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Mass Murders 2020

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

by Zane Woodford November 3, 2022November 9, 2022

Three people are seen in a grey canoe on a calm lake on a sunny day. There's a rock protruding from the water nearby, and in the background, granite dots the shoreline, with green and yellow trees and red huckleberry growing just behind. The water is calm enough for the trees to reflect in the lake.

Developer can sue Halifax over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes, rules Supreme Court of Canada

by Zane Woodford October 24, 2022October 27, 2022

A woman wearing a red shirt, denim jacket and a necklace stands in front of a building under construction. It's raining.

Halifax renoviction case heads to small claims court as landlord appeals

by Zane Woodford October 11, 2022January 3, 2023

It’s great that Hockey Nova Scotia is taking concrete action on sexual assault. Now, can we discuss Michael McNutt?

by Tim Bousquet October 7, 2022January 5, 2023

Dartmouth woman sues Halifax Transit, deceased driver after collision last year

by Zane Woodford September 28, 2022January 5, 2023

A dingy motel is seen on a cloudy day. On the sign out front, in faded letters along the top, it says Howard Johnson. Underneath, Bluenose Inn & Suites. Below that, in removable letters: MONTHLY $1000 and a phone number, and then the website for the inn, thebluenoseinn.com.

Crime and Courts, Housing, PRICED OUT

Bluenose Inn and Suites landlord appeals tenant’s win after renoviction

by Zane Woodford September 22, 2022January 9, 2023

Signs are posted on an orange snow fence blocking a wooded area. Behind the fence are tents and chairs. It's an overcast day.

Crime and Courts, Policing

Developers go to court seeking injunction against Eisner Cove protesters

by Zane Woodford September 20, 2022January 9, 2023

A graphic that says we do not live in a culture of consent. In the background is a photo of a dictionary definition of consent.

Commentary, Crime and Courts, Women

Legislation, education, everyday actions can foster a culture of consent

by Ann de Ste Croix September 20, 2022January 9, 2023

A woman wearing a police uniform smiles to the camera. Behind her is a framed photo of handcuffs and a badge.

Crime and Courts, Policing

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission appeals board of inquiry decision on Halifax cop’s PTSD complaint

by Zane Woodford September 15, 2022January 9, 2023

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Crime and Courts, Policing

In the weeks before she was murdered, RCMP investigators failed to take seriously the threats against Susie Butlin

by Tim Bousquet August 31, 2022January 9, 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.