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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 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
A shot looking into the walkway that runs through Meagher Park. Tents surround it and two wooden emergency shelters stand in the background.
Posted inCity Hall, PRICED OUT

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

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo 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."
Posted inBusiness and Development, Crime and Courts, PRICED OUT

Landlord loses Bluenose Inn and Suites renoviction case in small claims

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 14, 2023February 21, 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.
Posted inPRICED OUT

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

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater 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.
Posted inCity Hall

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

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 3, 2023February 3, 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.


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.

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

by Yvette d'Entremont March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

AG finds weak cybersecurity at Halifax Water, putting water quality and supply systems at risk

by Zane Woodford March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Debra Lucas and Iris Drummond: leading the way in historic Black community of Lucasville

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