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A white car scene through the windshield of another car.

Retired cop says the RCMP has taken no action on what he characterizes as an illegal replica police car

by Jennifer Henderson August 14, 2023August 28, 2023

I want the continued incompetence of the RCMP to be addressed. And I want the families of the Portapique victims to know the $40 million that was spent on that Mass Casualty Commission inquiry was wasted. This incident shows there are still police officers who are unwilling to do the work.— retired RCMP officer Kevin […]

the green roadsign to Portapique with a tartan sash tied around the post

Morning File

Nova Scotia marks 3 years since the mass murders

by Tim Bousquet April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

Morning File

The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

by Tim Bousquet March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

A man with a chain saw spewing dollars, standing in front of logs.

Morning File

‘Deforestation Inc.’: the Halifax Examiner goes international

by Tim Bousquet and Yvette d'Entremont March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

A woman with dark blonde hair looking to her left

Mass Murders 2020

Federal government defends Lisa Banfield lawsuit, denying ‘baseless investigation’

by Zane Woodford February 9, 2023February 16, 2023

A man speaks to microphones. Nick Beaton speaks to reporters in July 2020.

Mass Casualty Commission

Nick Beaton sues the RCMP for breach of privacy

by Tim Bousquet January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

Const. Terry Brown from video cam at Onslow Fire Hall. He's wearing dark clothing, a dark cap, and carrying a gun.Const.

Commentary

Internal RCMP report raises questions about officers’ actions — but about SIRT too

by Stephen Kimber November 20, 2022November 21, 2022

Memorial in Portapique, NS, for the 22 victims of the April 2020 mass shooting.

Mass Casualty Commission

Was the mass murderer a drug smuggler?

by Jennifer Henderson November 18, 2022November 19, 2022

A woman and a man stand in an open field area.

Commentary

Did the Mounties charge Lisa Banfield to distract from their own failures? Probably

by Stephen Kimber November 6, 2022November 16, 2022

The green roadsign to Portapique with a tartan sash tied around the post. The Portapique sign on Highway 2 was adorned with a NS tartan sash following the mass shooting that began there on April 18, 2020.

Morning File

Grief and survivor’s guilt do not simply go away with time

by Tim Bousquet November 4, 2022November 9, 2022

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.

Category: Mass Murders 2020

Retired cop says the RCMP has taken no action on what he characterizes as an illegal replica police car

Nova Scotia marks 3 years since the mass murders

The Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will be issued tomorrow. It will likely be thoughtful and considered, and mostly ignored.

‘Deforestation Inc.’: the Halifax Examiner goes international

Federal government defends Lisa Banfield lawsuit, denying ‘baseless investigation’

Nick Beaton sues the RCMP for breach of privacy

Internal RCMP report raises questions about officers’ actions — but about SIRT too

Was the mass murderer a drug smuggler?

Did the Mounties charge Lisa Banfield to distract from their own failures? Probably

Grief and survivor’s guilt do not simply go away with time

Brad Johns won’t ban NDAs, won’t say why. Why? We thought you’d never ask

The prosecution of Randy Riley rests on racist tropes of violent and animalistic Black men and a vulnerable, unquestionable white woman

Riley trial: the Crown’s own expert witness undermines Crown’s case

Halifax council will consider minister’s housing demands, but height will be a sticking point

Nova Scotia expands nominee program to include paramedics, pharmacy technicians