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The sign at the main entrance to the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County identifies it as a Paper Excellence company. Photo Joan baxter

Northern Pulp wants to burn biomass and sell the energy

by Joan Baxter April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

Two women sit in front of a microphone

Accessibility, Province House

Disabilty rights groups say historic agreement with Nova Scotia sends ‘powerful message’

by Yvette d'Entremont April 27, 2023May 4, 2023

A white hand approaches a tablet with a list of names on it.

E-balloting system to be used for early voting in Preston byelection

by Tim Bousquet April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

A red and white boat in the water.

Energy, Province House

Tidal generation company gives up on Nova Scotia

by Jennifer Henderson April 26, 2023May 3, 2023

screenshot of Bear Head Energy website with four men in suits standing on a recently mowed field under a blue sky with a couple of wind turbines visible in the distance on the right and paved areas on the left, with the words "We Plan to Produce Green Hydrogen & Ammonia at Scale" superimposed on the photo.

Business and Development

‘Green hydrogen’ may be the next ‘of a historic string of expensive industrial project failures in the province’

by Joan Baxter April 25, 2023May 26, 2023

Energy, Province House

John MacIsaac has problems holding a job. But he doesn’t have any problem getting paid.

by Jennifer Henderson April 21, 2023April 28, 2023

A white man with grey hair, glasses, and wearing a blue jacket and jeans, stands next to a small shelter with metal siding, red trim, and a white door. A another shelter with blue trim is in the background.

Poverty, PRICED OUT, Province House

Lower Sackville shelter gets funding from province to operate into 2024

by Suzanne Rent April 20, 2023April 27, 2023

An image from a microscope of a black legged tick that has eight legs.

Health, Province House

Lyme disease awareness advocates disappointed by Nova Scotia premier’s lack of action

by Suzanne Rent April 19, 2023April 26, 2023

Auditor General: government is moving too slow on new hospital project

by Jennifer Henderson April 19, 2023April 26, 2023

A white man with grey hai and wearing a plaid suit with a white shirt and pink, blue, and black striped tie talks to reporters with microphones.

The 14-day legislature: Tim Houston’s idea of accountability, then and now

by Stephen Kimber April 15, 2023April 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.