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Sparse theatre stage showing a woman leaning against a concrete wall while sitting on a thin mat. A door with bars in the window is behind her.

Ballad of the Motherland: Nuance in a time of war

by Philip Moscovitch March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

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

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

An aerial shot of a church made from grey granite stones. The church has three red doors and a stone cross on top. In the background is the ocean while a two lane highway runs in front. There is a lineup of cyclists driving on the road. A few pickup trucks are parked in a grassy area across from the church. Houses are located along the road.

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

The Port of Sydney discovers wind

by Tim Bousquet March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

The front of Province House in June 2021. In the front is a very clean sidewalk and wrought iron fence; in the background, rising high above the roofline, are more modern buildings.

My trip to Province House, and why it makes me worry about the future

by Tim Bousquet March 24, 2023March 25, 2023

A small red piggy bank with white polka dots sits on a wooden table. There's no money in the piggy bank.

Poverty and financial literacy: you can’t budget if you don’t have the money

by Suzanne Rent March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Thinking clearly about COVID starts by being honest that a lot of old people are dying from the disease

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 22, 2023April 4, 2023

Mastodon hits 10 million users: Is decentralization the future?

by Philip Moscovitch March 21, 2023March 22, 2023

IWK Health Centre sign on the facade of the hospital's women's building.

Why Tracy Kitch’s inappropriate expenses weren’t discovered sooner: financial audits don’t often reveal what the public cares most about

by Tim Bousquet March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

A rectangular house sits on a snowy hilltop.

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 17, 2023March 17, 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.