• City Hall
  • Province House
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Investigation
  • Journalism
  • Commentary
  • @Tim_Bousquet
  • Log In

Halifax Examiner

An independent, adversarial news site in Halifax, NS

  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Commenting policy
  • Archives
  • Contact us
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • Manage your account
  • Swag

Anti-Black racism in schools: still a long way to go

July 24, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

On June 11, Andrea Marsman posted a question to the Black Educators Association Facebook page: HAS ANYONE IN NOVA SCOTIA EXPERIENCED or WITNESSED “ANTI-BLACK RACISM” in the SCHOOL SYSTEM?? AS A STUDENT? TEACHER? ADMIN? EPA? STUDENT SUPPORT WORKERS? PARENT? OUR POWER IS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE!!!!!!!!! Marsman is past-president of the Black […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Education, Environment, Featured, Investigation, Journalism, Log in, News, Province House

Here are the Nova Scotians named in the Paradise Papers

Nova Scotians connected to the Paradise Papers include professional investors, mining company execs, people who made their fortunes via online betting, a former Port Authority director, and a retired vice-admiral.

January 2, 2018 By Tim Bousquet

In November, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began reporting on a trove of leaked documents it called the Paradise Papers: The Paradise Papers documents include nearly 7 million loan agreements, financial statements, emails, trust deeds and other paperwork from nearly 50 years at Appleby, a leading offshore law firm with offices in Bermuda and beyond. The...

This content is for subscribers only.
Log In Subscribe

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Education, Environment, Featured, Investigation, Journalism, Log in, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Angus Gordon MacIsaac, Brian Mulroney, Cerro Grande Mining Corporation, Cliff Dahms, Eugene Mio, Geoff Loomer, Gerald James McConnell, Gregory Powell Isenor, Janet Calder & Mount Allison University, Jean Chrétien, Joe MacDonald, John Kearns, Kevin Burgher, Leo Kolber, Lynn Gordon Mason, Michele Gordon, Nik Rowlston, Nova Scotians in Paradise Papers, Paul Lavers, Paul Martin, Renato Corra, Stephen Bronfman, Tim Houston

Are election campaigns places to discuss serious issues?

In theory, this election could have been an ideal opportunity to debate the kind of society we want for the future. That’s because, for perhaps the first time in 20 years, one political party appears to be offering an alternative to more of the same.

May 23, 2017 By Stephen Kimber 3 Comments

Election campaigns are no place to discuss serious issues. That’s what Kim Campbell — Canada’s now-you-see-her-now-you-don’t, first-and-only-female prime minister — infamously declared in 1993 in the middle of her one and only federal election campaign as a party leader. Though I was among those who mocked her at the time, I now believe she was […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Log in, Province House Tagged With: Gary Burrill, Jamie Baillie, Kim Campbell, neoliberalism, NS election 2017, Stephen McNeil

Council recap, October 21, 2014 meeting

October 22, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Taxes Residential property taxes were a huge issue in the first decade of this century, when the housing market was overheated and assessments were going up 20 percent and more in some neighbourhoods. Through that period, council didn’t raise the tax rate, but because of the soaring assessments, the actual tax bill went up hugely […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, Log in Tagged With: Council recap

Terms and Conditions

June 4, 2014 By Tim Bousquet Leave a Comment

Terms and Conditions of Halifax Examiner These terms and conditions are the contract between you and Halifax Examiner (“us”, “we”, etc). By visiting or using HalifaxExaminer.ca, or signing up for our services, you agree to be bound by them. We are Halifax Examiner, Inc., a company incorporated in Nova Scotia, Canada, registry ID # 3279498. […]

Filed Under: Log in Tagged With: Terms and Conditions

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

Please subscribe to The Tideline.

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. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

Sign up for email notification

Sign up to receive email notification of new posts on the Halifax Examiner. Note: signing up for email notification of new posts is NOT subscribing to the Halifax Examiner. To subscribe, click here.

Recent posts

  • Halifax police board approves terms of reference for committee to define defunding March 8, 2021
  • Halifax-area police chiefs call for quicker vaccines for officers as COVID keeps cops at home March 8, 2021
  • Zero new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Monday, March 8 March 8, 2021
  • The revamped vaccination booking site is working, but slowly March 8, 2021
  • Abbie J. Lane: A daughter’s stories of a woman ahead of her time March 8, 2021

Commenting policy

All comments on the Halifax Examiner are subject to our commenting policy. You can view our commenting policy here.

Copyright © 2021