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The Port of Sydney discovers wind

by Tim Bousquet March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Someone is out there either re-purposing actual RCMP gear or manufacturing look-alike RCMP gear for civilian use with the endorsement and encouragement of the RCMP.

A close up of the HRP crest on the sign for the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.

Policing

Halifax police board looks to improve its budget process, citing ‘frustration’

by Zane Woodford March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Food is displayed on the side of a van that says MOBILE FOOD MARKET on the side. It's a sunny day.

City Hall

Halifax council endorses food security and public safety plans

by Zane Woodford March 8, 2023March 15, 2023

Halifax Regional Police cruisers lined up behind headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021. They're so shiny and white.

City Hall, Policing

Declassified report details rising long-term absences among Halifax Regional Police

by Zane Woodford March 6, 2023March 13, 2023

Crime and Courts, Policing

Halifax police chief appeals review board decision, then ‘discontinues’ proceeding

by Zane Woodford February 28, 2023March 7, 2023

The front steps of the warm and welcoming red brick building that is the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.

City Hall

Halifax police overstated progress on IT audit recommendations after ‘misunderstanding’

by Zane Woodford February 23, 2023March 2, 2023

A smiling man and woman in matching blue police uniform stand with a German Shepard between them.

Crime and Courts, Policing

Halifax police officer alleges workplace harassment in complaint against union

by Zane Woodford February 16, 2023February 23, 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

Policing

Halifax councillors to consider additions — and reductions — to police budget

by Zane Woodford February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

A closeup of the Halifax Regional Police Headquarters sign on the brick wall beside the front steps to their building on Gottingen Street in June 2021

Policing

Halifax police board recommends increased budget, rejects proposed new positions

by Zane Woodford January 31, 2023January 31, 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.

Category: Policing

The Port of Sydney discovers wind

Halifax police board looks to improve its budget process, citing ‘frustration’

Halifax council endorses food security and public safety plans

Declassified report details rising long-term absences among Halifax Regional Police

Halifax police chief appeals review board decision, then ‘discontinues’ proceeding

Halifax police overstated progress on IT audit recommendations after ‘misunderstanding’

Halifax police officer alleges workplace harassment in complaint against union

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

Halifax councillors to consider additions — and reductions — to police budget

Halifax police board recommends increased budget, rejects proposed new positions

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

Nova Scotia basic income conference to focus on housing, poverty, income assistance issues

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

Planning for national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes moves to next stage

PCs reject move to tighten language in Bill 256 to protect patients from poorly trained or unethical health care providers