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A smiling Black woman in a black robe with red sash and white tie holds a book while a white man in a black robe and white tie and glasses applauds.

Crime and Courts

Judge drops attorney general from lawsuit related to COVID vaccination status

by Suzanne Rent October 31, 2023November 20, 2023

A woman smiles and spreads her arms in a green field on the coast on a sunny day.

Crime and Courts

Nova Scotia Health files defence in relation to death of Sarah Denny

by Suzanne Rent October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

A bridge with an arch in the middle made of iron painted in green spans across a body of water connecting two sides of a largely forested areas with some homes dotting each side.

Crime and Courts

Parker Donham appealing decision on Freedom of Information request into Seal Island Bridge

by Suzanne Rent October 27, 2023November 20, 2023

A blue and white police vehicle is seen on a sunny day, parked in front of a grey building.

Crime and Courts

Halifax defends lawsuit by widow of pedestrian killed by bus driver at Bridge Terminal

by Suzanne Rent October 26, 2023November 20, 2023

The inside of a cell at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside. It's super small, and everything is painted beige. There are two bunks, one obscuring the small window. There's a tiny table bolted to the wall, and one stool bolted to the floor. The toilet sink combo is in the corner by the door. Very homey.

A judge is decrying the abuse of prisoners in Nova Scotia’s jails

by Tim Bousquet and Suzanne Rent October 23, 2023October 23, 2023

The inside of a cell at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside. It's super small, and everything is painted beige. There are two bunks, one obscuring the small window. There's a tiny table bolted to the wall, and one stool bolted to the floor. The toilet sink combo is in the corner by the door. Very homey.

Incarceration in Nova Scotia

Province confirms death at Burnside jail

by Tim Bousquet October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

A group of RCMP officers dressed in the red surge, with red coats, pants with yellow stripes, and brown stetson hats, marching in a parade.

How the RCMP shields itself from critical reporting by dragging a tiny news outlet through costly legal processes

by Tim Bousquet October 11, 2023October 11, 2023

Because of our reporting on the Randy Riley trial, the Halifax Examiner is facing overwhelming legal costs

by Tim Bousquet October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

A concrete building is seen on a grey day. The sign says "The Law Courts, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia." There are three flags — two Nova Scotian and one Canadian, in the centre.

Crime and Courts

Former IWK fundraiser Liz LeClair sues Clearwater co-founder Colin MacDonald, alleging sexual assault, mental distress

by Suzanne Rent October 10, 2023November 7, 2023

A sign reads "7 Mellor Avenue Courthouse," and the building behind the sign is labeled "courthouse."

Crown threatens to criminally charge Halifax Examiner publisher

by Tim Bousquet October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents — Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved.

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.

Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ

DEFORESTATION INC

Reporter Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world.

Find all of Baxter’s articles on the Deforestation Inc 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.

To read the entire DEAD WRONG series, and articles on Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction, click here.