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Health

Ambulance service in ‘critical’ state, says Nova Scotia auditor general

by Jennifer Henderson September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Kim Adair’s report, released on Tuesday, includes 14 recommendations.

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An architectural rendering of a wooden building with a peaked roof. It has two storeys and is located on a waterfront. There is a boardwalk out front and boats are docked there. A man is walking along the boardwalk and there are birds in the sky

Energy

New building codes coming to Nova Scotia, but still concerns about meeting energy efficiency standard

by Jennifer Henderson September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

A smiling bearded man stands at a counter with shelves filled with medication behind him and a large black and white 'Pharmacy" sign behind him and above his head.

Health, Province House

Nova Scotia pharmacists want greater scope of practice to ease burden on health care system

by Yvette d'Entremont August 9, 2023August 16, 2023

A doctor in a white coat grips a stethoscope in both hands in front of him. The photo is taken from the neck to hips.

Health, Province House

Nova Scotia doctors accept new four-year contracts with province

by Yvette d'Entremont July 21, 2023July 28, 2023

A young Black man in a grey jacket with an orange, white, and blue print shirt underneath it stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. A banner in front of the podium says NS NDP and a banner behind him has several logos that say Nova Scotia NDP

Black Nova Scotia, Elections, Province House

Colter Simmonds to run as NDP candidate in Preston byelection

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter June 16, 2023June 23, 2023

A white man in a blue suit sits before flags.

Province House, Technology

Teachers, IWK patients added to list of Nova Scotians whose info was stolen in MOVEit hack

by Yvette d'Entremont June 14, 2023June 21, 2023

Province House

Nova Scotians’ personal data has been stolen — health records and more potentially at stake

by Tim Bousquet June 4, 2023June 5, 2023

Large white sign in a wooded area with grassy area in front, with the words Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation, A Paper Excellence Company.

Business and Development

Parliamentary committee may summon Paper Excellence owner Jackson Wijaya

by Joan Baxter May 31, 2023June 30, 2023

A person's left hand is touched by sunlight as they tilt their hand slightly with a cigarette between their fingers, smoke curling upwards.

Health

Canadian health orgs want Big Tobacco lawsuit settlements to include costs to cut tobacco use

by Yvette d'Entremont May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

A building with several stories and a large corner piece with a sign that says Double Tree by Hilton. There is only one small beigh car in the parking lot out front. A glass structure is attached to the side of the building and under that is a drive thru area to the main door.

Health, Labour, PRICED OUT, Province House

Two nonprofits set to hire staff for shelter in downtown Dartmouth

by Suzanne Rent April 25, 2023May 3, 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.

Category: Province House

Ambulance service in ‘critical’ state, says Nova Scotia auditor general

New building codes coming to Nova Scotia, but still concerns about meeting energy efficiency standard

Nova Scotia pharmacists want greater scope of practice to ease burden on health care system

Nova Scotia doctors accept new four-year contracts with province

Colter Simmonds to run as NDP candidate in Preston byelection

Teachers, IWK patients added to list of Nova Scotians whose info was stolen in MOVEit hack

Nova Scotians’ personal data has been stolen — health records and more potentially at stake

Parliamentary committee may summon Paper Excellence owner Jackson Wijaya

Canadian health orgs want Big Tobacco lawsuit settlements to include costs to cut tobacco use

Two nonprofits set to hire staff for shelter in downtown Dartmouth

Nova Scotia’s Poverty Report Card — ‘F’ for filed and forgotten?

Nova Scotia launches review of provincial policing structure

Brad Johns once again spins the revolving door of SIRT directorship, but that won’t solve the crisis of legitimacy for the police oversight board

Mount Uniacke residents organize, submit comments as quarry owners apply for expansion

Halifax MP says council can go higher on federal housing application