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A $5 bill on a hardwood floor

Investigation, PRICED OUT

Nickel and dimed: How landlords skirt the law to hang onto damage deposits

by Philip Moscovitch September 9, 2021October 20, 2022

Wastewater from Northern Pulp’s hibernating paper mill is being discharged into the Bay of Fundy

by Joan Baxter September 7, 2021November 22, 2022

City Hall, Investigation, PRICED OUT

People’s Park: ‘None of this is sustainable’

by Yvette d'Entremont September 1, 2021October 20, 2022

City Hall, Investigation, PRICED OUT

Halifax council votes to use $13 million in federal money to fund 85 affordable units, pledges $500,000 in new housing spending

by Zane Woodford September 1, 2021October 20, 2022

Investigation, PRICED OUT, Province House

Nova Scotia fighting to evict 63-year-old man with terminal cancer from public housing

by Zane Woodford August 30, 2021October 20, 2022

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT

by Zane Woodford, Suzanne Rent, Ethan Lycan-Lang, Leslie Amminson, Tim Bousquet, Yvette d'Entremont and Philip Moscovitch August 24, 2021March 23, 2023

City Hall, Investigation, PRICED OUT

Halifax issues eviction notices to people living in tents in city parks, threatening fines and arrest

by Zane Woodford August 17, 2021October 20, 2022

A brick four-storey building is seen, with a black and white sign in front. The sign says "Prince Joe Castle, 5778 South St., Templeton Properties, 902-830-7061, www.TempletonProperties.ca." There are two vehicles parked in a lot between the sign and the building, paved with interlocking bricks. To the left there are green trees and shrubs.

Investigation, PRICED OUT, Province House

Halifax landlords ‘skirt the law’ by making month-to-month leases more expensive

by Zane Woodford August 11, 2021October 20, 2022

Moose river gold mine tailings pond with Scraggy Lake in foreground (contributed)

The Examiner quizzed the four main political parties on gold mining issues. Here are their responses.

by Joan Baxter July 30, 2021November 22, 2022

Paper Excellence’s very big deal

by Joan Baxter July 26, 2021November 22, 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.