 2023February 14, 2023

Bright blue sky over a clearcut area in Port Wallace in July 2022, with logs and brush lying on the ground and one remaining tree in the middle of the cleared area that will become Clayton Developments' "Parks of Lake Charles." Photo contributed.

Nova Scotia approves fast-tracked Port Wallace development

by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

A two-storey building with beige siding, white trim, and a red brick front, and white doors. There's a large paved parking lot out front.

‘Just keep fighting:’ tenant wins back security deposit after landlord a no-show at hearing

by Suzanne Rent February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

A blue sign says "Shaping places and spaces, Shannon Park, a Canada Lands Company and Millbrook First Nation Collaboration. In the background, we see one of the towers of the MacKay Bridge.

Shannon Park development agreement approved, Canada Lands commits to 20% affordability

by Zane Woodford February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and grey tie smiles at a podium. In the background are three Nova Scotia flags, coloured blue, yellow and red.

Nova Scotia government considering options for rent cap post-2023

by Zane Woodford February 2, 2023February 3, 2023

A man in a navy blue shirt stands in front of a group of people seated for a meeting.

‘A community taking care of its own:’ Public shows support for work of Sackville area shelter

by Suzanne Rent February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Brick front building with red siding trim and large picture windows. On one window is an orange circle label that says "this should be housing."

Bridgewater affordable housing project likely a no-go as non-profit denied tax exemption

by Suzanne Rent January 31, 2023February 1, 2023

An arm of a person wearing a dark long sleeved suit dangles a set of keys over the outstretched palm of another person's arm while a woman looks on in the background amid packing boxes.

‘Do your due diligence,’ says Lunenburg property owner after couple scammed by fake rental ad

by Yvette d'Entremont January 31, 2023January 31, 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.