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A headshot of a smiling Black man in a dark pinstripe suit and a blue shirt with a white collar.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

SIRT’s first director of African descent welcomes questions from Black community

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter December 29, 2022January 3, 2023
A faded blue square Facebook icon.
Posted inCrime and Courts

Gail Benoit wins case against administrator of Facebook group

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson December 22, 2022January 3, 2023
A close up of the HRP crest on the sign for the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.
Posted inPolicing

Dartmouth woman alleges Halifax cops knocked her unconscious with batons

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
The red Halifax Hawks logo in front of a sign that reads "Minor Hockey."
Posted inMorning File

Before the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, Michael McNutt sexually abused dozens of boys, including those involved in Minor Hockey

by Tim Bousquet December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Posted inCrime and Courts, Sports

Halifax Hawks Minor Hockey Association sued over alleged sexual assault of a boy by coach Michael McNutt

by Tim Bousquet December 8, 2022December 16, 2022
Posted inCrime and Courts

Taylor Samson’s mother, brother suing William Sandeson

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford December 8, 2022December 13, 2022
Trunk of a large old tree, circled with burlap and surrounded by a metal barricade
Posted inCrime and Courts

‘How could someone do this sort of thing?’ Trying to make sense of the Public Gardens attack

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch December 7, 2022February 1, 2023
An old house is seen on a sunny day. It's forest green, with white trim and cedar shingles. There's a complicated roof line, with a dormer, and a stepped peak over turret.
Posted inCity Hall

Dalhousie takes Halifax to court over heritage registration

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford November 24, 2022November 24, 2022
A man with a shaved head, wearing a Halifax police uniform, looks over his shoulder to his left.
Posted inPolicing

Complainant in police review board case also suing Halifax

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford November 17, 2022November 18, 2022
Posted inMass Murders 2020

Lisa Banfield suing federal, provincial governments alleging ‘trumped up charge’ was designed to cover RCMP failure

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford November 3, 2022November 9, 2022

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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.


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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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