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The $722 million deal

by Joan Baxter May 17, 2019November 10, 2022

Recent drone shot of a clearcut located between Kejimkujik National Park and Lake Rossignol.

Commentary, Environment, Investigation, Province House

Truth Be Told: Nova Scotia’s forest department hires a PR firm with forest industry ties to help it with transparency

by Linda Pannozzo May 10, 2019October 20, 2022

muddy ground with enormous tread marks from tree harvesting and small pools of water all the way to the grey horizon with just one tiny clump of trees in the far distance

Environment, Investigation, Province House

Forest Confidential

by Linda Pannozzo April 13, 2019October 20, 2022

Nova Scotia has a mercury problem

by Joan Baxter April 9, 2019November 10, 2022

Investigation, Journalism, Province House

How the Tracy Kitch expense scandal went down

by Tim Bousquet April 5, 2019October 20, 2022

Equity and Equality

“8 is NOT Enough”: Disabled adults and their supporters demand more action on community housing from McNeil government

by Jennifer Henderson April 4, 2019December 7, 2022

muddy ground with enormous tread marks from tree harvesting and small pools of water all the way to the grey horizon with just one tiny clump of trees in the far distance

Despite warnings that burning biomass does not address climate change, Nova Scotia Power burned more biomass in 2018 than in 2017

by Jennifer Henderson April 2, 2019December 7, 2022

An image of stacked lumber cuts, with the edges facing out.

Commentary, Environment, Investigation, Province House

Pulp Culture

by Linda Pannozzo March 12, 2019October 20, 2022

Map from the 2000 Dillon report on Canso Chemical decommissioning showing the site location.

Commentary, Environment, Investigation, Province House

The Canso Chemicals mystery: With the chemical plant long gone, why is the company still alive? And what about all that mercury pollution?

by Joan Baxter March 7, 2019October 20, 2022

Commentary, Environment, Investigation, Province House

Dalhousie researcher breaks silence over pulp mill’s cancer-causing air emissions

by Linda Pannozzo March 7, 2019October 20, 2022

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.